Efton Chism III

Wide Receiver, New England Patriots · #86.

Player facts

Team: New England Patriots
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 86
Born: Oct 26, 2001 (age 24)
Birthplace: Monroe, WA, USA
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 198 lbs
College: Eastern Washington
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	9	13	98	10.9	1	23	7	1	2	2.0	0	2	0	0
Career	12	16	173	14.4	2	35	10	1	2	2.0	0	2	0	0

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	14 targets	+0.16	50%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs LV	W 45-17	5	6	57	11.4	0	17	5	1	2	2.0	0	2	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ BUF	W 29-26	2	4	42	21.0	1	23	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ JAX	L 35-6	1	2	1	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs PIT	W 20-3	1	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Efton Chism III (CHIH-zum; born October 26, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver and kickoff returner for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Eastern Washington Eagles.

From Wikipedia’s article on Efton Chism, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Chism attended Monroe High School in Monroe, Washington, and committed to play college football for the Eastern Washington Eagles.

College career

In his first two collegiate season in 2020 and 2021, Chism made 87 catches for 1,075 yards and 12 touchdowns in 21 games for the Eagles. In 2022, he made ten starts and notched 62 catches for 607 yards and six touchdowns. In 2023, Chism hauled in 84 passes for 932 yards and eight touchdowns, earning FCS third-team all-American honors. In the 2024 season opener, he tallied 12 receptions for 173 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Monmouth. In week 12, Chism hauled in 12 receptions for 157 yards and a touchdown in a win over Idaho State. In the 2024 regular season finale, he set the program single-season receptions record on a 67-yard touchdown reception, which had been held by Cooper Kupp. Chism finished the 2024 season with 120 receptions for 1,311 yards and 13 touchdowns, earning FCS first-team All-American honors. After the season, he declared for the 2025 NFL draft and accepted invitations to participate in the 2025 Hula Bowl and the 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl.