Defensive back, Fresno State (from UCLA), 2017–22
Elijah Gates
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Pasadena, CA
Elijah Gates played defensive back at UCLA (2017–20) and Fresno State (2021–22).
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Cincinnati, 2019Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2022
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UCLA | 38 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | UCLA | 37 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | UCLA | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Fresno State | 36 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 33 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 155 | 117 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UCLA | 2 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | UCLA | 2 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | UCLA | 2 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Fresno State | 2 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Fresno State | 2 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 190 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 Fresno State 7 games, 33 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Cal Poly | W 35–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Oregon State | L 32–35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at USC | L 17–45 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at UConn | L 14–19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | at Boise State | L 20–40 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. San José State | W 17–10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at New Mexico | W 41–9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Fresno State 10 games, 36 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs.UConn | W 45–0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | at Oregon | L 24–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Cal Poly | W 63–10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | at UCLA | W 40–37 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 24 | vs. UNLV | W 38–30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Wyoming | W 17–0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Nevada | W 34–32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.New Mexico | W 34–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atSan José State | W 40–9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. UTEP | W 31–24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020 UCLA 3 games, 11 tackles, 2 INT
2019 UCLA 10 games, 37 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Cincinnati | L 14–24 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. San Diego State | L 14–23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Oklahoma | L 14–48 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 21 | at Washington State | W 67–63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at Arizona | L 17–20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Oregon State | L 31–48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Stanford | W 34–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Arizona State | W 42–32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Colorado | W 31–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Utah | L 3–49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 UCLA 12 games, 38 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Cincinnati | L 17–26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | atOklahoma | L 21–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Fresno State | L 14–38 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atColorado | L 16–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Washington | L 24–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | at California | W 37–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Arizona | W 31–30 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Utah | L 10–41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atOregon | L 21–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atArizona State | L 28–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs.USC | W 34–27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Stanford | L 42–49 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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