Player Career
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Player Story
Elijah Gaines built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a cornerback from Queens, NY wearing No. 22, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Elijah Gaines' career was his defensive production: 14 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack, and 1 pass defended across 8 career games in the available record. That gives Elijah Gaines' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Virginia
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| 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 | 0.6 | -1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | — | — | 0 |
#1 Featured game
vs Abilene Christian
Week 12 · W 55-15
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Illinois
Week 2 · W 42-14
1
Havoc Plays
43.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Virginia Tech
Week 15 · L 15-33 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
12.8 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 12.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Duke
Week 12 · W 30-27 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
6.7 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Duke
Week 7 · W 48-0 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
6.1 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.1 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Virginia
2 primary output · 20.5 efficiency · 6.2 usage
55.5
#2
2023 Regular Season · Virginia
38.5
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Virginia
36.5
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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