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Player Dossier
2019-2023SMU
Elijah Chatman
DT • 6'0" • 278 lbs • Shreveport, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Elijah Chatman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCF
Player Story
Elijah Chatman built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Shreveport, LA wearing No. 40, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Elijah Chatman's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Elijah Chatman, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · SMU. Elijah Chatman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 144
- TFL
- 33
- Sacks
- 13.5
- QB hurries
- 7
Quick Answers
Elijah Chatman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · DT
- Career Tackles
- 144
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 53 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · SMU
- Top game
- UCF
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Evangel Christian Academy · SMU
- High school pipeline
- Evangel Christian Academy · 49 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 40 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 31 tackles · DT 33rd (top 16%) · American Athletic 140th (top 23%) · National 1,273rd (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | SMU | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | SMU | 7 | 9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 31.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | SMU | 10 | 25 | 7.5 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 52.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 40 | 10 | 2.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 58.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 37 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 32.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | SMU | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 55.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 28 | 7 | 3.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 55.8 |
Related Context
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Elijah Chatman played DT for SMU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Elijah Chatman recorded 144 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
SMU paired 15.5 primary output with 26.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rice
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · SMU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
23.7
Usage
7.5
Consistency
36.9
Best Game by takeover score
Rice
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 2. Louisiana Tech: 2. Prairie View A&M: 0. TCU: 1. Charlotte: 0.5. East Carolina: 0. Temple: 4. Tulsa: 1. Rice: 4. North Texas: 0. Memphis: 1. Navy: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boston College: 3 by 32.5. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 24.2. Prairie View A&M: 1 by 4.2. TCU: 3 by 22.5. Charlotte: 1 by 9.2. East Carolina: 5 by 20.8. Temple: 3 by 52.5. Tulsa: 3 by 22.5. Rice: 4 by 56.7. North Texas: 4 by 16.7. Memphis: 2 by 18.3. Navy: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 10 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rice
Best efficiency game
56.7 vs Rice
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | @ Boston CollegeSplash game | L 14-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Navy | W 59-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Memphis | W 38-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs North Texas | W 45-21 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ RiceSplash game | W 36-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Tulsa | W 69-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/20 | @ TempleSplash game | W 55-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/12 | @ East Carolina | W 31-10 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Charlotte | W 34-16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ TCU | L 17-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Prairie View A&M | W 69-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Louisiana TechSplash game | W 38-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Elijah Chatman story
Elijah Chatman built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Shreveport, LA wearing No. 40, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Elijah Chatman's career was his defensive production: 144 tackles, 33 tackles for loss, and 13.5 sacks across 53 career games in the available record. That gives Elijah Chatman's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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SMU
2019-2023
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Season Value Progression
2019201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | SMU | 4 | 12.3 | 3.7 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | SMU | 4 | 12.3 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | SMU | 11.5 | 21.9 | 8.9 | 7.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | SMU | 15.5 | 26.8 | 8.6 | 4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 7 | 18.7 | 6.4 | -8.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | SMU | 15.5 | 23.7 | 7.5 | 8.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 15.5 | 23.7 | 7.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UCF
Week 11 · W 55-28 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Rice
Week 10 · W 36-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Temple
Week 8 · W 55-0 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas State
Week 1 · W 31-24
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Maryland
Week 3 · L 27-34
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · SMU
15.5 primary output · 26.8 efficiency · 8.6 usage
58.2
#2
2023 Postseason · SMU
55.8
15.5 primary · 23.7 efficiency · 7.5 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · SMU
55.8
15.5 primary · 23.7 efficiency · 7.5 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
13
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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