Usage Score
5.1
Player Dossier
2022-2025Illinois
Elijah Mc-Cantos
DB • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Elijah Mc-Cantos shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
25.2
Consistency
15.2
Season Value
13.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Illinois
22232425
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Illinois • App State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
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 Mc-Cantos, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Illinois. Elijah Mc-Cantos shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.2 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Illinois paired 0 primary output with 10.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Illinois, App State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · App State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
25.2
Usage
5.1
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Charlotte: 1. Unknown: 1. Southern Miss: 1. Boise State: 1. Oregon State: 0. Georgia State: 0. Coastal Carolina: 1. Old Dominion: 0. James Madison: 0. Marshall: 0. Arkansas State: 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. Charlotte: 4 by 26.7. Southern Miss: 4 by 26.7. Boise State: 5 by 30.8. Oregon State: 6 by 25. Georgia State: 6 by 25. Coastal Carolina: 2 by 18.3. Old Dominion: 4 by 16.7. James Madison: 5 by 20.8. Marshall: 7 by 29.2. Arkansas State: 9 by 37.5
Split Comparison
Wins0.3 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=6 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Southern Miss
Best efficiency game
37.5 vs Arkansas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Arkansas State | L 29-30 | 9 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Marshall | W 26-24 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ James Madison | L 10-58 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Old Dominion | L 21-24 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Coastal Carolina | L 37-45 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Georgia State | W 41-20 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Oregon State | W 27-23 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Boise State | L 14-47 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Southern Miss | L 22-38 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | @ Charlotte | W 34-11 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Illinois
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
App State
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Progression
2022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | App State | 0 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | App State | 5 | 25.2 | 5.1 | 5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Southern Miss
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.7 takeover score.
#2
Boise State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.
#3
Charlotte
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.6 takeover score.
#4
Coastal Carolina
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.
#5
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · Illinois
0 primary output · 10.5 efficiency · 1.7 usage
37.4
#2
2024 Regular Season · App State
36.4
0 primary · 7.8 efficiency · 1.3 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Illinois
34.9
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.83
Grace M. Davis · Modesto, CA
- Committed To
- Fresno State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
2
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
73
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 22 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.