Last confirmed: Wake Forest, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 285 lb · Memphis, TN · Ridgeway
Elontae Bateman: DL · Wake Forest · #54.
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Elontae Bateman
Wins his gap play after play. He has spent two seasons in the Wake Forest defensive front. On tape: 3 tackles and 1 sack against Louisville, Week 9, 2017.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Wake Forest | 22 | 11 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 25 | 12 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 34-10@ Boston College | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 46-10vs Utah State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-19@ App State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-28@ No. 2 Clemson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 24-38@ Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-32vs Louisville | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 37-48@ No. 5 Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 64-43@ Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-24vs No. 25 NC State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 55-52@ Texas A&M | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 11 | 4.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 9 · 2017
W 42-32
vs Louisville
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out Louisville at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
20%4 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries22 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Dave Clawson, all run-leaning offenses — 15-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Clawson
Pass share
44.8%
426 pass / 524 run
Plays / game
73.1
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
446 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Wake Forest, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Clawson.
