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Player Dossier
2014-2016Kansas State
Elijah Lee
LB • 6'3" • Blue Springs, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Elijah Lee shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Kansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Kansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Player Story
Elijah Lee built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a linebacker from Blue Springs, MO wearing No. 9, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Elijah Lee's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Kansas State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 232
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Elijah Lee, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Kansas State. Elijah Lee shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 110
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Elijah Lee quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 110
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Kansas State
- Top game
- West Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Blue Springs · Kansas State
- High school pipeline
- Blue Springs · 23 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 7 · Pick 14 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 110 tackles · LB 26th (top 3%) · Big 12 3rd (top 1%) · National 36th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Postseason | Kansas State | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.7 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kansas State | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.7 |
| 2016 Postseason | Kansas State | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 75.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas State | 13 | 98 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 75.3 |
Related Context
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Elijah Lee played LB for Kansas State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Elijah Lee recorded 110 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Kansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Kansas State paired 15 primary output with 46.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 46.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Kansas State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
46.1
Usage
11.9
Consistency
56.2
Best Game by takeover score
West Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 1. Stanford: 1. Florida Atlantic: 1. Missouri State: 0.5. West Virginia: 4. Texas Tech: 1. Oklahoma: 0.5. Texas: 0. Iowa State: 1. Oklahoma State: 0. Baylor: 2. Kansas: 2. TCU: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 12 by 60. Stanford: 12 by 60. Florida Atlantic: 4 by 26.7. Missouri State: 3 by 17.5. West Virginia: 14 by 90. Texas Tech: 8 by 43.3. Oklahoma: 10 by 46.7. Texas: 7 by 29.2. Iowa State: 11 by 55.8. Oklahoma State: 8 by 33.3. Baylor: 5 by 40.8. Kansas: 8 by 53.3. TCU: 8 by 43.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 9 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
West Virginia
Best efficiency game
90 vs West Virginia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/29 | vs Texas A&M10+ tackles | W 33-28 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | @ TCU | W 30-6 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs KansasSplash game | W 34-19 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ BaylorSplash game | W 42-21 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Oklahoma State | L 37-43 | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Iowa State10+ tackles | W 31-26 | 11 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Texas | W 24-21 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Oklahoma10+ tackles | L 17-38 | 10 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Texas Tech | W 44-38 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ West Virginia10+ tackles · Splash game | L 16-17 | 14 | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Missouri State | W 35-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 63-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Stanford10+ tackles | L 13-26 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Elijah Lee story
Elijah Lee built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a linebacker from Blue Springs, MO wearing No. 9, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Elijah Lee's career was his defensive production: 110 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Kansas State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Elijah Lee's production has multiple signals. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas State.
The arc is straightforward: Elijah Lee moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Kansas State
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Postseason | Kansas State | 3 | 30 | — | 3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kansas State | 3 | 30 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Kansas State | 15 | 46.1 | 11.9 | 12 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas State | 15 | 46.1 | 11.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ West Virginia
Week 5 · L 16-17 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
vs TCU
Week 6 · L 45-52 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#3
vs Kansas
Week 13 · W 34-19 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Texas A&M
Week 1 · W 33-28 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Stanford
Week 1 · L 13-26
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Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Kansas State
15 primary output · 46.1 efficiency · 11.9 usage
75.3
#2
2016 Regular Season · Kansas State
75.3
15 primary · 46.1 efficiency · 11.9 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Kansas State
40.7
3 primary · 30 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
4
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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