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Name: Will McElvain (Transfer from Northern Iowa)
College: Central Arkansas
Number: 2
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Height: 5-11 Weight: 185
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Class/Draft Year: rSr/2025
40 Low: 4.77 40 Time: 4.87 40 High: 4.96
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Data Scout Notes: X-Lower Tier QBs/Back for 24/Only 5-10-Pocket Passer/Good College QB 2021: Transfer from Northern Iowa...2020: P2ndPSDS...2019: HMC...JerryRiceAwardWatchlist
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Will McElvain, Central Arkansas, Player News
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Kylin James ran for 155 yards, Jarrod Barnes returned a punt for a touchdown, and Central Arkansas blew past Stephen F. Austin 34-7 on Saturday. Will McElvain threw two touchdown passes and Hayden Ray kicked two field goals to give the Bears a 20-0 halft ime lead. Things got explosive late in the third quarter for Central Arkansas (5-5). First, backup quarterback Clifton McDowell hit James with a 38-yard touchdown pass, then four plays later Barnes returned a punt 67 yards for a touchdown and a 34-0 lead .The Lumberjacks (5-5) finally got on the board with a 13-yard scoring pass from Brian Maurer to Griffin Edwards with 1:38 remaining. McElvain was 12-of-17 passing for 136 yards with the two first-half touchdowns. He was intercepted once. Three qu arterbacks combined to go 14-of-31 passing for 73 yards for the Lumberjacks. One bright spot for Stephen F. Austin was Miles Reed who had 149 yards rushing. - Central Arkansas/AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2025  QB Will McElvain, Central Arkansas
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OCT 3 ASUN FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Will McElvain, Central Arkansas, Junior, Quarterback, Des Moines, Iowa,...First Career ASUN Offensive Player of the Week award; seventh all-time and second honor of the season for Central Arkansas...Compl eted 20-of-31 pass attempts for 261 yards and connected with nine different receivers...Recorded career-best four passing touchdowns; scoring tosses were from 14, 44, 32 and 37 yards...Led Bears to a 42-point second-half explosion in upset of No. 16 Aust in Peay...Averaged 13.05 yards per completion and posted a 64.5 percent completion rate...Other Nominees: Parker McKinney, Eastern Kentucky; Zion Webb, Jacksonville State; Jonathan Murphy, Kennesaw State. - ASUN Conference Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2025 QB Will McElvain, Central Arkansas
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Will McElvain threw four touchdown passes, Darius Hale added two rushing TDs and Central Arkansas scored 42 second-half points to beat Austin Peay 49-20 Saturday night. McElvain completed 20 of 31 passes for 261 yards with an interception and completed a t least one pass to nine different receivers. Hale finished with 12 carries for 50 yards. On the game's opening drive, Austin Peay failed to convert a fourth-and-1 play from its own 34 and five plays later McElvain hit Christian Richmond for a 14-yard to uchdown with 11:38 left in the first quarter and Central Arkansas (2-3, 1-0 ASUN) led the rest of the way.Maddux Trujillo kicked a 45-yard field goal early in the second quarter and a 23-yarder just before halftime to make it 7-6 but McElvain conn ected with Myles Kitt-Denton for a 44-yard touchdown just over a minute into the third quarter, Hale scored on a 1-yard run that made it 21-6 fewer than 2 minutes later and Jarrod Barnes returned a punt 64 yards for a touchdown to give Central Arkansas a 28-6 lead with 10:18 left in the third quarter. Austin Peay's Kam Thomas had a 96-yard punt return for a touchdown on the final play of the third quarter to make it 28-13. - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2025 QB Will McElvain, Central Arkansas
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2019 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): QB Will McElvain,...McElvain earned an honorable mention nod after breaking the MVFC freshman passing record. He is now up to 2,540 yards on the season. He also has thrown for 2540 yards and 20 touchd owns on the year. On the ground, he rushed for 374 yards and was twice named the MVFC Newcomer of the Week. - Northern Iowa Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2025 QB Will McElvain, Central Arkansas
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Will McElvain passed for two touchdowns, Trevor Allen ran for a pair and Northern Iowa defeated Western Illinois 38-7 in a regular-season finale on Sunday. McElvain, 10-of-18 passing for 154 yards, threw 61 yards to Logan Wolf and 36 to Jaylin James for touchdowns. Allen, who finished with 94 yards on 24 carries, had short touchdown runs to complete 15- and 16-play drives for the Panthers (8-4, 6-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference), who have won all six of their home games in the regular season. Chri s Kolarevic added a 28-yard interception return for a score for Northern Iowa, which is ranked 10th in the FCS coaches poll and will learn its postseason fate on Sunday. Connor Sampson was 26-of-32 passing with a touchdown and interception for the Leathe rnecks (1-11, 1-7), who lost their third straight. - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2025 QB Will McElvain, Central Arkansas
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Will McElvain threw a touchdown pass and Trevor Allen ran for another score in the first half, and Northern Iowa held off Indiana State for a 17-9 victory on Saturday night. The FCS seventh-ranked Panthers (7-3, 5-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference) r emain a game back of conference leader and top-ranked North Dakota State. Indiana State (3-7, 1-5) has lost four straight games.McElvain threw a 25-yard TD pass to Suni Lane, Matthew Cook kicked a 22-yard field goal and Allen ran into the end zone from the 13 as the Panthers led 17-6 at halftime. Jerry Nunez kicked a pair of field goals for the Sycamores in the first half and added a 28-yarder to cap the scoring with 8:21 remaining in the third quarter. Indiana State had its final possession with 5 minutes to play and drove to the Northern Iowa 38 with less than two minutes left. But the drive ended when Elerson Smith forced quarterback Kurtis Wilderman to fumble the ball and Jared Brinkman recovered it for the Panthers. - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2025 QB Will McElvain, Central Arkansas
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2019 JERRY RICE AWARD WATCH LIST: Will McElvain, QB, Northern Iowa: 134 of 243 (55.1 percent), 1,948 yards, 17 TDs, 3 INTs; 85 carries, 236 yards, 1 TD (9 games),...McElvain stepped into the starting role at quarterback as a redshirt freshman this season . He has thrown for 1,948 yards and 17 touchdowns with just three interceptions. He is 12th in the FCS in yards per reception and 31st in pass efficiency. He also has 236 yards rushing on the year. - STATS FCS/Northern Iowa Football
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NOV 4 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: QB Will McElvain, UNI,...McElvain tied his high with three touchdowns passes to lead UNI to a 27-10 win over No. 7 Illinois State on the road in Normal. The redshirt freshman was 14-28 for 189 yards and t hree touchdowns while throwing to five different receivers. He also ran 10 time for 35 yards on the day. - Missouri Valley Conference Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2025 QB Will McElvain, Central Arkansas
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Will McElvain threw three touchdown passes, the Northern Iowa defense came up with three interceptions and the Panthers defeated Illinois State 27-10 on Saturday in a Missouri Valley Conference matchup of Top 10 teams. McElvain's 16-yard strike to Suni L ane in the final minute of the first half put the Panthers (6-3, 4-1) on top 14-7. The duo hooked up for a 27-yard score with 11 minutes to play for a 21-10 lead. Matthew Cook finished the next two drives, setup by Xavior Williams' fumble recovery and a Christian Jegen interception, both deep in ISU territory, with field goals. McElvain was 14 of 28 for 189 yards with an interception. Illinois State (6-3, 3-2) had only 63 yards of offense in the second half, only scoring on a field goal that was set up by a fumble recovery at the Northern Iowa 30. The Redbirds finished with 210 yards. - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2025 QB Will McElvain, Central Arkansas
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OCT 28 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: QB Will McElvain, UNI,...McElvain was 14-of-27 for 238 yards and two touchdowns and ran for nine yards and another score, the first of his career, in UNI's 29-6 win over Missouri State. He has now passed for over 200 yards in seven of his first eight games. He is third in the Valley in passing TDs, second in passing yards and first in yards per completion. - Missouri Valley Conference Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2025 QB Will McElvain, Central Arkansas
