Elijah Shelton: LB · UNLV · #42.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Elijah Shelton
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The five seasons span two programs and five head coaches: Matt Wells, Gary Andersen, Frank Maile, Marcus Arroyo and Barry Odom. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Air Force — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
Las Vegas Review-Journal Oct 21Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UNLV | 25 | 15 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2022 | UNLV | 39 | 24 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Utah State | 15 | 9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Utah State | 23 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2018 | Utah State | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 105 | 56 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 40-37vs Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-27@ Nevada | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-31@ Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 56-14@ New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-14vs Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-27@ Air Force | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 31-37vs San José State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-44vs Boise State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 36-49vs Kansas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 15 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 12 · 2023
W 31-27
at Air Force
0.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles · 4 solo tackles
A close one, won by 4 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%4 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups25 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
43.1%
404 pass / 533 run
Plays / game
66.9
14 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
406 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #473 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Utah State and UNLV, 105 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 29 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
6 coachesPlayed for 6 head coaches at 3 schools: Matt Wells, Gary Andersen, Frank Maile, Kyle Whittingham, Marcus Arroyo and Barry Odom.
