Elu Aydon: DL · Oregon State · #99.
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Elu Aydon
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Oregon State. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against California — Week 8, 2019.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 1 pass 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.
OregonLive Nov 2OregonLive Oct 26
Sports Illustrated Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Oregon State | 30 | 17 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Oregon State | 36 | 15 | 4.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2017 | Oregon State | 16 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2016 | Oregon State | 21 | 10 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 103 | 50 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 36-52vs Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-7vs Cal Poly | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-31vs Stanford | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-31@ UCLA | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-52vs No. 15 Utah | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-17@ California | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 56-38@ Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-19vs Washington | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 53-54@ Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-24@ No. 14 Oregon | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 17 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 8 · 2019
W 21-17
at California
1.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles · 1 hurry
A close one, won by 4 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%3 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
10%3 hurries30 tackles · 3 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jonathan Smith
Pass share
50.7%
419 pass / 407 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
454 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Oregon State, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Gary Andersen, Cory Hall, and Jonathan Smith. Multi-era developmental context.
From Leone, American Samoa — one of 16 players from American Samoa in FBS this season.
