#81

Elijah Queen

TE · New Mexico · Sr. · #81

New Mexico 2022 alumnus
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Elijah Queen

TE · New Mexico · Sr · #81

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2154 national
CFB
College
New Mexico
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021New Mexico3-9HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2022New Mexico2-10HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022New Mexico10969.60--
2021New Mexico45614.00--
Career1415210.90--

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jordan Smith’s 2021 season.

Jordan Smith

76%match

Temple · 2021

#2

Dylan Leonard

Georgia Tech · 2022

75%
#3

Isaiah Spencer

Old Dominion · 2022

72%
#4

Riley Smith

Boise State · 2022

71%
#5

Dylan Leonard

Georgia Tech · 2021

70%

Matches Jordan on

TD rate
EPA / play (adj)
Yards / reception

Differs from Jordan on

Reception volume (lower)
Total EPA (college ability) (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Genson Hooper Price's sophomore season at Northwestern (2022).

Northwestern · 2022

#2

Houston Thomas

UTSA · 2023

All-AAC
80%
#3

Dylan Leonard

Georgia Tech · 2021

77%
#4

Nick Gallo

Virginia Tech · 2021

76%
#5

Preston Howard

Maryland · 2024

76%

Matches Genson on

Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
56.02021
96.02022

+71%

Up 71% from first season to most-recent.