Elgin Long

WR · Massachusetts 2015 · #16

Last confirmed: Massachusetts, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′11″ · Arlington, TX

Elgin Long: WR · Massachusetts · #16.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jamarl EilandBuffalo · 2016 · 96% season match
Bryce SingletonFlorida International · 2020 · 94% season match
Frederick GammageArizona State · 2014 · 91% season match
Devin RossColorado · 2015 · 89% season match
Trever RyenIowa State · 2015 · 88% season match

Elgin Long

WR · Massachusetts · #16

Moves the chains on third down. He has spent two seasons in the Massachusetts receiving corps. A game that shows it: 45 receiving yards and 1 reception against Bowling Green — Week 6, 2015.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Where to follow him

Career stats

Swipe the table sideways for more columns.

Season	Team
2015	Massachusetts	16	171	10.7	1
2014	Massachusetts	--	--	--	--
Career		16	171	10.7	1

Season	Team
2015	Massachusetts	3	39
2014	Massachusetts	6	36
Career		9	75

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Swipe the table sideways for more columns.

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 14-48@ Colorado	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 4	L 27-62@ No. 6 Notre Dame	2	11	5.5	0	6
Wk 6	L 38-62@ Bowling Green	1	45	45.0	0	45	Season-high 45 yds
Wk 8	L 35-51vs No. 19 Toledo	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 9	L 10-20@ Ball State	4	33	8.3	1	11
Wk 10	L 13-17vs Akron	3	32	10.7	0	18
Wk 11	W 28-17@ Eastern Michigan	2	16	8.0	0	13
Wk 12	L 13-20vs Miami (OH)	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 13	W 31-26@ Buffalo	1	13	13.0	0	13
Total		16	171	10.7	1	45

Signature game

Week 9 · 2015

L 10-20

at Ball State

4 rec · 33 yds · 1 TD

With B. Frohnapfel — 259 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 51.3 · 39 rush yds (8 car) · L. Laurent — 41 yards per punt · 4 punts · 55 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.12Elgin Long run for 43 yds to the EMich 30 for a
Week 6 · Bowling Green · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.99Ross Comis pass complete to Elgin Long for 45 yds to the BwGrn 25 for a
Week 11 · Eastern Michigan · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.97Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Elgin Long for 13 yds to the EMich 49 for a
Week 13 · Buffalo · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.74Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Elgin Long for 13 yds to the UMass 46 for a
Week 9 · Ball State · 4th and 6 · Q4 · EPA −2.72Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Elgin Long for 5 yds to the BalSt 21
Week 9 · Ball State · 1st and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.20Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Elgin Long for 7 yds for a TD, (Logan Laurent KICK)

4 more plays

Week 4 · Notre Dame · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.06Ross Comis pass complete to Elgin Long for 6 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 10 · Akron · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.97Elgin Long run for a loss of 5 yards to the UMass 49 Elgin Long fumbled, forced by Se'Von Pittman, recovered by UMass Tyrell Smith
Week 10 · Akron · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.60Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Elgin Long for 18 yds to the Akron 46 for a
Week 10 · Akron · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.27Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Elgin Long for 11 yds to the Akron 45 for a

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Mark Whipple, all pass-leaning offenses — 6-18 over that span.

2014Massachusetts3-9HC: Mark Whipple · Pass-leaning

2015Massachusetts3-9HC: Mark Whipple · Pass-leaning

Our ratings

Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: explosive rate (11th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#282 / 684 · 59th pct

69.6%

TD rate#328 / 684 · 51st pct

4.3%

EPA / target#369 / 684 · 46th pct

0.46

Yards / catch#457 / 684 · 33rd pct

10.7

Explosive rate#606 / 684 · 11th pct

4.3%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#73 / 247 · 70th pct

Long catch#287 / 521 · 44th pct

Rush TDs#54 / 247 · 39th pct

Yards / catch#400 / 521 · 23rd pct

10.7

Rec TDs#364 / 521 · 21st pct

Receptions#440 / 521 · 14th pct

Rec yards#469 / 521 · 10th pct

171

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home3g	1.7	14.7	7.6	0.0
Road6g	1.8	21.2	14.8	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-73g	1.3	21.7	19.8	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.0	17.7	8.7	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2015 season

Head Coach

Mark Whipple

Pass share

56.4%

493 pass / 381 run

Plays / game

72.8

12 games

Team sack rate

5.7%

543 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

16 catches and 3 carries in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex