Usage Score
7.3
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.
Efficiency
30.6
Consistency
43.7
Season Value
45.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 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: Portland State
Scouting Read
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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.
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 | — | — |
Career Arc
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- 1
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
Portland State
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 62.7 takeover score.
#2
Oregon
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.
#3
Utah State
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.
#4
Colorado State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.6 takeover score.
#5
UAlbany
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Hawai'i
18.5 primary output · 30.6 efficiency · 7.3 usage
45.4
#2
2025 Regular Season · Hawai'i
45.4
18.5 primary · 30.6 efficiency · 7.3 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Hawai'i
35.3
10.5 primary · 21.7 efficiency · 4.9 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
7
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.
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