Malik Elzy

WR · #88 · LSU · JR · 6'2" · 214 · Chicago, IL

WR-X depth chart, 2nd

51 2026 receiving yards

4 of 9 2026 catches

1 2026 TDs

1 Explosive plays

29 Career games (2 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	LSU	7	1	4-9	51	12.8	1
2025	Illinois	4	1	7-10	84	12.0	0
2024	Illinois	10	0	4-7	77	19.3	1
2023	Illinois	8	0	5-12	52	10.4	1

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 7.3 19

Yards per catch 12.8 49

Catch rate 44.4% 14

Receiving TDs 1 37

Around Malik

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

QB

Sam Leavitt QB · 1,785 pass yds · 7g

RB

Dilin Jones RB · 566 rush yds · 7g

WR-X

Jackson Harris WR · 456 rec yds · 7g

WR-Z

Eugene Wilson III WR · 247 rec yds · 7g

WR-SL

Winston Watkins Jr. WR · 447 rec yds · 7g

TE

Trey'Dez Green TE · 222 rec yds · 3g

The situation

LSU 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 12.1% 57

Red zone TD rate 75.0% 63

Line yards per carry 2.6 57

Sack rate allowed 5.5% 54

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Target share
W1	CLEM	1	0	0	0	0	3%
W3	@ MISS	1	1	6	0	0	4%
W5	McNeese Cowboys	4	1	25	0	0	9%
W6	@ UK	1	0	0	0	1	3%
W7	MSST	2	2	20	1	1	5%

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#225

Rico Flores Jr. WR · Folsom ND

#226

Ashton Cozart WR · Flower Mound Marcus ORE

#227

Malik Elzy WR · Simeon ILL

#228

Joshua Padilla IOL · Wayne OSU

#229

Taeshaun Lyons WR · Tennyson WASH

WRs in the class

#31

Rico Flores Jr. Folsom ND

#32

Ashton Cozart Flower Mound Marcus ORE

#33

Malik Elzy Simeon ILL

#34

Taeshaun Lyons Tennyson WASH

#35

Jaren Hamilton Buchholz ALA

2026 · 19th pctile of WRs

Recruit · 92th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.