Last confirmed: Nevada, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 175 lb · Long Beach, CA · Long Beach Poly
Elijah Moody: DB · Nevada · #18.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Elijah Moody
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Elijah Moody has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Nevada. One game to point at: 8 tackles against San Diego State — Week 12, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-31@ Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-37vs Toledo | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-30vs Idaho State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-45@ No. 18 Washington State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-41@ Fresno State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 42-44@ Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 42-45vs Air Force | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-41@ Boise State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 59-14vs San José State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-42@ San Diego State | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 23-16vs UNLV | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 30 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL43 tackles · 1 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Norvell
Pass share
55.7%
451 pass / 358 run
Plays / game
67.4
12 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
486 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Nevada, 51 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Polian → Jay Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
