Player Dossier

2019-2024

Tennessee

Elijah Simmons

DL • 6'2" • 340 lbs • Memphis, TN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Elijah Simmons shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.4

Efficiency

8.7

Consistency

9.5

Season Value

7.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Tennessee

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Tennessee
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ball 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 Simmons, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Tennessee. Elijah Simmons shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Tennessee paired 2.5 primary output with 14.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 8.7 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: Oklahoma

Win with 1 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · Tennessee

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

8.7

Usage

2.4

Consistency

9.5

Best Game by takeover score

UTEP

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0.5. Oklahoma: 1. Arkansas: 0. Florida: 0. Kentucky: 0. Georgia: 0. UTEP: 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. Unknown: 3 by 17.5. Oklahoma: 1 by 14.2. Arkansas: 1 by 4.2. Florida: 1 by 4.2. Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Georgia: 2 by 8.3. UTEP: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=4 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · -0.4 vs First Half

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Oklahoma

Best efficiency game

17.5 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 11/23vs UTEPW 56-020000
Sun 11/17@ GeorgiaL 17-3122000
Sat 11/2vs KentuckyW 28-1810000
Sat 10/12vs FloridaW 23-1710000
Sat 10/5@ ArkansasL 14-1910000
Sat 9/21@ OklahomaW 25-1511100
Sat 8/31vs Unknown310.5000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Tennessee

    2019-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2019202020212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonTennessee0
2020 Regular SeasonTennessee17.411
2021 Regular SeasonTennessee2.514.23.21.5
2022 Regular SeasonTennessee17.25.1-1.5
2023 PostseasonTennessee4.513.83.33.5
2023 Regular SeasonTennessee4.513.83.30
2024 Regular SeasonTennessee1.58.72.4-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ball State

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.

#2

UConn

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.7 takeover score.

#3

Missouri

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.2 takeover score.

#4

Oklahoma

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.5 takeover score.

#5

Alabama

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Tennessee

2.5 primary output · 14.2 efficiency · 3.2 usage

22

#2

2023 Postseason · Tennessee

14.2

4.5 primary · 13.8 efficiency · 3.3 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Tennessee

14.2

4.5 primary · 13.8 efficiency · 3.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8794

Choctawhatchee · Fort Walton Beach, FL

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

59

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 34 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Elijah Simmons quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
59