Elijah Gordon is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Central Michigan.
Gordon moves between deep coverage and the slot. Transferred to Central Michigan from Saginaw Valley State. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Michigan — Week 3, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 48 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 48 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 16-14@ San José State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-45@ Pittsburgh | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-63@ No. 23 Michigan | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 49-10vs Wagner | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-13vs Eastern Michigan | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-28@ Akron | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-6@ Bowling Green | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-13vs Massachusetts | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-19vs Buffalo | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-16@ Kent State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-21vs Toledo | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 7-34vs Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL48 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Pass share
32.2%
252 pass / 531 run
Plays / game
60.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
261 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #20 of 40 Mid-American DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
