Elija Lofton

TE · #9 · Miami (FL) · JR · 6'3" · 242 · Las Vegas, NV

Projected TE starter

160 2026 receiving yards
15 of 20 2026 catches
2 2026 TDs
3 Explosive plays
34 Career games (11 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Miami (FL)6615-20 160 10.7 2
2025 Miami (FL)15423-32 218 9.5 3
2024 Miami (FL)1319-15 150 16.7 1

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 26.7 87
Yards per catch 10.7 62
Catch rate 75.0% 60
Receiving TDs 2 80

Around Elija

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Darian Mensah QB · 1,764 pass yds · 6g
RB Mark Fletcher Jr. RB · 373 rush yds · 5g
WR-X Vandrevius Jacobs WR · 100 rec yds · 4g
WR-Z Cooper Barkate WR · 269 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Malachi Toney WR · 758 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Miami (FL) 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 16.7% 99
Red zone TD rate 86.4% 95
Line yards per carry 3.4 97
Sack rate allowed 3.5% 83

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 @ STAN1 1 14 0 0
W2Florida A&M Rattlers1 1 9 0 0
W3 @ WAKE7 5 39 1 0
W4 CMU2 2 38 0 0
W5 @ CLEM5 3 34 0 1
W7 FSU4 3 26 1 1

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#272 Cayden Jones LB · Christ School ALA
#273 Preston Taumua IOL · Waipahu NEB
#274 Elija Lofton TE · Bishop Gorman MIA
#275 Tavoy Feagin CB · Carrollwood Day CLEM
#276 Tank Hawkins WR · IMG Academy FLA
TEs in the class
#14 Maxence LeBlanc Baylor School OSU
#15 Jonathan Echols IMG Academy USF
#16 Elija Lofton Bishop Gorman MIA
#17 Gavin Hoffman Blue Valley Northwest IOWA
#18 Joey Olsen Lakeridge USC
2026 · 87th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 91th pctile of class