Usage Score
5
Player Dossier
2018-2021Kansas State
Ross Elder
DB • 6'1" • 189 lbs • Kansas City, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ross Elder shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
23.8
Consistency
32.1
Season Value
40.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Kansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Kansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Scouting Read
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Ross Elder, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Kansas State. Ross Elder shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.
Ross Elder played DB for Kansas State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ross Elder recorded 100 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Kansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Kansas State paired 6.5 primary output with 23.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Kansas State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
23.8
Usage
5
Consistency
32.1
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 1. Stanford: 0. Southern Illinois: 1. Nevada: 1. Oklahoma State: 0. Iowa State: 0. Texas Tech: 2. TCU: 0. Kansas: 0. West Virginia: 1. Baylor: 0.5. Texas: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 11 by 55.8. Stanford: 1 by 4.2. Southern Illinois: 1 by 14.2. Nevada: 3 by 22.5. Oklahoma State: 2 by 8.3. Iowa State: 3 by 12.5. Texas Tech: 4 by 36.7. TCU: 5 by 20.8. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. West Virginia: 5 by 30.8. Baylor: 10 by 46.7. Texas: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 8 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 4 · -0.6 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
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs LSU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/5 | vs LSU10+ tackles | W 42-20 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/26 | @ Texas | L 17-22 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Baylor10+ tackles | L 10-20 | 10 | 9 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs West Virginia | W 34-17 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Kansas | W 35-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs TCU | W 31-12 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Texas TechSplash game | W 25-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Iowa State | L 20-33 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Oklahoma State | L 20-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Nevada | W 38-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Southern Illinois | W 31-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Stanford | W 24-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Kansas State
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas State | 1 | 8.9 | 1.1 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | -1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas State | 2 | 21.2 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kansas State | 6.5 | 23.8 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas State | 6.5 | 23.8 | 5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Texas Tech
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
#2
Baylor
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
#3
TCU
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.
#4
LSU
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.
#5
UTSA
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Kansas State
6.5 primary output · 23.8 efficiency · 5 usage
40.2
#2
2021 Regular Season · Kansas State
40.2
6.5 primary · 23.8 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Kansas State
34.5
0 primary · 2.8 efficiency · 0.7 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
100
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 27 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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