Player Dossier

2023-2025

Arizona State

Elijah O'Neal

DL • 6'4" • 260 lbs • Renton, WA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Elijah O'Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23 disruption score.

Usage Score

6

Efficiency

18

Consistency

22.9

Season Value

22

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Arizona State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Arizona State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona

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 O'Neal, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Arizona State. Elijah O'Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Arizona State paired 14.5 primary output with 23 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 18 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: Arizona

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Postseason · Arizona State

Games

14

Havoc Plays / G

1.0

Efficiency

18

Usage

6

Consistency

22.9

Best Game by takeover score

Texas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas: 0. Wyoming: 3. Mississippi State: 3. Texas State: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Kansas: 0.5. Utah: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. UCF: 1. Kansas State: 0. BYU: 1. Arizona: 4. Iowa State: 1

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. Texas: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 2 by 38.3. Mississippi State: 1 by 34.2. Texas State: 2 by 8.3. Texas Tech: 2 by 8.3. Kansas: 4 by 21.7. Utah: 3 by 12.5. Cincinnati: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma State: 3 by 12.5. UCF: 0 by 10. Kansas State: 1 by 4.2. BYU: 0 by 10. Arizona: 5 by 60.8. Iowa State: 3 by 22.5

Split Comparison

Wins1.2 · n=11 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=3 · -1.2 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · n=7 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=7 · +0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

14 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Arizona

Best efficiency game

60.8 vs Arizona

Result
Wed 1/1vs TexasL 31-3910000
Sat 12/7vs Iowa StateW 45-1932001
Sat 11/30@ Arizona2+ sacks · Splash gameW 49-753220
Sat 11/23vs BYUW 28-2300001
Sun 11/17@ Kansas StateW 24-1410000
Sun 11/10vs UCFW 35-3100001
Sat 11/2@ Oklahoma StateW 42-2132000
Sat 10/19@ CincinnatiL 14-2410000
Sat 10/12vs UtahW 27-1930000
Sun 10/6vs KansasW 35-31400.5000
Sat 9/21@ Texas TechL 22-3022000
Thu 9/12@ Texas StateW 31-2822000
Sun 9/8vs Mississippi StateW 30-2311111
Sun 9/1vs WyomingW 48-721111

Career Arc

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

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    Arizona State

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonArizona State28.33.4
2024 PostseasonArizona State13.518611.5
2024 Regular SeasonArizona State13.51860
2025 PostseasonArizona State14.5238.21
2025 Regular SeasonArizona State14.5238.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Arizona

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 66.3 takeover score.

#2

Duke

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.5 takeover score.

#3

UCLA

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.8 takeover score.

#4

Wyoming

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 42.6 takeover score.

#5

Washington

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Arizona State

14.5 primary output · 23 efficiency · 8.2 usage

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#2

2025 Regular Season · Arizona State

33

14.5 primary · 23 efficiency · 8.2 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Arizona State

22

13.5 primary · 18 efficiency · 6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

76

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 35 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 O'Neal quick answers

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
76