Sacramento State · W 38-10
No catches.
Western Michigan · L 10-23
4 catches, 41 yards
The other 7 games average 29 yards. This one was 12 above.
Jacon-Duffy has catches in 8 of Bowling Green’s 9 games: none against Sacramento State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Eli Jacon-Duffy
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Second year in the Bowling Green receiving corps. One game to point at: 46 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Tarleton State — Week 1, 2026.
243 receiving yards · 24 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Western Michigan on Oct. 31: 4 catches for 41 yards, 0 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 8 games drawn here: 24 catches for 243 yards. Bowling Green has thrown to him 34 times in 212 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bowling Green | 24 | 243 | 10.1 | 2 | 29 |
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Career | 25 | 265 | 10.6 | 2 | 29 |
Last game (Wk 9): 41 receiving yards, 4 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20vs Tarleton State | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 29 | Season-high 46 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 7-56@ Nebraska | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-55@ Iowa State | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-14vs South Florida | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-20@ Miami (OH) | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-32vs Ball State | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31@ Buffalo | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-23@ Western Michigan | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 19 | |
| Total | 24 | 243 | 10.1 | 2 | 29 |
Week 5 · 2026
W 24-20
at Miami (OH)
4 rec · 39 yds · 1 TD
A close one, won by 4 on the road.
With J. Kastantin — 305 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.2 · 13 rush yds (5 car) · N. Amachree — 3 rec · 71 yds · 1 TD · 12 rush yds (4 car)
The plays that mattered most
358th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
3416% of team targetsCatch rate
71%24 of 34 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
71% catch rate on 34 targets · 16% of the team's targets.
2 seasons under Eddie George — 6-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.7 | 36.7 | 10.4 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 26.6 | 9.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 27.0 | 7.7 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 40.5 | 15.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eddie George
Pass share
44.1%
233 pass / 295 run
Plays / game
58.7
9 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
262 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #38 at the position.
The No. 2,691 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scot Loeffler → Eddie George. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
