Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 35-14vs Murray State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Da'Shawn Elder
Junior safety on Middle Tennessee's 2024 roster.
6′0″ · 215 lb · Watkinsville, GA
Middle Tennessee 2023 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 3 nationally · Joined Virginia Tech
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on Middle Tennessee's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia Tech in 2021.
Da'Shawn Elder
Da'Shawn Elder arrived at Middle Tennessee from Virginia Tech. The receipt: 1 tackles against Murray State — Week 3, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Middle Tennessee, 4 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2021
- Signed with Virginia Tech3-star out of Fork Union Military Academy
20223 games
- Entered the portal
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Middle Tennessee
NFL
NFL Draft
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2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Rick Stockstill, all balanced offenses — 12-13 over that span.
2022Middle Tennessee8-5HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced
2023Middle Tennessee4-8HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023
W 35–14
vs Murray State
1 TOT
Dominant 21-point win at home against Murray State.
With N. Vattiato — 291 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 31.3 · 41 rush yds (8 car) · J. Credle — 132 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology