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Eliel Ehimare

DL · UNLV · Sr. · #16

UNLV 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Eliel Ehimare

DL · UNLV · Sr · #16

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#382 national
CFB
College
UNLV
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021UNLV2-10HC: Marcus Arroyo · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2022UNLV5-7HC: Marcus Arroyo · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022UNLV1662.02.0------
2021UNLV27114.00.5------
Career43176.02.5------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2022

W 34–24

at Utah State

1 TOT

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Daishon Folsom’s 2021 season.

Buffalo · 2021

#2

Simeon Barrow Jr.

Michigan State · 2021

83%
#3

Denzel Lowry

Old Dominion · 2022

82%
#4

Elijah Morris

East Carolina · 2022

82%
#5

Rick D'Abreu

East Carolina · 2021

81%

Matches Daishon on

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Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Morris's junior season at East Carolina (2022).

East Carolina · 2022

#2

Branson Deen

Purdue · 2022

82%
#3

Owen Stoudmire

Boston College · 2024

81%
#4

Jabari Taylor

Cincinnati · 2022

81%
#5

Bryce Santana

New Mexico · 2022

81%

Matches Elijah on

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