218 2025 receiving yards
23 of 32 2025 catches
3 2025 TDs
2 Explosive plays
28 Career games (5 starts)
Career
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Rec-Tgt | Yards | YPR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Miami (FL) | 15 | 4 | 23-32 | 218 | 9.5 | 3 |
| 2024 | Miami (FL) | 13 | 1 | 9-15 | 150 | 16.7 | 1 |
2025 Percentile vs TEs
Receiving yards per game 14.5 68
Yards per catch 9.5 46
Catch rate 71.9% 66
Receiving TDs 3 81
Around Elija
Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
The situation
Miami (FL) 2025 offense ›Explosive play rate 11.8% 65
Red zone TD rate 75.0% 77
Line yards per carry 2.9 85
Sack rate allowed 3.8% 90
2025 Game log
| Wk | Opponent | Car | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | RZ opps | Touch share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 |  ND | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |||
| W2 | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | 3 | 3 | 21 | 2 | |||
| W4 |  FLA | 5 | 4 | 43 | ||||
| W6 |  @ FSU | 3 | 3 | 21 | ||||
| W8 |  LOU | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| W9 |  STAN | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |||
| W10 |  @ SMU | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2 | |||
| W11 |  SYR | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| W12 |  NCST | 1 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 1 | ||
| W13 |  @ VT | 1 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 1 | |
| W14 |  @ PITT | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ||
| W17 |  @ TXAM | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |||
| W19 |  @ OSU | 1 | ||||||
| W20 |  @ MISS | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Recruiting
2024 class · 247 compositeFour-star high school recruit
The 2024 board
#274 Elija Lofton TE · Bishop Gorman MIA
Elija Lofton TE · Bishop Gorman MIA
TEs in the class
#16 Elija Lofton Bishop Gorman MIA
Elija Lofton Bishop Gorman MIA
2025 · 68th pctile of TEs Recruit · 91th pctile of class