Nick Elksnis

#84 · TE · Sr. · UNLV6′6″ · 250 lb · Jacksonville, FL · Episcopal

Nick Elksnis is a tight end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UNLV.

Elksnis is the first read once you cross the 20. Transferred to UNLV from South Carolina. On tape: 32 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Nevada, Week 14, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Thomas OdukoyaEastern Michigan · 2021 · 75% season match
Will KacmarekOhio State · 2025 · 73% season match
Dan DishmanUTSA · 2024 · 70% season match
Jake BrunoOhio · 2025 · 69% season match
Cole SpenceVanderbilt · 2025 · 64% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	UNLV	12	145	12.1	2	23
Career		12	145	12.1	2	23

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 30-23vs UCLA	2	32	16.0	1	21	Season-high 32 yds
Wk 8	L 31-56@ Boise State	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 10	L 35-40vs New Mexico	2	20	10.0	1	14
Wk 11	W 42-10@ Colorado State	1	2	2.0	0	2
Wk 12	W 29-26vs Utah State	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 13	W 38-10vs Hawai'i	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 14	W 42-17@ Nevada	2	32	16.0	0	23
Wk 15	L 21-38@ Boise State	1	20	20.0	0	20
Bowl	L 10-17vs Ohio	2	25	12.5	0	18
Total		12	145	12.1	2	23

Signature game

Week 10 · 2025

L 35-40

vs New Mexico

2 rec · 20 yds · 1 TD

With A. Colandrea — 382 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 69.8 · 41 rush yds (8 car) · C. Brown — 45.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Ohio · 2nd and 15 · Q2 · EPA +2.78Colandrea to Elksnis: an 18-yard pass.
Week 10 · New Mexico · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.75A. Colandrea pass to N. Elksnis for 14 yds, for a TD (R. Villela KICK)
Week 2 · UCLA · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.63Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Nick Elksnis for 21 yds for a TD (Ramon Villela KICK)
Week 14 · Nevada · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +2.48Colandrea to Elksnis: a 23-yard pass.
Week 15 · Boise State · 4th and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.14Colandrea to Elksnis: a 20-yard pass.
Week 14 · Nevada · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.25Colandrea to Elksnis: a 9-yard pass.

4 more plays

Week 13 · Hawai'i · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.98Colandrea to Elksnis: an 8-yard pass.
Week 1 · Ohio · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.60Colandrea to Elksnis: a 7-yard pass.
Week 2 · UCLA · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.45Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Nick Elksnis for 11 yds to the UCLA 31 for a
Week 11 · Colorado State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.25Colandrea to Elksnis: a 2-yard pass.

Teams and coaches

2025UNLV10-4HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 33 (#139 of 156). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2025 season

33Below cohort / limited sample #139 of 156 · 2025?

6 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: receptions (3rd percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Fumbles lost#1 / 33 · 74th pct

Yards / catch#49 / 175 · 71st pct

12.1

Rec TDs#76 / 175 · 43rd pct

Rec yards#148 / 175 · 16th pct

145

Long catch#148 / 175 · 15th pct

Receptions#166 / 175 · 3rd pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	1.2	15.0	11.3	0.5
Road4g	1.2	15.0	11.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-72g	2.0	28.5	14.2	0.5
Weeks 8+7g	1.1	12.6	10.3	0.1

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Dan Mullen

Pass share

46.5%

423 pass / 487 run

Plays / game

65.0

14 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

424 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

12 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

33 · #139 of 156 TEs · 2025

Three-star recruit. Now #139 at the position.

2026 outlook

In the mix for All-Mountain West

Based on 2025: #10 of 11 Mountain West TEs

How the All-Mountain West base rate is computed

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%).