Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023Ball 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.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming
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- Committed To
- Ball State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Dalton Elrod, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Ball State. Dalton Elrod shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 3.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 8
Quick Answers
Dalton Elrod quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ball State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 8
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 7 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Wyoming
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Arrowhead · Ball State
- High school pipeline
- Arrowhead · 25 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 55 · Sophomore
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 3 tackles · LB 957th (top 78%) · Mid-American 342nd (top 65%) · National 3,778th (top 64%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ball State | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 4 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35.8 |
Related Context
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Dalton Elrod played LB for Ball State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dalton Elrod recorded 8 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Ball State.
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.
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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
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana State: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Toledo: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Southern: 1 by 4.2. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Toledo
Best efficiency game
4.2 vs Toledo
Career Arc
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Ball State
2020-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Wyoming
Week 3 · L 12-45
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0
Havoc Plays
7.8 takeover
0 disruption/tackle impact with 7.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Georgia Southern
Week 4 · L 23-34
0
Havoc Plays
6.4 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Miami (OH)
Week 13 · L 17-18 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
3.3 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Toledo
Week 7 · L 6-13 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
3.3 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Western Michigan
Week 5 · L 24-42 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
3.3 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Ball State
0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.8 usage
41.1
#2
2022 Regular Season · Ball State
38.2
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Ball State
35.8
0 primary · 3.2 efficiency · 0.5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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