Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2022Buffalo
Elijah Blades
CB • 6'2" • 185 lbs • Pasadena, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Elijah Blades shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a corner
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Reliability
58
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Texas A&M
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Texas A&M • Florida • Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Player Story
Elijah Blades built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a cornerback from Pasadena, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with Buffalo, Florida, and Texas A&M. The clearest part of Elijah Blades' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Nebraska
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Elijah Blades, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Texas A&M. Elijah Blades shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 49
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 1.5
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Elijah Blades quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · CB
- Career Tackles
- 49
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Texas A&M
- Top game
- Central Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · John Muir · Nebraska
- High school pipeline
- John Muir · 11 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · CB 111th (top 29%) · Mid-American 125th (top 23%) · National 1,470th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 7 | 19 | 2.5 | 1.5 | - | 3 | 0 | 56.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 21.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Buffalo | 7 | 27 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 50.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Elijah Blades played CB for Texas A&M, Florida, and Buffalo. Across 6 tracked seasons, Elijah Blades recorded 49 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Texas A&M paired 7 primary output with 21.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.9 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Texas A&M, Florida, Buffalo.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Buffalo
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
23.9
Usage
5.1
Consistency
58.3
Best Game by takeover score
Central Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 1. Holy Cross: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Miami (OH): 1. Bowling Green: 1. Central Michigan: 2. Kent State: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Maryland: 6 by 35. Holy Cross: 3 by 12.5. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Miami (OH): 6 by 35. Bowling Green: 2 by 18.3. Central Michigan: 6 by 45. Kent State: 3 by 17.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 4 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Central Michigan
Best efficiency game
45 vs Central Michigan
Player Story
Elijah Blades story
Elijah Blades built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a cornerback from Pasadena, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with Buffalo, Florida, and Texas A&M. The clearest part of Elijah Blades' career was his defensive production: 49 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 8 passes defended across 16 career games in the available record. That gives Elijah Blades' 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
Texas A&M
2017-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Florida
2021
Peak year stop
- 3
Buffalo
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201720182019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 7 | 21.3 | 4.8 | 7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 0 | — | — | -7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida | 1 | 11.3 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Buffalo | 5.5 | 23.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Central Michigan
Week 11 · L 27-31 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Clemson
Week 2 · L 10-24
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Ole Miss
Week 8 · W 24-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Kentucky
Week 5 · L 13-20 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
44.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Maryland
Week 1 · L 10-31
1
Havoc Plays
44.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Texas A&M
7 primary output · 21.3 efficiency · 4.8 usage
56.7
#2
2022 Regular Season · Buffalo
50.9
5.5 primary · 23.9 efficiency · 5.1 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Florida
21.5
1 primary · 11.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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