Receiver, Norfolk State, 2023–26
Elyjah Mitchell
- Number
- No. 0
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Capitol Heights, MD
Elyjah Mitchell plays receiver for Norfolk State. Last time out, against Virginia Lynchburg: 3 catches, 32 yards, 1 TD. Mitchell leads Norfolk State in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns this season.
2026 so far
32 catches, 387 yards, 3 TD
Last game: 3 catches, 32 yards, 1 TD vs. Virginia Lynchburg, W 62–0
Next game: at South Carolina State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
7catches, career highvs. Hampton, 2026105receiving yards, career highvs. Towson, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Winston-Salem State, 2026Receiving
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Norfolk State | 10 | 136 | 13.6 | 0 | 31 |
| 2024* | Norfolk State | 23 | 268 | 11.7 | 2 | 43 |
| 2025 | Norfolk State | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 1 | 13 |
| 2026 | Norfolk State | 32 | 387 | 12.1 | 3 | 58 |
| Career | 73 | 858 | 11.8 | 6 | 58 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Norfolk State | 0 | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Norfolk State | 0 | WR | So. | ||
| 2025 | Norfolk State | 0 | WR | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Norfolk State | 0 | WR | Sr. | 6′2″ | 185 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Norfolk State (FCS) | 14 | 0.30 | – | – | 4.2 | – |
| 2026 | Norfolk State (FCS) | 45 | 0.63 | 74th (n=829) | 0.43 | 28.4 | 9% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2026 Norfolk State 7 games, 32 catches, 387 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs.Winston-Salem State | W 56–0 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 16 | – |
| Sep 5 | at | L 10–31 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Sep 11 | at | L 3–59 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 42–21 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Sep 26 | at | W 43–20 | 6 | 87 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Oct 3 | at | L 31–33 | 5 | 81 | 0 | 58 | – |
| Oct 10 | vs.Virginia Lynchburg | W 62–0 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 12 | – |
2025 Norfolk State 4 games, 8 catches, 67 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs.Virginia State | W 34–31 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Sep 13 | at | L 10–60 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Sep 27 | at | L 13–18 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Oct 11 | at | L 14–31 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | – |
2024 Norfolk State 10 games, 23 catches, 268 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | vs. | L 23–24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Aug 31 | at | L 3–42 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs.Virginia State | W 28–23 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 8 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 10–37 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 5 | at | L 3–10 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 23–28 | 6 | 105 | 1 | 43 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 21–20 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Nov 2 | at | L 37–38 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 38–19 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 21–53 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | – |
2023 Norfolk State 6 games, 10 catches, 136 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at | W 31–23 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Sep 16 | at | L 9–41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Oct 21 | at | L 23–27 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 28–32 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 4 | at | L 24–38 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 17–44 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. Virginia State, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.
