PANTHER NATION · OVC · 2026 SEASON
Eastern Illinois Panthers Football Stats
The 2026 Eastern Illinois football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 8 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 16.8 points per game, 251.4 total yards per game and 31.6 points allowed per game.
2026 RATINGS
| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SRS | -38.2 | – |
2026 TEAM STATS
8 GAMES · 16.8 PPG · 31.6 ALLOWED · 251.4 YPG
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 8 | – |
| Points / Game | 16.8 | #249 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 31.6 | #212 |
| Total Yards / Game | 251.4 | #261 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 111 | #225 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 140.4 | #251 |
| Yards / Play | 4.6 | #247 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 30.4% | #246 |
| Turnover Margin | 8 | #12 |
ADVANCED
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | -0.04 | #233 |
| Defense PPA | 0.133 | #168 |
| Offense Success Rate | 31.6% | #263 |
| Defense Success Rate | 44.9% | #209 |
| Explosiveness | 1.368 | #28 |
2026 PLAYER STATS
Passing
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Lacrue | 90/167 | 1077 | 6.4 | 8 | 2 |
| Jeremiah Salem | 5/7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Cox | 1/1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Whitlock | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 96/176 | 1123 | 6.4 | 8 | 2 |
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Kellom | 110 | 515 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Cole Lacrue | 67 | 188 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Jacarre Fleming | 36 | 123 | 3.4 | 0 |
| Tyren Buggs | 25 | 37 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Devin Whitlock | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Eli Evans | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Zeke Lewis | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Totals | 254 | 891 | 3.5 | 10 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Gonzalez | 13 | 243 | 18.7 | 1 |
| Jeremy Reeves | 12 | 217 | 18.1 | 2 |
| Charles Kellom | 17 | 130 | 7.6 | 1 |
| Landers Green | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 1 |
| Eli Evans | 9 | 103 | 11.4 | 0 |
| Devin Whitlock | 15 | 70 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Alex Ginnever | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 1 |
| Tyren Buggs | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 1 |
| Carlyun Neal | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 |
| Kenny Ajose | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 |
| Jacarre Fleming | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 |
| Makhi Wilson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Zeke Lewis | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Whitten Weems | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Abbas Clark | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 96 | 1123 | 11.7 | 8 |
Defense
| PLAYER | TCKL | TFL | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Wuan Nickson | 53 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Lonnie Burt | 53 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Vecchiarelli | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Lyons | 33 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nasir Maryland | 31 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Archibald | 29 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Brandon Worsley | 27 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Mafileo Tupou | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Hehl | 23 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Saipeti Maiava Jr | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Koulovatos | 21 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Sharp | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Engle | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevon Piggee-Blake | 20 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Addo-Boateng | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dillon Conway | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Collins | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Valenzuela | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Premiere Whitley | 18 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Josh Brown | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Williams | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordyn Stewart | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davian Humphrey | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collin Henry | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Viramontes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Kimbro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Schiller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kham Boecker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Le'Javier Payne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maximo Vaughn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Kaminski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alejandro Arellano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Stoyanovich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barron Sholl | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Cox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Lacrue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dajon Doss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dejan Guzina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Fortis | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 593 | 43 | 7 | 7 |