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Elijah Metcalf vs ranked teams

Southern Miss · AP Top 25 · 2021-2025 · regular season and postseason

Elijah Metcalf has averaged 49.3 receiving yards in 4 games against AP Top 25 opponents, vs 42.9 in 39 games against everyone else (2021-2025, regular season and postseason).

Vs AP Top 25
49.3
receiving yards per game · 4 games
Vs everyone else
42.9
receiving yards per game · 39 games
Difference
+6.4
per game, ranked minus everyone else

Career and by season

Elijah Metcalf per game averages against AP Top 25 opponents and everyone else, career and by season
PeriodOpponentsGamesRecRec ydsRec TDRush ydsDiff vs others
CareerAP Top 2543.849.30.500.0+6.4
Everyone else393.742.90.280.7
2025AP Top 250––––
Everyone else124.556.90.172.2
2024AP Top 2518.068.01.000.0+36.5
Everyone else43.031.50.50-0.8
2023AP Top 2513.012.00.000.0−44.5
Everyone else114.656.50.550.5
2022AP Top 2511.069.01.000.0+47.2
Everyone else112.321.80.090.0
2021AP Top 2513.048.00.000.0+44.0
Everyone else11.04.00.000.0

Every game against a ranked opponent

  1. 2024 Week 4at No. 3 Ohio State0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 8 catches, 68 rec yds, 1 TD
  2. 2023 Week 1at No. 4 Alabama0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 3 catches, 12 rec yds, 0 TD
  3. 2022 Week 4at No. 25 Miami0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 catches, 69 rec yds, 1 TD
  4. 2021 Week 2at No. 19 Virginia Tech0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 3 catches, 48 rec yds, 0 TD

What counts: a game is ranked when the opponent stood in that week's AP Top 25 at kickoff. Games are regular season and postseason. Games are placed by season and week; dates and scores are not shown. Past results, not a projection.