Player Dossier

2020-2023

Ball State

Dalton Elrod

LB • 6'2" • 229 lbs • Hartland, WI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Dalton Elrod shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 3.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.5

Efficiency

3.2

Consistency

100

Season Value

34.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Ball State

20212223

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Ball State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming

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.

Dalton Elrod, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Ball State. Dalton Elrod shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 3.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Ball State paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 3.2 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: Toledo

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

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

2023 Regular Season · Ball State

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

3.2

Usage

0.5

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Toledo

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

1234

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Toledo: 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. Georgia Southern: 1 by 4.2. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses0 · n=3
First Half0 · n=2 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=2 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0 · n=4

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Toledo

Best efficiency game

4.2 vs Toledo

Result
Sat 10/14vs ToledoL 6-1311000
Sat 9/30@ Western MichiganL 24-4211000
Sat 9/23vs Georgia SouthernL 3-4010000
Sat 9/16vs Unknown

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Ball State

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonBall State0
2021 Regular SeasonBall State08.31.80
2022 Regular SeasonBall State06.310
2023 Regular SeasonBall State03.20.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Wyoming

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0

Primary metric

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.

#2

Georgia Southern

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

#3

Miami (OH)

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.

#4

Toledo

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.

#5

Western Michigan

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Ball State

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.8 usage

36.7

#2

2022 Regular Season · Ball State

35.8

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Ball State

34.6

0 primary · 3.2 efficiency · 0.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8159

Arrowhead · Hartland, WI

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

8

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 7 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Dalton Elrod quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
8