Missouri S&T Athletics

Appeared in two games in 2016 before suffering a season-ending injury…caught two passes for eight yards…named to the All-GLVC second team at wide receiver after leading the Miners in that category in 2015...recorded 40 receptions for 749 yards (18.7 yards per catch) and a team-high seven touchdowns...had six catches on three occasions during the year and had a season-best 106 yards at William Jewell...averaged 25.3 yards per kickoff return to rank second in the GLVC and 14.3 yards per punt return...has had a kickoff return for a touchdown in each of the last two seasons, including a 93-yard runback vs. Southwest Baptist in 2015...ranked third in the GLVC in all-purpose yards with 1,431, the sixth-most in a season in school history...named as the GLVC's "Player of the Week" on special teams in the 2015 season finale against Quincy...recorded 18 catches for 350 yards and a touchdown in his first season as a Miner...averaged a team-high 19.4 yards per reception...had a season-high four catches for 72 yards against Truman State...had 77 yards in catches against Southwest Baptist...was one of the GLVC's top kickoff returners with an average of 21.7 yards per return on 22 runbacks...became the first player in GLVC history to return the opening kickoff for a touchdown with his 91-yard runback to start the game at Midwestern State...was named as the GLVC's special teams player of the week following that game in which he had 293 all-purpose yards, the fourth-most in a game by a Miner in school history...had five rushes for 58 yards as well...transferred to S&T from Los Angeles Valley College, where he led the team in receiving in 2013 with 38 receptions for 621 yards and seven touchdowns...averaged 16.3 yards per catch...also returned kicks and averaged nearly 30 yards per return on six runbacks...played his freshman season at Malone University in Ohio...had 1,054 yards and 13 touchdowns receiving as a high school senior, when he was named as his team’s most valuable player.

Personal: Attended Eastside High School, where his coach was Rich Lear...son of Bill and Stephanie Elrod...majoring in multidisciplinary studies at Missouri S&T.