Last confirmed: West Virginia, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 241 lb · Huntington, WV
Elijah Wellman: TE · West Virginia · #28.
Elijah Wellman
Fourth year in the West Virginia receiving corps. One game to point at: 19 receiving yards and 1 reception against East Carolina — Week 2, 2017.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | West Virginia | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2016 | West Virginia | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | West Virginia | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 2 |
| 2014 | West Virginia | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 1 |
| Career | 16 | 71 | 4.4 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 56-20vs East Carolina | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | Season-high 19 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 46-35vs No. 24 Texas Tech | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-36@ Baylor | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 39-50vs No. 11 Oklahoma State | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-59@ No. 3 Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
 Bowl | L 14-30vs Utah | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 19 |
Week 2 · 2017
W 56-20
The plays that mattered most
4 seasons under Dana Holgorsen — 32-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 0.7 | 7.3 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
51.4%
480 pass / 454 run
Plays / game
71.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
505 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at West Virginia, 71 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dana Holgorsen.
