Player Dossier

2024-2025

Georgia Southern

Elijah McDowell

DB • 6'3" • 185 lbs • Snellville, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Elijah McDowell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.4

Efficiency

17.5

Consistency

13.3

Season Value

22.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Georgia Southern

242525

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Georgia Southern
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Coastal Carolina

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 McDowell, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Georgia Southern. Elijah McDowell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Georgia Southern paired 5 primary output with 17.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 17.5 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: Coastal Carolina

Win 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 · Georgia Southern

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

17.5

Usage

2.4

Consistency

13.3

Best Game by takeover score

App State

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Game-by-Game Trend

12345

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. App State: 0. Unknown: 1. Coastal Carolina: 4. Old Dominion: 0. Marshall: 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. App State: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 2 by 18.3. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 56.7. Old Dominion: 1 by 4.2. Marshall: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins1.3 · n=3
First Half1.7 · n=3 · +1.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=2 · -1.7 vs First Half
All Games1 · n=5

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Coastal Carolina

Best efficiency game

56.7 vs Coastal Carolina

Result
Mon 12/29@ App StateW 29-1010000
Sat 11/29@ MarshallW 24-1910000
Sat 11/22vs Old DominionL 10-4511000
Sat 11/15vs Coastal CarolinaW 45-4043004
Sat 9/20vs Unknown210010

Career Arc

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

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    Georgia Southern

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern0
2025 PostseasonGeorgia Southern517.52.45
2025 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern517.52.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Coastal Carolina

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 16.6 takeover score.

#3

App State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#4

Marshall

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#5

Old Dominion

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Georgia Southern

5 primary output · 17.5 efficiency · 2.4 usage

22.2

#2

2025 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

22.2

5 primary · 17.5 efficiency · 2.4 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8325

South Gwinnett · Snellville, GA

Committed To
Georgia Southern
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

9

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 5 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 McDowell quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
9