Player Dossier

2023-2025

Hawai'i

Elijah Palmer

DB • 5'8" • 180 lbs • Las Vegas, NV, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Elijah Palmer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

8.8

Efficiency

30.6

Consistency

43.7

Season Value

30

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Hawai'i

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Hawai'i
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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 Palmer, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Hawai'i. Elijah Palmer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Hawai'i paired 18.5 primary output with 30.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 30.6 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: Unknown

Game with 4 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 Postseason · Hawai'i

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.4

Efficiency

30.6

Usage

8.8

Consistency

43.7

Best Game by takeover score

California

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. California: 1. Arizona: 2. Stanford: 1. Sam Houston: 0. Unknown: 4. Fresno State: 1. Air Force: 0. Utah State: 2. Colorado State: 1. San José State: 1. San Diego State: 2. UNLV: 0.5. Wyoming: 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. California: 3 by 22.5. Arizona: 3 by 32.5. Stanford: 4 by 26.7. Sam Houston: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 7 by 69.2. Fresno State: 3 by 22.5. Air Force: 3 by 12.5. Utah State: 6 by 45. Colorado State: 5 by 30.8. San José State: 6 by 35. San Diego State: 0 by 20. UNLV: 5 by 25.8. Wyoming: 3 by 42.5

Split Comparison

Wins1.3 · n=8 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · n=4 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · n=7 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.6 · n=6 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

69.2 vs Unknown

Result
Thu 12/25vs CaliforniaW 35-3133100
Sun 11/30vs WyomingW 27-732003
Sat 11/22@ UNLVL 10-38520.5000
Sun 11/9vs San Diego StateW 38-6000011
Sun 11/2@ San José StateL 38-4563001
Sat 10/18@ Colorado StateW 31-1951100
Sun 10/12vs Utah StateW 44-2664002
Sat 9/27@ Air ForceW 44-3531000
Sun 9/21vs Fresno StateL 21-2332100
Sun 9/14vs UnknownSplash game742011
Sun 9/7vs Sam HoustonW 37-2030000
Sun 8/31@ ArizonaL 6-4032101
Sat 8/23vs StanfordW 23-2044001

Career Arc

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

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    Hawai'i

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonHawai'i3.5216.8
2024 Regular SeasonHawai'i10.521.75.67
2025 PostseasonHawai'i18.530.68.88
2025 Regular SeasonHawai'i18.530.68.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 64.1 takeover score.

#2

Colorado State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.4 takeover score.

#3

Oregon

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.

#4

Utah State

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 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

2025 Postseason · Hawai'i

18.5 primary output · 30.6 efficiency · 8.8 usage

30

#2

2025 Regular Season · Hawai'i

30

18.5 primary · 30.6 efficiency · 8.8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Hawai'i

26.5

10.5 primary · 21.7 efficiency · 5.6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8436

Bishop Gorman · Las Vegas, NV

Committed To
Hawai'i
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

120

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 33 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Elijah Palmer quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
120