Elijah Blades: CB · Buffalo · #2.
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Elijah Blades
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Played for three head coaches across three seasons and three programs. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Central Michigan — Week 11, 2022.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-31@ Maryland | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 31-37vs Holy Cross | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 50-31@ Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-20vs Miami (OH) | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-7@ Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-31@ Central Michigan | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-30vs Kent State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
15%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
27tackles this season27 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Maurice Linguist
Pass share
45.8%
419 pass / 496 run
Plays / game
70.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
458 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Texas A&M, Florida and Buffalo, 49 tackles — the college career is complete.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Kevin Sumlin, Jimbo Fisher, Dan Mullen and Maurice Linguist.
