Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2018SMU
Elijah McQueen
S • 5'10" • 179 lbs • Terrell, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Elijah McQueen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
59
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
55
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Player Story
Elijah McQueen built his college career from 2017 through 2018 as a safety from Terrell, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Elijah McQueen's career was his defensive production: 68...
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- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Elijah McQueen, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · SMU. Elijah McQueen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 68
- TFL
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Elijah McQueen quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · S
- Career Tackles
- 68
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · SMU
- Top game
- Houston
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Terrell · SMU
- High school pipeline
- Terrell · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Sophomore
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 51 tackles · S 94th (top 20%) · American Athletic 70th (top 13%) · National 610th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | SMU | 10 | 17 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 23.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | SMU | 10 | 51 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 45.1 |
Related Context
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Elijah McQueen played S for SMU. Across 2 tracked seasons, Elijah McQueen recorded 68 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
SMU paired 3.5 primary output with 24.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · SMU
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
24.7
Usage
5.1
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Texas: 0. Michigan: 0. Navy: 0.5. Houston Christian: 0. UCF: 0. Tulane: 0. Cincinnati: 1. Houston: 1. UConn: 0. Memphis: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Texas: 5 by 20.8. Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Navy: 11 by 50.8. Houston Christian: 5 by 20.8. UCF: 1 by 4.2. Tulane: 4 by 16.7. Cincinnati: 5 by 30.8. Houston: 8 by 43.3. Memphis: 9 by 47.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 5 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Houston
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Navy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/17 | vs Memphis | L 18-28 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ UConn | W 62-50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Houston | W 45-31 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Cincinnati | L 20-26 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Tulane | W 27-23 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ UCF | L 20-48 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Houston Christian | W 63-27 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Navy10+ tackles | W 31-30 | 11 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Michigan | L 20-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ North Texas | L 23-46 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Elijah McQueen story
Elijah McQueen built his college career from 2017 through 2018 as a safety from Terrell, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Elijah McQueen's career was his defensive production: 68 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 1 pass defended across 20 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Elijah McQueen's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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SMU
2017-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | SMU | 2 | 10.1 | 2.3 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | SMU | 3.5 | 24.7 | 5.1 | 1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Houston
Week 10 · W 45-31 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Memphis
Week 12 · L 18-28 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Cincinnati
Week 9 · L 20-26 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
#4
vs North Texas
Week 2 · W 54-32
1
Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Arkansas State
Week 4 · W 44-21
1
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · SMU
3.5 primary output · 24.7 efficiency · 5.1 usage
45.1
#2
2017 Regular Season · SMU
23.2
2 primary · 10.1 efficiency · 2.3 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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