Senior defensive lineman for Tulsa. 2021: 2 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 21 tackles.
6′3″ · 280 lb · Cincinnati, OH
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
DT recruit
No. 315 nationally · Signed with Notre Dame
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Tulsa. 2021: 2 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 21 tackles.
Elijah Taylor
Wins his gap play after play. Elijah Taylor has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Temple, Week 12, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Tulsa, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #69 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tulsa | 21 | 12 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 25 | 16 | 4.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2021
W 34–31
at SMU
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-19vs UC Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-41@ Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-34vs Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-45vs Houston | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 17-20vs Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-28@ Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-13@ Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-10vs Temple | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-31@ SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 12 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 0 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.
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Pheldarius Payne’s 2021 season.
Matches Pheldarius on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Pheldarius Payne's junior season at Nebraska (2021).
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Player DNA