Elijah Robinson: DL · Hawai'i.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Elijah Robinson
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Mike Houston and Timmy Chang. The first career honor came in 2024: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against San Diego State — Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10.5 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hawai'i | 51 | 37 | 10.5 | 5.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Hawai'i | 24 | 17 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2020 | East Carolina | 1 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 82 | 57 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-14vs Delaware State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 13-16vs UCLA | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-31@ Sam Houston | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 36-7vs Northern Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27@ San Diego State | 11 | 10 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 7-28vs No. 17 Boise State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-42@ Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-13vs Nevada | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-20@ Fresno State | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 11 | L 27-29vs UNLV | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-55@ Utah State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-30vs New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 37 | 10.5 | 5.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%10 TFLSack rate
10%5 sacksHurry rate
2%1 hurry51 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
59.2%
481 pass / 331 run
Plays / game
67.7
12 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
513 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons, at East Carolina and Hawai'i, 9 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Houston and Timmy Chang.
