Vanderbilt · L 26-35
No catches.
Middle Tennessee · L 30-33
No catches.
Western Kentucky · W 35-21
2 catches, 45 yards
The other 5 games average 20 yards. This one was 25 above.
Sessoms has catches in 6 of Delaware’s 8 games: none against Vanderbilt and Middle Tennessee.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Elijah Sessoms
Second year in the Delaware receiving corps. A game that shows it: 45 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Western Kentucky — Week 9, 2026.
144 receiving yards · 9 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Bay to Bay News Oct 28Against Western Kentucky on Oct. 27: 2 catches for 45 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 9 catches for 144 yards. Delaware has thrown to him 9 times in 206 passes.
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Last game (Wk 9): 45 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-7vs Merrimack | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-35@ Vanderbilt | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 22-14vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-42@ Virginia | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-30vs Liberty | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | W 61-38vs Missouri State | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | 25 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-21@ Western Kentucky | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 35 | Season-high 45 yds |
| Total | 9 | 144 | 16.0 | 1 | 35 |
Week 8 · 2026
W 61-38
2 rec · 28 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 23-point win at home against Missouri State.
With N. Minicucci — 225 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · QBR 80.2 · B. Graves — 2 rec · 6 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +8 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
135% of team targetsCatch rate
69%9 of 13 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
69% catch rate on 13 targets · 5% of the team's targets.
2 seasons under Ryan Carty — 11-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 22.0 | 14.6 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 18.7 | 16.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.0 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 36.5 | 18.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Carty
Pass share
53.3%
278 pass / 244 run
Plays / game
65.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
318 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #8 of 10 Conference USA TEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
2026 is in progress.
