Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Fresno State
Elijah Gates
DB • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Pasadena, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Elijah Gates shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
56
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Fresno State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UCLA • Fresno State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- UCLA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Elijah Gates, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Fresno State. Elijah Gates shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 155
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 15
Quick Answers
Elijah Gates quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Fresno State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 155
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Fresno State
- Top game
- Arizona
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Buena Park · UCLA
- High school pipeline
- Buena Park · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · DB 282nd (top 31%) · Mountain West 108th (top 21%) · National 1,180th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UCLA | 12 | 38 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 35.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UCLA | 10 | 37 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 19.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UCLA | 3 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Fresno State | 10 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Fresno State | 10 | 29 | 3 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Fresno State | 7 | 33 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 32.7 |
Related Context
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Elijah Gates played DB for UCLA and Fresno State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Elijah Gates recorded 5 receiving yards and 155 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Fresno State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Fresno State paired 10 primary output with 25 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.8 efficiency.
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Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UCLA, Fresno State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Fresno State
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
26.8
Usage
4.8
Consistency
14.3
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Cal Poly: 1. Oregon State: 0. USC: 0. UConn: 1. Boise State: 0. San José State: 3. New Mexico: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cal Poly: 3 by 22.5. Oregon State: 3 by 12.5. USC: 5 by 20.8. UConn: 5 by 30.8. Boise State: 9 by 37.5. San José State: 4 by 46.7. New Mexico: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 3 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs San José State
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
UCLA
2018-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Fresno State
2021-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UCLA | 5 | 17.4 | 7.2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | UCLA | 3 | 18.4 | 2.9 | -2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UCLA | 2 | 21.9 | 6.9 | -1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Fresno State | 10 | 25 | 4.8 | 8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Fresno State | 10 | 25 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Fresno State | 5 | 26.8 | 4.8 | -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.
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Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#2
vs San José State
Week 7 · W 17-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Cal Poly
Week 2 · W 63-10
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Havoc Plays
77 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77 takeover score.
#4
vs Stanford
Week 16 · L 47-48 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Fresno State
Week 3 · L 14-38
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Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
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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