Usage Score
5.3
Player Dossier
2018-2023Utah State
Elijah Shelton
LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Elijah Shelton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
16.6
Consistency
14.8
Season Value
12
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- Utah State • Utah • UNLV
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Elijah Shelton, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Utah State. Elijah Shelton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.6 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Utah State paired 0 primary output with 24 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.6 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 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Utah State, Utah, UNLV.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Postseason · UNLV
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
16.6
Usage
5.3
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kansas: 0. Vanderbilt: 1.5. Nevada: 0. Fresno State: 0. New Mexico: 0. Wyoming: 2. Air Force: 0.5. San José State: 0.5. Boise State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kansas: 3 by 12.5. Vanderbilt: 3 by 27.5. Nevada: 2 by 8.3. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 2 by 28.3. Air Force: 8 by 38.3. San José State: 1 by 9.2. Boise State: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Wins0.8 · n=5 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=4 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=5 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=4 · +0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wyoming
Best efficiency game
38.3 vs Air Force
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/27 | vs Kansas | L 36-49 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | vs Boise State | L 20-44 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs San José State | L 31-37 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Air Force | W 31-27 | 8 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Wyoming | W 34-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ New Mexico | W 56-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | @ Fresno State | L 24-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Nevada | W 45-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Vanderbilt | W 40-37 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Utah State
2018-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Utah
2021
Transition stop
- 3
UNLV
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Progression
20182019201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 12.5 | 1.9 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Utah State | 0 | 24 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 24 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 6.5 | 25.5 | 7.6 | 6.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | — | — | -6.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UNLV | 5 | 21.3 | 6.2 | 5 |
| 2023 Postseason | UNLV | 4.5 | 16.6 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UNLV | 4.5 | 16.6 | 5.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Fresno State
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.2 takeover score.
#2
San José State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.
#3
New Mexico
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.1 takeover score.
#4
Wyoming
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.
#5
Vanderbilt
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2019 Postseason · Utah State
0 primary output · 24 efficiency · 3.6 usage
42.5
#2
2019 Regular Season · Utah State
42.5
0 primary · 24 efficiency · 3.6 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Utah State
38.1
0 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 1.9 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2018 · Rating 0.7698
Highland · Salt Lake City, UT
- Committed To
- Utah State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Career Facts
3
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
105
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 29 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.