Elija Lofton
Miami Hurricanes
91
Elite

Elija Lofton

Miami HurricanesElite
TEOffenseElite
Projected Starter

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Elija Lofton is the projected starter at TE for Miami Hurricanes.

Junior · #9 · 6'3", 242 lbs

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Depth at TE · Miami Hurricanes

  1. 1991Elija LoftonStarter
  2. 28773Gavin Mueller
  3. 31467Israel Briggs
  4. 44463Owen Ruskavich

Miami Starting Lineup

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 4-star recruit out of Bishop Gorman, ranked #274 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 23 catches, 218 yards, 3 TD. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit4★ · #274 Natl2-Yr Total32 rec · 368 yds · 4 TDTeam Share5%
Las Vegas, NV
Jersey
#9
Class
JR
Height
6'3"
Weight
242 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
2025232183
202491501

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9094
National Rank
#274
High School
Bishop Gorman
Hometown
Las Vegas, NV

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated offense; 72th-percentile production (×0.99 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 91.

Team offense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 72% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.99)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 3WCLEMYDS 34
REC
3
YDS
34
AVG
11.3
TD
0

Final W 41-13

Sep 26WCMUYDS 38
REC
2
YDS
38
AVG
19.0
TD
0

Final W 52-3

Sep 18WWAKEYDS 39
REC
5
YDS
39
AVG
7.8
TD
1

Final W 33-20

Sep 11WFAMUYDS 9
REC
1
YDS
9
AVG
9.0
TD
0

Final W 77-7

Sep 5WSTANYDS 14
REC
1
YDS
14
AVG
14.0
TD
0

Final W 45-6

Elija Lofton's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

23 rec · 218 yds · 3 TD
Usage / Involvement17%
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