Junior linebacker for Houston. 2021: 8 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.
6′1″ · 215 lb · Boling, TX
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 2013 nationally · Signed with Houston
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Houston. 2021: 8 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.
Elijah Gooden
Four seasons at Houston, two different head coaches: Major Applewhite and Dana Holgorsen. The receipt: 2 tackles against Temple — Week 11, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Houston, 27 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Major Applewhite → Dana Holgorsen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 45-0vs Grambling | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 40-22@ Tulane | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-8@ Temple | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-13vs Memphis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |