Elijah Mitchell: DB · Nevada · #28.
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Elijah Mitchell
Erases the deep middle of the field. Arrived as a two-star recruit; three seasons of production at Nevada since. On tape: 5 tackles against San Diego State, Week 11, 2016.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 10-39@ No. 18 Notre Dame | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-14vs Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-24@ Purdue | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-38@ Hawai'i | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-22vs Fresno State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 10-14@ San José State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 34-42vs Wyoming | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 26-35@ New Mexico | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 16-46vs San Diego State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-37vs Utah State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-10@ UNLV | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 39 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
39tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL39 tackles · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Brian Polian — 19-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Polian
Pass share
42.7%
349 pass / 469 run
Plays / game
68.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
335 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Nevada, 39 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 32 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Brian Polian.
