Elijah Arroyo

TE · Miami 2024 · #8

Last confirmed: Miami, 2024. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′4″ · 245 lb · Frisco, TX · Frisco Independence

Elijah Arroyo: TE · Miami · #8.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Dalton KincaidUtah · 2021 · 73% season match
Keanu HillBYU · 2022 · 72% season match
Trae BarryBoston College · 2021 · 72% season match
Jaheim BellSouth Carolina · 2021 · 69% season match
DJ VonnahmeIowa · 2025 · 67% season match

Elijah Arroyo

TE · Miami · Jr · #8

Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Elijah Arroyo has been at Miami through two head coaches in four seasons. 2024 brought the first one: All-ACC. A game that shows it: 89 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Florida — Week 1, 2024.

How he plays

Play style

Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.

News and fans

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

Miami in the news

2027 LB Aston Whiteside flips to MiamiOct 22
Allen Bailey, former Miami standout, dies at 37NBC 6 South Florida Oct 21
Cristobal responds to Norvell's complaintsCanes Warning Oct 20
Elijah Melendez commits to MiamiOct 18

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Miami	35	590	16.9	7
2023	Miami	1	11	11.0	0
2022	Miami	5	66	13.2	0
2021	Miami	5	86	17.2	1
Career		46	753	16.4	8

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Wk 1	W 41-17@ Florida	4	89	22.3	0	29
Wk 2	W 56-9vs Florida A&M	1	17	17.0	1	17
Wk 3	W 62-0vs Ball State	2	53	26.5	1	32
Wk 4	W 50-15@ South Florida	2	25	12.5	0	14
Wk 5	W 38-34vs Virginia Tech	2	88	44.0	1	45
Wk 6	W 39-38@ California	3	14	4.7	1	8
Wk 9	W 36-14vs Florida State	2	24	12.0	0	13
Wk 10	W 53-31vs Duke	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 11	L 23-28@ Georgia Tech	3	82	27.3	1	74
Wk 13	W 42-14vs Wake Forest	6	79	13.2	0	31
Wk 14	L 38-42@ Syracuse	5	44	8.8	1	27
Bowl	L 41-42vs No. 18 Iowa State	4	64	16.0	1	33
Total		35	590	16.9	7	74

Signature game

Week 5 · 2024

W 38-34

vs Virginia Tech

2 rec · 88 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Virginia Tech at home in a shootout.

With C. Ward — 343 yds · 4 TD · 2 INT · QBR 89.4 · 57 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · C. Johnson Jr. — 24 rush yds (1 car) · 1 rec · 4 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Georgia Tech · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +6.67Cam Ward pass complete to Elijah Arroyo for 74 yds for a TD (Andres Borregales KICK)
Week 5 · Virginia Tech · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +4.05Cam Ward pass complete to Elijah Arroyo for 43 yds for a TD (Andres Borregales KICK)
Week 1 · Iowa State · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.41Cam Ward pass complete to Elijah Arroyo for 24 yds to the ISU 37 for a
Week 1 · Iowa State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.90Ward to Arroyo: a 33-yard touchdown pass.
Week 3 · Ball State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.63Cam Ward pass complete to Elijah Arroyo for 21 yds for a TD (Andres Borregales KICK)
Week 14 · Syracuse · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.62Ward to Arroyo: a 3-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 9 · Florida State · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.61Elijah Arroyo pass complete to Cam Ward for 7 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Week 2 · Florida A&M · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.58Cam Ward pass complete to Elijah Arroyo for 17 yds for a TD (Andres Borregales KICK)
Week 13 · Wake Forest · 1st and 15 · Q2 · EPA +2.57Cam Ward pass complete to Elijah Arroyo for 31 yds to the WAKE 27 for a
Week 5 · Virginia Tech · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.46Cam Ward pass complete to Elijah Arroyo for 45 yds to the VT 18 for a

Teams and coaches

2021Miami7-5HC: Jess Simpson · Balanced

2022Miami5-7HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced

2023Miami7-6HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced

2024Miami10-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 67 (#15 of 135). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

67Quality starter #15 of 135 · 2024?

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (95th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (91st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#34 / 610 · 95th pct

29.7%

Yards / catch#57 / 610 · 91st pct

16.8

TD rate#58 / 610 · 90th pct

13.5%

EPA / target#103 / 610 · 83rd pct

1.20

Catch rate#325 / 610 · 47th pct

89.2%

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#2 / 168 · 99th pct

16.9

Long catch#4 / 168 · 98th pct

Rec TDs#5 / 168 · 95th pct

Rec yards#14 / 168 · 92nd pct

590

Receptions#34 / 168 · 79th pct

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

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.3	45.3	20.6	0.5
Road5g	3.4	50.8	15.1	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.6	50.0	20.4	0.7
Weeks 8+5g	3.4	48.0	14.5	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Mario Cristobal

Pass share

53.5%

489 pass / 425 run

Plays / game

70.3

13 games

Team sack rate

4.7%

513 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

67 · #15 of 135 TEs · 2024

Former four-star. Now #15 at the position.

Elijah Arroyo

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Miami in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Four seasons at Miami, drafted

His moves

2021 5 games

2024 12 games

2025