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2024 Football Roster

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7 Eli Mirza

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Major Psychology
  • Hometown Sacramento, Calif.
  • Highschool Monterey Trail

Biography

2023 - 1st Team All-Big South-OVC (Wide Receiver)

2024 (SENIOR):
Started the first six games of the 2024 season before suffering a season ending injury against Southeast Missouri... was team's leading receiver at time of injury with 21 catches for 217 yards and two touchdowns... had seven catches for 69 yards and a score against Lindenwood... had five catches for 52 yards in home win over Indiana State... had additional touchdown reception at Northwestern... had one rush for three yards in season opener at Illinois... had a two point conversion reception against Lindenwood... finished EIU career with 82 receptions for 938 yards and five touchdowns... 

2023 (JUNIOR): Played in 11 games during the 2023 season making ten starts at wide receiver... earned first team All-Big South-OVC Football Association honors at wide receiver... led team with 61 receptions for721 yards and three touchdowns...season best game was ten catches for 119 yards against UT Martin... had receiving touchdowns against UT Martin, at Lindenwood and at Robert Morris... added six rushes for 73 yards with one score against McNeese... season long reception was 38 yards which happened twice during the season at Indiana State and at Lindenwood... ranked 22nd in the FCS (3rd in Big South-OVC) in receptions... was ranked 39th in FCS (fourth in Big South-OVC) in receiving yards... ended season with streak of five or more catches in six straight games... had a total of eight games with five or more catches adding eight against McNeese...had 82 yards on four catches in debut against Indiana State and closed season with six catches for 82 yards at Robert Morris... 

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Was a two-year member of the Sierra College football team… during the 2022 season hauled in 74 receptions for 929 yards with ten touchdowns… had two games with ten receptions… had four games with more than 100 yards receiving with a high of 145 yards against Butte College… had multiple touchdown receptions in four games… named first team All-California Region I at wide receiver and named Northern California Football Association National Division All-NorCal League… during the 2021 season had 41 receptions for 533 yards and seven touchdowns…

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football and basketball at Monterey Trail High School… as a senior averaged 17 yards per reception on a team that finished season 12-1…

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2023Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 190 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2024Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 195 lbs
    7
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