Usage Score
4.6
Player Dossier
2015-2021Notre Dame
Elijah Taylor
DL • 6'3" • 280 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Elijah Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
13.8
Consistency
6.7
Season Value
12.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Notre Dame • Tulsa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Elijah Taylor, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Notre Dame. Elijah Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.8 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Notre Dame paired 1 primary output with 13.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 13.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Notre Dame, Tulsa.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Postseason · Tulsa
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
13.8
Usage
4.6
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
Old Dominion
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Old Dominion: 0. Unknown: 0. Ohio State: 0. Arkansas State: 3. Houston: 0. Navy: 0. Cincinnati: 2. Tulane: 0. Temple: 0. SMU: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Old Dominion: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 2 by 8.3. Arkansas State: 2 by 38.3. Houston: 4 by 16.7. Navy: 1 by 4.2. Cincinnati: 3 by 32.5. Tulane: 1 by 4.2. Temple: 4 by 16.7. SMU: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Wins0.6 · n=5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=4 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas State
Best efficiency game
38.3 vs Arkansas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/20 | vs Old Dominion | W 30-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | @ SMU | W 34-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Temple | W 44-10 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Tulane | W 20-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Cincinnati | L 20-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/29 | vs Navy | L 17-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/1 | vs Houston | L 10-45 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Arkansas StateSplash game | W 41-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Ohio State | L 20-41 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/2 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Notre Dame
2015-2017
Opening stop
- 2
Tulsa
2021
Final stop
Season Progression
20152016201720212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1 | 13.4 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Tulsa | 5 | 13.8 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tulsa | 5 | 13.8 | 4.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Troy
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.
#2
Arkansas State
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.8 takeover score.
#3
USC
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.9 takeover score.
#4
Cincinnati
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 40.6 takeover score.
#5
Bowling Green
0
Primary metric
Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 10.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · Notre Dame
1 primary output · 13.4 efficiency · 6.5 usage
18.7
#2
2021 Postseason · Tulsa
12.5
5 primary · 13.8 efficiency · 4.6 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Tulsa
12.5
5 primary · 13.8 efficiency · 4.6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2015 · Rating 0.8975
Archbishop Moeller · Cincinnati, OH
- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
25
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 17 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.