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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.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Kansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: LSU
Player Story
Ross Elder built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive back from Kansas City, MO wearing No. 19, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Ross Elder's career was his defensive...
Read the storyRoss 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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 100
- TFL
- 2.5
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Ross Elder quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 100
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Kansas State
- Top game
- LSU
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 53 tackles · DB 120th (top 13%) · Big 12 37th (top 9%) · National 561st (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas State | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 11.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas State | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas State | 9 | 41 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 22.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kansas State | 12 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 49.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas State | 12 | 42 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 49.3 |
Related Context
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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: LSU
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th 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
LSU
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 | — | — |
Player Story
Ross Elder story
Ross Elder built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive back from Kansas City, MO wearing No. 19, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Ross Elder's career was his defensive production: 100 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 6 passes defended across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Ross Elder's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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
vs LSU
Week 1 · W 42-20 · Postseason
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Texas Tech
Week 8 · W 25-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Baylor
Week 13 · L 31-32 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
63.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.
#4
@ TCU
Week 6 · W 21-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
47.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Baylor
Week 12 · L 10-20 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
47.2 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Kansas State
6.5 primary output · 23.8 efficiency · 5 usage
49.3
#2
2021 Regular Season · Kansas State
49.3
6.5 primary · 23.8 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Kansas State
36.1
0 primary · 2.8 efficiency · 0.7 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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