Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Virginia
Eli Hanback
DT • 6'4" • 300 lbs • Ashland, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Eli Hanback shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player Story
Eli Hanback built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Ashland, VA wearing No. 58, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Eli Hanback's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Eli Hanback, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Virginia. Eli Hanback shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 177
- TFL
- 23
- Sacks
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
Eli Hanback quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia · DT
- Career Tackles
- 177
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Virginia
- Top game
- Louisville
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Patrick Henry · Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Patrick Henry · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 58 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · DT 38th (top 17%) · ACC 127th (top 20%) · National 1,135th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia | 11 | 36 | 4.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 26.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | Virginia | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia | 13 | 53 | 5.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 33.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | Virginia | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia | 13 | 43 | 3.5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 25.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Virginia | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia | 12 | 33 | 9.5 | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | 60 |
Related Context
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Eli Hanback played DT for Virginia. Across 4 tracked seasons, Eli Hanback recorded 177 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Virginia paired 15.5 primary output with 25.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Virginia
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
25.4
Usage
9.3
Consistency
36.9
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 0. Pittsburgh: 2.5. Florida State: 0. Old Dominion: 1. Notre Dame: 2. Duke: 0. Louisville: 5. North Carolina: 2. Georgia Tech: 1. Liberty: 1. Virginia Tech: 1. Clemson: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 3 by 12.5. Pittsburgh: 2 by 33.3. Florida State: 1 by 4.2. Old Dominion: 2 by 18.3. Notre Dame: 3 by 32.5. Duke: 3 by 12.5. Louisville: 6 by 75. North Carolina: 3 by 32.5. Georgia Tech: 4 by 26.7. Liberty: 2 by 18.3. Virginia Tech: 5 by 30.8. Clemson: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 8 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 4 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisville
Best efficiency game
75 vs Louisville
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/31 | vs Florida | L 28-36 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/8 | @ Clemson | L 17-62 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Virginia Tech | W 39-30 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Liberty | W 55-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Georgia Tech | W 33-28 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ North CarolinaSplash game | W 38-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Louisville2+ sacks · Splash game | L 21-28 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Duke | W 48-14 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Notre DameSplash game | L 20-35 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Old Dominion | W 28-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Florida State | W 31-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ PittsburghSplash game | W 30-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Eli Hanback story
Eli Hanback built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Ashland, VA wearing No. 58, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Eli Hanback's career was his defensive production: 177 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, and 9.5 sacks across 49 career games in the available record. That gives Eli Hanback's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Virginia
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia | 5.5 | 18.6 | 4.9 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Virginia | 7 | 24 | 6.1 | 1.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia | 7 | 24 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Virginia | 5.5 | 19.3 | 4.6 | -1.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia | 5.5 | 19.3 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Virginia | 15.5 | 25.4 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia | 15.5 | 25.4 | 9.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Louisville
Week 9 · L 21-28 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Wake Forest
Week 10 · L 20-27 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
88.1 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Georgia Tech
Week 10 · W 40-36 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Duke
Week 8 · W 28-14 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Indiana
Week 2 · L 17-34
1.5
Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Virginia
15.5 primary output · 25.4 efficiency · 9.3 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Virginia
60
15.5 primary · 25.4 efficiency · 9.3 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Virginia
33.9
7 primary · 24 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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