Elijah Jones: DB · Boston College · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Elijah Jones
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches at Boston College: Steve Addazio and Jeff Hafley. The first one came in 2023: All-ACC. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Florida State — Week 3, 2023.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 9 passes defended. 5 interceptions. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Boston College | 25 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Boston College | 33 | 31 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 13 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Boston College | 28 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Boston College | 36 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Boston College | 27 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Boston College | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 155 | 132 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 37 | 7 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-27vs Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-28vs Holy Cross | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 29-31vs No. 3 Florida State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 28-56@ Louisville | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-24vs Virginia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24@ Army | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-23@ Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-14vs UConn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 17-10@ Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 9 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
36%9 pass breakupsInterceptions
5interceptionsTackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL25 tackles · 1 for loss · 9 pass breakups · 5 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Hafley
Pass share
40.5%
361 pass / 531 run
Plays / game
68.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
360 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #11 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at Boston College, 155 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #90 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
A stat line in 55 games over six seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2023)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2023)
ACC Defensive Back Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Steve Addazio → Jeff Hafley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Arizona CardinalsEntering 3rd NFL season
Arizona CardinalsEntering 3rd NFL season
