Elijah McAllister: LB · Auburn · #11.
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Elijah McAllister
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. On tape: 6 tackles against LSU, Week 7, 2023.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Auburn | 28 | 10 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 16 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 23 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | Vanderbilt | 26 | 15 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 93 | 48 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-14vs Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 14-10@ California | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-13vs Samford | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-27@ Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-27vs No. 1 Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 18-48@ No. 22 LSU | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28vs No. 13 Ole Miss | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-13vs Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-15@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-10@ Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-31vs New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-27vs No. 8 Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 13-31vs Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 28 | 10 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%3 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksPD rate
7%2 pass breakups28 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Hugh Freeze
Pass share
38.8%
317 pass / 501 run
Plays / game
62.9
13 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
356 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #329 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Vanderbilt and Auburn, 93 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 45 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Derek Mason, Clark Lea and Hugh Freeze.
