Elijah Deravil: CB · Temple · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Elijah Deravil
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. The three seasons at Temple span two head coaches: Stan Drayton and Everett Withers. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 0.5 sacks against UTSA — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 4 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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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 3-51@ No. 16 Oklahoma | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 11-38@ Navy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-28vs Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-29vs Utah State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-42vs Army | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-29@ UConn | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 20-10vs Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-56@ East Carolina | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-52@ Tulane | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 18-15vs Florida Atlantic | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-51@ UTSA | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-24vs North Texas | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 46 | 25 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
46tackles this season46 tackles · 4 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Stan Drayton — 9-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Everett Withers
Pass share
52.2%
412 pass / 377 run
Plays / game
65.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.5%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #178 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Temple, 120 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 32 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Stan Drayton.
