Player Career

Elijah Gooden Career Story

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Player Story

Elijah Gooden story

Elijah Gooden built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Boling, TX wearing No. 26, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Elijah Gooden's career was his defensive production: 27 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks across 19 career games in the available record. His career also includes 6 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Elijah Gooden's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Houston

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720172018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonHouston04.20.6—
2017 Regular SeasonHouston04.20.60
2018 Regular SeasonHouston6.513.73.46.5
2019 Regular SeasonHouston04.20.8-6.5
2020 Regular SeasonHouston0——0
2021 Regular SeasonHouston312.73.13

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Tulsa

Week 6 · W 41-26 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

84.2 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.

Game stats

#2

@ Tulane

Week 6 · W 40-22 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

60.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.

Game stats

#3

@ SMU

Week 10 · L 31-45 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

34.7 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 34.7 takeover score.

Game stats

#4

vs East Carolina

Week 8 · W 31-24 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

32.8 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 32.8 takeover score.

Game stats

#5

vs Texas Southern

Week 4 · W 70-14

1

Havoc Plays

18.9 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 18.9 takeover score.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · Houston

6.5 primary output · 13.7 efficiency · 3.4 usage

38.3

#2

2019 Regular Season · Houston

37

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Houston

36.5

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

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