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Player Dossier
2017-2020Washington
Elijah Molden
DB • 5'10" • 190 lbs • West Linn, OR, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Elijah Molden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
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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
96
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Washington
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Washington
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Player Story
Elijah Molden built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive back from West Linn, OR wearing No. 3, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Elijah Molden's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Washington
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 37
- Overall
- No. 100
- NFL Team
- Tennessee Titans
Elijah Molden, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Washington. Elijah Molden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 152
- TFL
- 7
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 19
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Elijah Molden Washington Highlights
2020 · Washington · Player Highlight
Elijah Molden college highlights at Washington.
- Season
- 2020
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Elijah Molden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington · DB
- Career Tackles
- 152
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Washington
- Top game
- Washington State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · West Linn · Washington
- High school pipeline
- West Linn · 12 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 3 · Pick 37 · Tennessee Titans
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 26 tackles · DB 227th (top 29%) · Pac-12 48th (top 12%) · National 1,023rd (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington | 8 | 19 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Washington | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Washington | 10 | 26 | - | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 2019 Postseason | Washington | 13 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 70.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Washington | 13 | 70 | 5 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | 70.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington | 4 | 26 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 38.3 |
Related Context
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Elijah Molden played DB for Washington. Across 4 tracked seasons, Elijah Molden recorded 152 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Washington.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Washington paired 21.5 primary output with 41.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 41.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Washington
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
41.2
Usage
9.9
Consistency
59
Best Game by takeover score
Washington State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 1.5. Eastern Washington: 2. California: 0. Hawai'i: 2. BYU: 4. USC: 2.5. Stanford: 2.5. Arizona: 0. Oregon: 1. Utah: 1. Oregon State: 1. Colorado: 1. Washington State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boise State: 9 by 52.5. Eastern Washington: 3 by 32.5. California: 3 by 12.5. Hawai'i: 6 by 45. BYU: 4 by 56.7. USC: 6 by 50. Stanford: 9 by 62.5. Arizona: 1 by 4.2. Oregon: 7 by 39.2. Utah: 7 by 39.2. Oregon State: 6 by 35. Colorado: 4 by 26.7. Washington State: 14 by 80
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 8 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 5 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Washington State
Best efficiency game
80 vs Washington State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/22 | vs Boise State | W 38-7 | 9 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Washington State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 31-13 | 14 | 12 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Colorado | L 14-20 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Oregon State | W 19-7 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Utah | L 28-33 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Oregon | L 31-35 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | @ Arizona | W 51-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | @ StanfordSplash game | L 13-23 | 9 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs USCSplash game | W 28-14 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ BYUSplash game | W 45-19 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Hawai'iSplash game | W 52-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 9/8 | vs California | L 19-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Eastern WashingtonSplash game | W 47-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Elijah Molden story
Elijah Molden built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive back from West Linn, OR wearing No. 3, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Elijah Molden's career was his defensive production: 152 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, and 19 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. That gives Elijah Molden's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Washington
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington | 2.5 | 13 | 3.4 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Washington | 5 | 16.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Washington | 5 | 16.7 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Washington | 21.5 | 41.2 | 9.9 | 16.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Washington | 21.5 | 41.2 | 9.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington | 3 | 34.6 | 7.9 | -18.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Washington State
Week 14 · W 31-13 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
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3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
vs Utah
Week 13 · W 24-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#3
vs USC
Week 5 · W 28-14 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Stanford
Week 6 · L 13-23 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Oregon State
Week 5 · W 42-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Washington
21.5 primary output · 41.2 efficiency · 9.9 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Washington
70.7
21.5 primary · 41.2 efficiency · 9.9 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Washington
38.3
3 primary · 34.6 efficiency · 7.9 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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