Receiver, Northern Iowa, 2023–⁠26

Jaiden Ellis-Lahey

Number: No. 6
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 210 lb
Class (2026): Senior
Hometown: Bethlehem, PA

Jaiden Ellis-Lahey plays receiver for Northern Iowa. Last time out, at Youngstown State: 3 catches, 36 yards. Ellis-Lahey leads Northern Iowa in receiving yards this season.

2026 so far

13 catches, 192 yards

Last game: 3 catches, 36 yards at Youngstown State, L 22–⁠35

Next game: at Southern Illinois, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

218

147

192

6–⁠53–⁠93–⁠3*

* The season in progress, so far.

Season	Team	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2023	Northern Iowa	13	218	16.8	1	40
2024	Northern Iowa	8	147	18.4	1	50
2026	Northern Iowa	13	192	14.8	0	50
Career		34	557	16.4	2	50

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2023	Northern Iowa	6	WR	Fr.
2024	Northern Iowa	6	WR	So.
2025	Northern Iowa	6	WR	Jr.
2026	Northern Iowa	6	WR	Sr.	6′3″	210

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
2026	Northern Iowa (FCS)	25	0.34	38th (n=829)	0.43	8.6	7%

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 Northern Iowa 6 games, 13 catches, 192 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	Long
Sep 5	atEastern Washington	L 24–⁠34	2	24	12
Sep 12	vs.Drake	W 56–⁠14	2	59	30
Sep 19	atIowa	L 0–⁠55	2	5	5
Sep 26	vs.Illinois State	W 28–⁠21	1	50	50
Oct 10	vs.North Dakota	W 24–⁠17	3	18	7
Oct 17	atYoungstown State	L 22–⁠35	3	36	15

2024 Northern Iowa 6 games, 8 catches, 147 yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Aug 31	vs.Valparaiso	W 35–⁠7	1	12	0	12
Sep 14	atNebraska	L 3–⁠34	2	29	0	15
Sep 21	atHawai’i	L 7–⁠36	1	5	0	5
Oct 5	vs.South Dakota State	L 3–⁠41	2	24	0	14
Oct 12	atSouth Dakota	L 17–⁠42	1	50	1	50
Oct 26	vs.Missouri State	L 42–⁠49	1	27	0	27

2023 Northern Iowa 7 games, 13 catches, 218 yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 2	atIowa State	L 9–⁠30	1	36	0	36
Sep 16	atIdaho State	W 41–⁠17	2	14	0	9
Sep 30	vs.Youngstown State	W 44–⁠41	4	66	1	40
Oct 7	atIndiana State	W 27–⁠20	3	40	0	20
Oct 28	atIllinois State	W 24–⁠21	1	20	0	20
Nov 4	vs.Western Illinois	W 50–⁠6	1	30	0	30
Nov 18	vs.North Dakota State	L 27–⁠48	1	12	0	12

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

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