Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-49@ USC | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 21-14vs UAB | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#21
Maurion Eleam
Senior safety on Louisiana's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Monroe, LA · Neville
CFB Index 52 · #251 of 544 safetiesMedium confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
Senior safety on Louisiana's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
The full story, with sourcesMaurion Eleam
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fourth year in the Louisiana secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt: 7 tackles against USC — Week 2, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Louisiana
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Louisiana
Played his entire career under Michael Desormeaux.
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Maurion Eleam's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–7
vs Lamar
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 31-point win at home against Lamar.
With L. Winfield — 189 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · 84 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · M. Golding — 43 yards per punt · 2 punts · 2 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +5 tackles, +1 tackle for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Michael Desormeaux — 24-19 over that span.
2023Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2024Louisiana10-4HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2025Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2026Louisiana2-1HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: solo tackles (84th percentile). Concern: passes defended (28th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
34.2%
69 pass / 133 run
Plays / game
67.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
77 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
52 · #251 of 544 safeties
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #25 of 42 Sun Belt Ss
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Rasheed Reason’s 2024 season.
81%match
Matches Rasheed on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
PD rate
Differs from Rasheed on
Class year (lower)
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ahmere Foster's junior season at Southern Miss (2025).
86%match
Matches Ahmere on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Maurion Eleam
Background
2025 (Redshirt Junior) Recorded 47 tackles in 10 games with five starts in the Star position … added three pass breakups, 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and a forced fumble … recorded a season-high seven tackles (6 solo) with a forced fumble and a pass breakup in a nationally-televised win at…
The secondary · Louisiana
- #11Brent Gordon Jr.62 tackles · 2025
- #4Tyree Skipper55 tackles · 2025
- #7Courtline Flowers48 tackles · 2025
- #21Maurion Eleam47 tackles · 2025
- #2Jalen Clark44 tackles · 2025
24 more on the roster · Louisiana team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology