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Player Dossier
2020-2024Louisiana Tech
Isaiah Mcelvane
DB • 6'0" • 197 lbs • San Jose, CA, USA
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Isaiah Mcelvane shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- San Diego State • Louisiana Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Player Story
Isaiah Mcelvane built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from San Jose, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with Louisiana Tech and San Diego State. The clearest part of Isaiah Mcelvane's...
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- Committed To
- San Diego State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Isaiah Mcelvane, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech. Isaiah Mcelvane shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 69
- TFL
- 1.5
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Isaiah Mcelvane quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisiana Tech · DB
- Career Tackles
- 69
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
- Top game
- Middle Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Valley Christian · San Diego State
- High school pipeline
- Boonville · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · DB 173rd (top 18%) · Conference USA 65th (top 15%) · National 726th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | San Diego State | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San Diego State | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 45.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 41 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 39.1 |
Related Context
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Isaiah Mcelvane played DB for San Diego State and Louisiana Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, Isaiah Mcelvane recorded 69 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Louisiana Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Louisiana Tech paired 2 primary output with 15.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across San Diego State, Louisiana Tech.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
16.7
Usage
3.8
Consistency
7.7
Best Game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Army: 0. Nicholls: 0. NC State: 0.5. Tulsa: 0. Florida International: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1. New Mexico State: 0. UTEP: 0. Sam Houston: 1. Jacksonville State: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. Arkansas: 0. Kennesaw State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Army: 5 by 20.8. Nicholls: 5 by 20.8. NC State: 7 by 34.2. Tulsa: 3 by 12.5. Florida International: 4 by 16.7. Middle Tennessee: 3 by 22.5. New Mexico State: 3 by 12.5. UTEP: 2 by 8.3. Sam Houston: 4 by 26.7. Jacksonville State: 3 by 12.5. Western Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Arkansas: 1 by 4.2. Kennesaw State: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 5 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 8 · -0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
Best efficiency game
34.2 vs NC State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/29 | @ Army | L 6-27 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Kennesaw State | W 33-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Arkansas | L 14-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Western Kentucky | W 12-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Jacksonville State | L 37-44 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/30 | @ Sam Houston | L 3-9 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 10/23 | vs UTEP | W 14-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/16 | @ New Mexico State | L 30-33 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/11 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 48-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Florida International | L 10-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Tulsa | L 20-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ NC State | L 20-30 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | vs Nicholls | W 25-17 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Isaiah Mcelvane story
Isaiah Mcelvane built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from San Jose, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with Louisiana Tech and San Diego State. The clearest part of Isaiah Mcelvane's career was his defensive production: 69 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 2 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Isaiah Mcelvane's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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San Diego State
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Louisiana Tech
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | 5.6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 15.7 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 2.5 | 16.7 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 2.5 | 16.7 | 3.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 7 · W 48-21 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Sam Houston
Week 10 · L 3-9 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
54.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.
#3
@ UTEP
Week 5 · W 24-10 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
50 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.
#4
@ Liberty
Week 10 · L 30-56 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
48.6 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.
#5
@ NC State
Week 3 · L 20-30
0.5
Havoc Plays
47.8 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
2 primary output · 15.7 efficiency · 3.5 usage
45.2
#2
2024 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
39.1
2.5 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 3.8 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
39.1
2.5 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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