Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-24@ California | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-38vs Purdue | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | 9 | Season-high 22 yds |
| Total | 4 | 42 | 13.7 | 1 | 20 |
#11
Landon Ellis
Senior wide receiver for UCLA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 217 lb · Orange, VA · Woodberry Forest HS / James Madison
CFB Index 59 · #134 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred James Madison → UCLA for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
42
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 22 yds, 1 TD, vs Purdue
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for UCLA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from James Madison to UCLA in 2026.
Landon Ellis
Beats you over the top. He got to UCLA by way of James Madison. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Sun Belt. The receipt: 22 rec yds, 3 receptions against Purdue — Week 3, 2026.
42 REC YDS · 4 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 120 yds vs Louisiana.Louisiana · W 24-142025
202512 games
- Entered the portal
- All-Sun Beltthird
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Tim Skipper
UCLA
2026era →
Bob Chesney
UCLA
Coaching transition mid-career: Tim Skipper → Bob Chesney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UCLA
2025James Madison
2026UCLA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCLA | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | James Madison | 36 | 624 | 17.3 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 40 | 666 | 16.6 | 6 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 45–24
at California
1 rec · 20 yds
Dominant 21-point win on the road against California.
With C. Gerrand — 43 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20 · W. Knight — 71 rush yds (8 car) · 3 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +22 receiving yards, +3 catches, +1 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
2025James Madison12-2HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy
2026UCLA3-0HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 REC/g, 21.0 YDS/g, 13.7 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Pass share
39.0%
76 pass / 119 run
Plays / game
65.0
3 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
87 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Elijah Sarratt’s 2024 season.
80%match
All-Big TenNFL Rd 4
Matches Elijah on
Yards / reception
Weight
Class year
Differs from Elijah on
Reception volume (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Bailey Gaither’s path through San José State.
97%match
All-Mountain West
#3
Jackson Parham
96%
Matches Bailey on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Bub Means's junior season at Pittsburgh (2023).
82%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Bub on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Yards / reception
Differs from Bub on
Class year (lower)
Background
Career Highlights • All-Sun Belt Third Team (2025) Career Summary Has spent the last three college football seasons on the rosters at James Madison (2025) and FCS-member Richmond (2023-24) … for his career, has totaled 106 receptions for 1,426 yards and 10 touchdowns … was a Third Team All-Sun…
The receiver room · UCLA
- Leland Smith695 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Landon Ellis624 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Mikey Matthews348 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Semaj Morgan223 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Aidan Mizell177 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · UCLA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology