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Eli Heidenreich

#22Eli Heidenreich

WR·Navy·202520240.7 pts line value1st Round

Eli Heidenreich is a 2-year Versatile WR for Navy. Eli's 2024 season ranks in the 75th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 107 plays — a above-average rate for the WR.

What projects, and what doesn't · WRs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.47
    Beats guessing the WR average by 16%. n=6,302 WR seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.09
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=5,767 WR seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.45
    Beats guessing the WR average by 12%. n=5,767 WR seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Eli Heidenreich's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2024 Production

Rushing
444 Rush yards3 Rush TD65 Carries6.8 Yards/carry
Receiving
39 Receptions671 Rec yards6 Rec TD17.2 Yards/rec
Returns
1 Kick returns0 KR yards0 KR TD9 Punt returns54 PR yards0 PR TD

Performance Analysis · 2024 · vs WR peers

  • Efficiency75
  • Volume41
  • Explosiveness68
  • Consistency73
  • Pass-Down0
Player type
Versatile WR

Balanced profile without a single dominant trait — contributes across multiple dimensions.

Balanced usageMulti-role
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)75th %ile · above avg
Game-to-game consistency73th %ile · average
Key findings
  • Above-average efficiency for the WR position (75th percentile).
  • High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
  • 8 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
  • Production faded as the season progressed — 0.59 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
  • Peak game: 1.68 EPA/play in Wk 5 vs UAB (SP+ -11).

NIL Market Tier· 2024

On3 valuation ↗
Elite

Top-3 player at position nationally. Collective + national brand deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Historical Comparables · WR · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

PlayerTeamWEPA/playLine valTotal EPA
Shai WertsGeorgia Southern0.3101.039.7
Jafar ArmstrongNotre Dame0.3201.025.3
Chris TyreeNotre Dame0.3100.623.6
Shane TuckerMiddle Tennessee0.3201.631.0
Zach AbeyNavy0.3700.825.9

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+1.6801.68Wk 1 vs Bucknell: +1.34 EPA/play1Wk 2 vs Temple: +0.96 EPA/play2Wk 4 vs Memphis: +0.55 EPA/play4Wk 5 vs UAB: +1.68 EPA/play5Wk 6 vs Air Force: +1.22 EPA/play6Wk 8 vs Charlotte: -0.14 EPA/play8Wk 9 vs Notre Dame: +0.34 EPA/play9Wk 10 vs Rice: +0.15 EPA/play10Wk 11 vs South Florida: +0.64 EPA/play11Wk 12 vs Tulane: -0.37 EPA/play12Wk 14 vs East Carolina: +0.60 EPA/play14Wk 16 vs Army: +0.70 EPA/play16
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+RecRec YdsAvgRec TDLongEPA/play
1vsBucknellW49-2147418.52391.34
2vsTempleW38-11-20.349824.51510.96
4vsMemphisW56-449.646817.01390.55
5@UABW41-18-11.3310836.01741.68
6@Air ForceW34-7-11.7510120.20281.22
8vsCharlotteW51-17-15.333612.0020-0.14
9vsNotre DameL14-5123.92105.0060.34
10@RiceL10-24-11.435618.70380.15
11@South FloridaW28-7-2.3252.5060.64
12vsTulaneL0-355.7-0.37
14@East CarolinaW34-20-1.06416.80100.60
16vsArmyW31-139.215252.01520.70
20vsOklahomaW21-209.522211.0016

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
14.5%
Passing plays
24.3%
Rushing plays
11.2%
Standard downs
13.5%
Passing downs
16.8%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.70
Passing downs
0.40
Pass / Rush EPA
1.08 / 0.24

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

Career · rolling EPA, game by game

Per-game EPA5-game avg
+3.440−0.722025
EPA per play · 2024 — 2025 · 26 games
SeasonTeamLine valueTotal EPA
2024Navy
0.7
22.4
2025Navy
0.8
15.4

Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.