Kaiir Elam: CB · Florida · #5.
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Kaiir Elam
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Three seasons in the Florida secondary to date. Named All-SEC two seasons running, most recently in 2021. On tape: 4 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Florida State, Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 1.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-14vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-20@ South Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 29-31vs No. 1 Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 42-49@ LSU | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 7-34vs No. 1 Georgia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-40@ South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 70-52vs Samford | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-24@ Missouri | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-21vs Florida State | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
29tackles this season29 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Dan Mullen — 25-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
45.8%
415 pass / 492 run
Plays / game
75.6
12 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #95 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida, 78 tackles — drafted at #23 overall by the Buffalo Bills.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dan Mullen.
Next stop · NFL
Buffalo BillsEntering 5th NFL season
Buffalo BillsEntering 5th NFL season
