#22
Elijah Gaines
Virginia 2023 alumnus
Elijah Gaines
Three seasons at Virginia, two different head coaches: Bronco Mendenhall and Tony Elliott. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Duke — Week 12, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Virginia, 9 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Virginia
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Tony Elliott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Virginia6-6HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Pass-heavy
2022Virginia3-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2023Virginia3-9HC: Tony Elliott · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2023
W 30–27
vs Duke
1 SOLO · 2 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology