Elijah Anderson-Taylor: LB · Florida International · #1.
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Elijah Anderson-Taylor
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Arrived at Florida International from Northern Colorado. A game that shows it: 13 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UTEP — Week 8, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
94 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida International | 94 | 41 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Florida International | 38 | 18 | 4.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 132 | 59 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-31@ Indiana | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-16vs Central Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-38@ Florida Atlantic | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 42-45vs Monmouth | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-10vs Louisiana Tech | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-31@ Liberty | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-30@ UTEP | 13 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 7-10vs Sam Houston | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-13vs New Mexico State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-34@ Jacksonville State | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 26-27@ Kennesaw State | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-24vs Middle Tennessee | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 94 | 41 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
94tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups94 tackles · 2 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Mike MacIntyre — 8-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road6g | 8.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike MacIntyre
Pass share
46.4%
334 pass / 386 run
Plays / game
60.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
353 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
94 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Florida International, 132 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
