Player Career

Elijah Gates Career Story

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Player Story

Elijah Gates story

Elijah Gates built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Pasadena, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with Fresno State and UCLA. The clearest part of Elijah Gates' career was his defensive production: 155 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 4 interceptions across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 5 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Elijah Gates' 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. 1

    UCLA

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Fresno State

    2021-2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201820192020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonUCLA517.47.2—
2019 Regular SeasonUCLA318.42.9-2
2020 Regular SeasonUCLA221.96.9-1
2021 PostseasonFresno State10254.88
2021 Regular SeasonFresno State10254.80
2022 Regular SeasonFresno State526.84.8-5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Arizona

Week 8 · W 31-30 · Conference game

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Havoc Plays

78.3 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.

Game stats

#2

vs San José State

Week 7 · W 17-10 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

77.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.

Game stats

#3

vs Cal Poly

Week 2 · W 63-10

3

Havoc Plays

77 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 77 takeover score.

Game stats

#4

vs Stanford

Week 16 · L 47-48 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

73.3 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.

Game stats

#5

vs Fresno State

Week 3 · L 14-38

1

Havoc Plays

68.9 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Fresno State

10 primary output · 25 efficiency · 4.8 usage

56.4

#2

2021 Regular Season · Fresno State

56.4

10 primary · 25 efficiency · 4.8 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · UCLA

41.3

2 primary · 21.9 efficiency · 6.9 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

4

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

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