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Will McElvain threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Northern Iowa scored 29-unanswered points on its way to a 29-6 win over Missouri State on Saturday. McElvain had 238 yards passing for the Panthers (5-3, 3-1 Missouri Valley Football Conferenc e). Isaiah Weston had 157 yards and two touchdowns receiving. Matthew Cook kicked three field goals. Cook booted a pair of field goals in the second quarter, from 49 and 22 yards, to give Northern Iowa a 6-0 lead. Later, Austin Evans recovered a Missouri State (1-6, 1-3) fumble six yards shy of the Bears end zone, leading to McElvain's touchdown run two plays later. McElvain followed that with a 46-yard scoring throw to Weston for a 19-0 lead at halftime. Cook's 38-yard field goal and McElvain's 70-yard touchdown pass to Weston late in the third quarter stretched it to 29-0 before the Bears finally scored on a 17-yard touchdown throw from Peyton Huslig to Antwan Woods. Huslig had 153 yards passing for Missouri State. - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2025 QB Will McElvain, Central Arkansas
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OCT 21 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: QB Will McElvain, UNI,...McElvain threw for three touchdown passes and 213 yards passing on 8-17 passing. He also ran fo 59 yards to help pace the offense in UNI's 15-point win over South Dakota. He reco rded his sixth 200-plus yard passing performance in seven games. He tallied three receptions over 50 yards. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2025 QB Will McElvain, Central Arkansas
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Will McElvain threw three touchdown passes to Isaiah Weston, Tyler Hoosman scored two touchdowns, and Northern Iowa defeated South Dakota 42-27 on Saturday. Austin Evans returned an interception 16 yards for the Panthers' other touchdown. Northern Iowa, No. 15 in the FCS Coaches Poll, had 417 yards total offense but only 11 first downs. The Panthers were 5 of 13 converting on third down. South Dakota did not reach the end zone after a first quarter in which Kai Henry ran for a touchdown and Austin Simmo ns threw two touchdown passes for a 21-14 lead.After Northern Iowa (4-3, 2-1 Missouri Valley) trailed 24-21 at halftime, McElvain and Weston connected on scoring passes of 65 and 54 yards in the third quarter. Hoosman's 1-yard run early in the fou rth quarter closed out the scoring. Weston had four catches for 189 yards. Hoosman carried 24 times for 111 yards. Simmons completed 26 of 43 passes for 299 yards with the two touchdowns and three interceptions for the Coyotes (3-4, 2-1). - AP College Fo otball
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2025 QB Will McElvain, Central Arkansas
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OCT 7 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: QB Will McElvain, UNI,...McElvain was 10-of-20 for 235 yards and a touchdown in UNI's win over Youngstown State. The redshirt freshman surpassed the 1,000-yard mark passing on the season. He has 83 comple tions for 1075 yards and eight touchdowns with just one interception on the season (last week at Weber State). - Missouri Valley Conference Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2025 QB Will McElvain, Central Arkansas
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Redshirt freshman Will McElvain threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Weston, and Trevor Allen and Tyler Hoosman ran for scores, as Northern Iowa held off Youngstown State 21-14 in a Missouri Valley Football Conference opener between two ranked teams on Saturday. McElvain staked the Panthers (3-2), ranked 13th in the FCS Coaches poll, to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter when he capped an eight-play, 80-yard drive with his TD toss to Weston. McElvain directed an eight-play, 79-yard drive - ended by All en's 10-yard TD run - to push Northern Iowa's lead to 14-0 with 5:07 left in the second quarter. On the ensuing possession for the 17th-ranked Penguins (4-1), Nathan Mays needed just one play - a 75-yard scoring strike to Jermiah Braswell - to halve the lead at 14-7. But the Panthers took