Player Dossier

2019-2023

Auburn

Elijah McAllister

LB • 6'6" • 271 lbs • Rumson, NJ, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Elijah McAllister shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.

Usage / Role

55%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

62

Solid production for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

51

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Auburn

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Vanderbilt • Auburn
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois

Player Story

Elijah McAllister built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Rumson, NJ wearing No. 11, spending time with Auburn and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Elijah McAllister's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8642

Rumson-Fair Haven · Rumson, NJ

Committed To
Vanderbilt
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Elijah McAllister, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Auburn. Elijah McAllister shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
93
TFL
9.5
Sacks
4.5
QB hurries
6
Passes defended
5

Quick Answers

Elijah McAllister quick answers

Latest team and position
Auburn · LB
Career Tackles
93
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 45 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Auburn
Top game
Northern Illinois
Recruit profile
3-star · Rumson-Fair Haven · Vanderbilt
High school pipeline
Rumson-Fair Haven · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 11 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank
28 tackles · LB 461st (top 38%) · SEC 158th (top 26%) · National 1,434th (top 24%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonVanderbilt11264.52.521044.1
2020 Regular SeasonVanderbilt00-0--0-
2021 Regular SeasonVanderbilt11231021028.7
2022 Regular SeasonVanderbilt101610-1013.6
2023 PostseasonAuburn131-011044.6
2023 Regular SeasonAuburn13273211044.6

Related Context

Elijah McAllister played LB for Vanderbilt and Auburn. Across 5 tracked seasons, Elijah McAllister recorded 93 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Auburn.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Auburn paired 9 primary output with 15.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 15.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Vanderbilt, Auburn.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Postseason · Auburn

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

15.9

Usage

4.3

Consistency

36.9

Best Game by takeover score

New Mexico State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 2. Massachusetts: 2. California: 0. Samford: 0.5. Texas A&M: 1. Georgia: 1. LSU: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Arkansas: 0. New Mexico State: 2. Alabama: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Maryland: 1 by 24.2. Massachusetts: 2 by 28.3. California: 3 by 12.5. Samford: 1 by 9.2. Texas A&M: 2 by 18.3. Georgia: 0 by 10. LSU: 6 by 25. Ole Miss: 2 by 8.3. Mississippi State: 1 by 4.2. Vanderbilt: 2 by 8.3. Arkansas: 4 by 16.7. New Mexico State: 2 by 28.3. Alabama: 2 by 13.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.4 · Games = 6 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 7 · +0.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

New Mexico State

Best efficiency game

28.3 vs New Mexico State

Result
Sat 12/30@ MarylandSplash gameL 13-3111001
Sat 11/25vs AlabamaL 24-27200.5000
Sat 11/18vs New Mexico StateSplash gameL 10-3122110
Sat 11/11@ ArkansasW 48-1041000
Sat 11/4@ VanderbiltW 31-1521000
Sat 10/28vs Mississippi StateW 27-1311000
Sat 10/21vs Ole MissL 21-2820000
Sat 10/14@ LSUL 18-4861000
Sat 9/30vs GeorgiaL 20-2700000
Sat 9/23@ Texas A&ML 10-2721001
Sat 9/16vs SamfordW 45-13100.5000
Sun 9/10@ CaliforniaW 14-1031000
Sat 9/2vs MassachusettsSplash gameW 59-1421110

Player Story

Elijah McAllister story

Elijah McAllister built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Rumson, NJ wearing No. 11, spending time with Auburn and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Elijah McAllister's career was his defensive production: 93 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 45 career games in the available record. That gives Elijah McAllister's 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

    Vanderbilt

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Auburn

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonVanderbilt1018.95.1
2020 Regular SeasonVanderbilt0-10
2021 Regular SeasonVanderbilt513.24.35
2022 Regular SeasonVanderbilt28.71.9-3
2023 PostseasonAuburn915.94.37
2023 Regular SeasonAuburn915.94.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Northern Illinois

Week 5 · W 24-18

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

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Havoc Plays

82.8 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.

#2

vs New Mexico State

Week 12 · L 10-31

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Havoc Plays

76.1 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.

#3

vs Kentucky

Week 11 · L 17-34 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

72.8 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.

#4

vs East Tennessee State

Week 13 · W 38-0

3

Havoc Plays

72.5 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.

#5

@ Colorado State

Week 2 · W 24-21

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Havoc Plays

66.4 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Auburn

9 primary output · 15.9 efficiency · 4.3 usage

44.6

#2

2023 Regular Season · Auburn

44.6

9 primary · 15.9 efficiency · 4.3 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

44.1

10 primary · 18.9 efficiency · 5.1 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games