Player Dossier

2020-2024

Miami

Elijah Roberts

DE • 6'4" • 278 lbs • Miami, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Elijah Roberts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

10

Efficiency

32

Consistency

61.8

Season Value

45.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · SMU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Miami • SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Rice

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 Roberts, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · SMU. Elijah Roberts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

SMU paired 23 primary output with 32 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 32 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 Miami, SMU.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Rice

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. 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.

2023 Postseason · SMU

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.9

Efficiency

32

Usage

10

Consistency

61.8

Best Game by takeover score

Boston College

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 1. Louisiana Tech: 3. Unknown: 2. Charlotte: 0. East Carolina: 0.5. Temple: 2. Tulsa: 2. Rice: 5. North Texas: 3. Memphis: 0. Navy: 1.5. Tulane: 3

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. Boston College: 8 by 43.3. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 46.7. Unknown: 1 by 24.2. Charlotte: 4 by 16.7. East Carolina: 5 by 25.8. Temple: 1 by 24.2. Tulsa: 2 by 28.3. Rice: 5 by 70.8. North Texas: 1 by 34.2. Memphis: 3 by 12.5. Navy: 2 by 23.3. Tulane: 1 by 34.2

Split Comparison

Wins2 · n=10
First Half1.4 · n=6 · -1.0 vs Second Half
Second Half2.4 · n=6 · +1.0 vs First Half
All Games1.9 · n=12

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Rice

Best efficiency game

70.8 vs Rice

Result
Thu 12/28@ Boston CollegeL 14-2383100
Sat 12/2@ TulaneW 26-1411111
Sat 11/25vs NavyW 59-14211.5000
Sat 11/18@ MemphisW 38-3432000
Sat 11/11vs North TexasW 45-2111111
Sat 11/4@ Rice2+ sacks · Splash gameW 36-31532.502.500
Sat 10/28vs TulsaW 69-1022110
Fri 10/20@ TempleW 55-011110
Thu 10/12@ East CarolinaW 31-10510.5000
Sat 9/30vs CharlotteW 34-1641000
Sat 9/16vs Unknown11110
Sat 9/2vs Louisiana TechSplash gameW 38-1444210

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Miami

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    SMU

    2023-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

20202020202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 PostseasonMiami08.41.3
2020 Regular SeasonMiami08.41.30
2021 Regular SeasonMiami17.31.81
2022 Regular SeasonMiami17.920
2023 PostseasonSMU23321022
2023 Regular SeasonSMU2332100
2024 PostseasonSMU17.525.711-5.5
2024 Regular SeasonSMU17.525.7110

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Rice

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.2 takeover score.

#2

Penn State

4

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.6 takeover score.

#3

TCU

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

#4

Virginia

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.8 takeover score.

#5

Louisiana Tech

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · SMU

23 primary output · 32 efficiency · 10 usage

45.1

#2

2023 Regular Season · SMU

45.1

23 primary · 32 efficiency · 10 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · SMU

37.3

17.5 primary · 25.7 efficiency · 11 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

4

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

90

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 38 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Elijah Roberts quick answers

Position
DE
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
90