the kickoff and marched 75 yards, with Hoosman running it in from the 15-yard line for a 21-7 halftime lead.The only scoring in the second half came on Youngstown State's opening drive of the third quarter. Mays completed all four of his passes in an eight-play, 75-yard drive, accounting for 56 yards with the last 14 coming on a scoring toss to Kendric Mallory that pulled the Penguins within 21-14. McElvain finished 10-of-20 passing for 235 yards and a TD for t he winners. Allen had a game-high 74 yards rushing on 16 carries. Weston had three receptions for 108 yards. Mays completed 17 of 23 passes for 239 yards and two scores for Youngstown State. The Penguins were held to 55 yards on the ground on 36 carries. - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2025 QB Will McElvain, Central Arkansas
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SEPT 30/WEEK 5 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: QB Will McElvain, UNI, 5-11, 197, Fr., Des Moines, Iowa (Lincoln),...McElvain threw for 219 yards and two touchdowns on 16-of-29 passing at No. 5 Weber State. He also ran for 105 yards on 16 c arries to lead the Panther rushing attack. He is the first UNI player to have a 100-yard rushing game and is the tallied the most rushing yards and touchdown passes that the tough Weber State defense has allowed this season. - Missouri Valley Football Co nference Football
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Will McElvain passed 17 yards to Isaiah Weston for the game's only touchdown early in the fourth quarter and lifted Northern Iowa to a 13-6 victory over Idaho State on Saturday. McElvain scrambled to his right then back across the field before finding We ston in the left end of the end zone with 14:14 remaining. Austin Evans and Bryce Flater picked off passes later in the quarter to thwart the Bengals (1-2). Omar Brown also had an interception for the FCS No. 8 Panthers (2-1) and Elerson Smith collected three sacks including one on Idaho State's final possession. Kevin Ryan kicked two field goals for the Bengals before Matthew Cook hit one for the Panthers to cut Idaho State's lead to 6-3 at halftime. Cook added a 20-yarder with 2:11 remaining in the ga me. He is perfect on eight attempts this season. - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2025 QB Will McElvain, Central Arkansas
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SEPT 9/WEEK 2 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: QB Will McElvain, UNI, 5-11, 197, Fr., Des Moines (Iowa) Lincoln High,...McElvain went 17-of-25 for 262 yards and three touchdowns to lead UNI to a 34-14 victory over Southern Utah. He was 14-o f-20 for 234 yards and three TDs before the half when the Panthers took their foot off of the gas pedal. He completed six of his first eight passes and threw three touchdowns to three different receivers while not throwing an interception. He also ran fo r 23 yards on eight carries. He was on the passing end of Deion McShane's circus catch and play that ended up the No. 6 play on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 Saturday night. - Missouri Valley Conference Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2025 QB Will McElvain, Central Arkansas
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SEPT 2/WEEK 1 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: QB Will McElvain, UNI,...Wil McElvain was impressive in his first start as a freshman, going 25-42 for 228 yards and a touchdown without turning the ball over. He helped lead UNI to three overtimes in a tough loss to No. 21 Iowa State in the season opener. He completed his first four passes. His touchdown came in the second overtime when he scrambled and avoided defenders before finding Trevor Allen open in the end zone to force a third overtime. - Missouri Valley Conference Football
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SEPT 2/WEEK 1 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: QB Will McElvain, UNI,...Wil McElvain was impressive in his first start as a freshman, going 25-42 for 228 yards and a touchdown without turning the ball over. He helped lead UNI to three overtimes in a tough loss to No. 21 Iowa State in the season opener. He completed his first four passes. His touchdown came in the second overtime when he scrambled and avoided defenders before finding Trevor Allen open in the end zone to force a third overtime. - Missouri Valley Conference Football
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