Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Central Michigan
Elijah Rikard
DB • 6'1" • 190 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA
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Impact Production
48
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
42
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Central Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Elijah Rikard built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Detroit, MI wearing No. 2, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Elijah Rikard's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Elijah Rikard, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Central Michigan. Elijah Rikard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 127
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Elijah Rikard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Central Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 127
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · University Of Detroit Jesuit · Central Michigan
- High school pipeline
- University Of Detroit Jesuit · 13 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · DB 165th (top 17%) · Mid-American 71st (top 13%) · National 712th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 8 | 23 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 22.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 12 | 56 | 2.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 37.3 |
| 2025 Postseason | Central Michigan | 13 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 13 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 42.5 |
Related Context
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Elijah Rikard played DB for Central Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Elijah Rikard recorded 127 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Central Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Central Michigan paired 4.5 primary output with 18.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 18.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Central Michigan
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
18.2
Usage
4.7
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 0.5. San José State: 1. Pittsburgh: 1. Michigan: 0. Wagner: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Akron: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Western Michigan: 1. Buffalo: 0. Kent State: 1. Toledo: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 4 by 21.7. San José State: 2 by 18.3. Pittsburgh: 3 by 22.5. Michigan: 8 by 33.3. Wagner: 4 by 16.7. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Akron: 2 by 8.3. Bowling Green: 1 by 4.2. Massachusetts: 1 by 4.2. Western Michigan: 4 by 26.7. Buffalo: 4 by 16.7. Kent State: 3 by 22.5. Toledo: 9 by 37.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 6 · +0.1 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
Pittsburgh
Best efficiency game
37.5 vs Toledo
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | @ Northwestern | L 7-34 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Toledo | L 3-21 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/20 | @ Kent State | W 28-16 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/13 | vs Buffalo | W 38-19 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Western Michigan | L 21-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Massachusetts | W 38-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Bowling Green | W 27-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Akron | L 22-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 24-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Wagner | W 49-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Michigan | L 3-63 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Pittsburgh | L 17-45 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ San José State | W 16-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Elijah Rikard story
Elijah Rikard built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Detroit, MI wearing No. 2, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Elijah Rikard's career was his defensive production: 127 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Elijah Rikard's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Central Michigan
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 8.3 | 1.9 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 2 | 14.5 | 3.2 | 2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 3.5 | 22.4 | 4.9 | 1.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Central Michigan | 4.5 | 18.2 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 4.5 | 18.2 | 4.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Illinois
Week 3 · L 9-30
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
77 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 36 Pittsburgh
Week 2 · L 17-45
1
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 78 Western Michigan
Week 10 · L 21-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 118 San José State
Week 1 · W 16-14
1
Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
#5
vs New Hampshire
Week 2 · W 45-42
2
Havoc Plays
64.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Central Michigan
4.5 primary output · 18.2 efficiency · 4.7 usage
42.5
#2
2025 Regular Season · Central Michigan
42.5
4.5 primary · 18.2 efficiency · 4.7 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Central Michigan
41.4
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.9 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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