Receiver, TCU (from Boise State), 2021–⁠25

Eric McAlister

Number
No. 1
Height
6′3″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Azle, TX

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Eric McAlister played receiver at Boise State (2021–⁠23) and TCU (2024–⁠25).

At a glance

Best season
1,190
Receiving yards, 2025 (TCU, 9–⁠4)
Best game
254 yards
Vs. SMU, week 4, 2025: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 7
In FBS in receiving yards, 2025

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. Iowa State, 2025254receiving yards, career highvs. SMU, 20253receiving touchdowns, career highvs. SMU, 2025

Honors

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Boise State1125923.5444
2023Boise State4787318.6583
2024TCU3976219.5584
2025TCU721,19016.51085
Career1693,08418.22485

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Boise State1WRFr.
2023Boise State1WRSo.
2024TCU1WRJr.
2025TCU1WRSr.6′3″205

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Boise State181.10––19.8–
2023Boise State521.3897th (n=681)0.8071.79%
2024TCU461.5296th (n=581)0.9270.06%
2025TCU1120.6985th (n=1040)0.4677.112%

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

2025 TCU 12 games, 72 catches, 1,190 yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1atNorth CarolinaW 48–⁠14320012
Sep 13vs.Abilene ChristianW 42–⁠21246033
Sep 20vs.SMUW 35–⁠248254370
Oct 4vs.ColoradoW 35–⁠21465223
Oct 11atKansas StateL 28–⁠414156285
Oct 18vs.BaylorW 42–⁠36762027
Oct 25atWest VirginiaW 23–⁠179124128
Nov 8vs.Iowa StateL 17–⁠2011107019
Nov 15atBYUL 13–⁠444107047
Nov 22atHoustonW 17–⁠14479137
Nov 29vs.CincinnatiW 45–⁠238101127
Dec 30 ✦vs.USCW 30–⁠27869014
2024 TCU 12 games, 39 catches, 762 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7vs.Long Island UniversityW 45–⁠0254037
Sep 14vs.UCFL 34–⁠35454121
Sep 21atSMUL 42–⁠666114145
Sep 28vs.KansasW 38–⁠274100159
Oct 4vs.HoustonL 19–⁠30––––
Oct 19atUtahW 13–⁠7257034
Oct 26vs.Texas TechW 35–⁠34184184
Nov 2atBaylorL 34–⁠37348020
Nov 9vs.Oklahoma StateW 38–⁠13341021
Nov 23vs.ArizonaW 49–⁠28387040
Nov 30atCincinnatiW 20–⁠13336013
Dec 28 ✦vs.LouisianaW 34–⁠3887125
2023 Boise State 9 games, 47 catches, 873 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atWashingtonL 19–⁠56769019
Sep 9vs.UCFL 16–⁠18226017
Sep 16vs.North DakotaW 42–⁠186143234
Sep 22atSan Diego StateW 34–⁠31590139
Sep 30atMemphisL 32–⁠35598037
Oct 7vs.San José StateW 35–⁠275170183
Oct 14atColorado StateL 30–⁠31232022
Oct 28vs.WyomingW 32–⁠77160149
Nov 4atFresno StateL 30–⁠37885035
2022 Boise State 6 games, 11 catches, 259 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 22atAir ForceW 19–⁠14144044
Oct 29vs.Colorado StateW 49–⁠10248033
Nov 5vs.BYUL 28–⁠31233124
Nov 12atNevadaW 41–⁠3270035
Nov 25vs.Utah StateW 42–⁠23340225
Dec 17 ✦vs.North TexasW 35–⁠32124124

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height6′3⅝″
Weight194 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan77⅝″W
40-yard dash4.53 sW
10-yard split1.57 sW
Vertical jump28½″W
Broad jump9′11″W

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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