Usage Score
1.1
Player Dossier
2020-2024Virginia
Elijah Gaines
CB • 6'1" • 197 lbs • Queens, NY, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Elijah Gaines shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Efficiency
6.3
Consistency
100
Season Value
35.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Virginia
2021222324
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
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 Gaines, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Virginia. Elijah Gaines shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Virginia paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 6.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Win with 0 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 Regular Season · Virginia
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
6.3
Usage
1.1
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.
Game-by-Game Trend
12
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 0. Duke: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.
Split Comparison
All Games0 · n=2
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
8.3 vs Duke
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Virginia
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Progression
20202021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia | 2 | 20.5 | 6.2 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 1 | 13.3 | 1.4 | -1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | -1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Unknown
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.
#2
Illinois
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
#3
Virginia Tech
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.4 takeover score.
#4
Duke
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.
#5
Duke
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · Virginia
0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage
35.8
#2
2022 Regular Season · Virginia
35.1
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Virginia
27.5
2 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.8815
Episcopal · Alexandria, VA
- Committed To
- Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
14
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 8 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.