Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Hawai'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.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
50
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Portland State
Player Story
Elijah Palmer built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 4, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Elijah Palmer's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Hawai'i
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Elijah Palmer, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Hawai'i. Elijah Palmer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 120
- TFL
- 12.5
- Passes defended
- 15
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Elijah Palmer quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Hawai'i · DB
- Career Tackles
- 120
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Hawai'i
- Top game
- Portland State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bishop Gorman · Hawai'i
- High school pipeline
- Bishop Gorman · 116 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 51 tackles · DB 133rd (top 14%) · Mountain West 47th (top 9%) · National 583rd (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 9 | 37 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 26.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 11 | 32 | 4.5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2025 Postseason | Hawai'i | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 13 | 48 | 5.5 | 0 | - | 10 | 1 | 58.8 |
Related Context
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Elijah Palmer played DB for Hawai'i. Across 3 tracked seasons, Elijah Palmer recorded 120 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Hawai'i.
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: Portland State
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Hawai'i
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
30.6
Usage
7.3
Consistency
43.7
Best Game by takeover score
Portland State
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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. Portland State: 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
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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. Portland State: 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
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Wins1.6 · Games = 9 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 4 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Portland State
Best efficiency game
69.2 vs Portland State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/25 | vs California | W 35-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs WyomingSplash game | W 27-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ UNLV | L 10-38 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | vs San Diego StateSplash game | W 38-6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/2 | @ San José State | L 38-45 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Colorado State | W 31-19 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/12 | vs Utah StateSplash game | W 44-26 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Air Force | W 44-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | vs Fresno State | L 21-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Portland StateSplash game | W 23-3 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/7 | vs Sam Houston | W 37-20 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | @ ArizonaSplash game | L 6-40 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/23 | vs Stanford | W 23-20 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Elijah Palmer story
Elijah Palmer built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 4, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Elijah Palmer's career was his defensive production: 120 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, and 15 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. That gives Elijah Palmer's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Hawai'i
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 3.5 | 21 | 6.2 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 10.5 | 21.7 | 4.9 | 7 |
| 2025 Postseason | Hawai'i | 18.5 | 30.6 | 7.3 | 8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 18.5 | 30.6 | 7.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Portland State
Week 3 · W 23-3
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Colorado State
Week 13 · W 27-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Oregon
Week 3 · L 10-55
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Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Utah State
Week 12 · L 10-55 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#5
vs UAlbany
Week 2 · W 31-20
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Havoc Plays
55.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Hawai'i
18.5 primary output · 30.6 efficiency · 7.3 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Hawai'i
58.8
18.5 primary · 30.6 efficiency · 7.3 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Hawai'i
44.3
10.5 primary · 21.7 efficiency · 4.9 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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