Last confirmed: SMU, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 179 lb · Terrell, TX
Elijah McQueen: S · SMU · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Elijah McQueen
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Elijah McQueen has been at SMU through two head coaches in two seasons. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Navy — Week 4, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 1 pass 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 him by name this season.
The Dallas Morning News Oct 20
On3 Oct 11Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-46@ North Texas | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-45@ No. 19 Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-30vs Navy | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 63-27vs Houston Christian | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-48@ No. 12 UCF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-23@ Tulane | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-26vs Cincinnati | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-31vs No. 17 Houston | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 62-50@ UConn | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | L 18-28vs Memphis | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 35 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL51 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
54.3%
465 pass / 391 run
Plays / game
71.3
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
511 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at SMU, 68 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2017–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chad Morris → Sonny Dykes. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
