Usage Score
3.2
Player Dossier
2017-2021Houston
Elijah Gooden
LB • 6'1" • 215 lbs • Boling, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Elijah Gooden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
12.7
Consistency
13.3
Season Value
12.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
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 Gooden, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Houston. Elijah Gooden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.7 disruption score.
Elijah Gooden played LB for Houston. Across 5 tracked seasons, Elijah Gooden recorded 27 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Houston paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 12.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2021 Regular Season · Houston
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
12.7
Usage
3.2
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Tulane: 2. East Carolina: 1. Temple: 0. Memphis: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Tulane: 2 by 28.3. East Carolina: 1 by 14.2. Temple: 2 by 8.3. Memphis: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 4
First Half1 · Games = 3 · +1 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 2 · -1 vs First Half
All Games0.6 · Games = 5
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tulane
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Tulane
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Houston
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Progression
201720172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Houston | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Houston | 2.5 | 9.3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | -2.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 3 | 12.7 | 3.2 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Tulsa
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.8 takeover score.
#2
Tulane
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.9 takeover score.
#3
East Carolina
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 22.9 takeover score.
#4
Navy
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 12.3 takeover score.
#5
South Florida
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2019 Regular Season · Houston
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
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#2
2017 Postseason · Houston
34.9
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Houston
34.9
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2017 · Rating 0.8047
Boling · Boling, TX
- Committed To
- Houston
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
27
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 19 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.