Defensive back, Hawai’i, 2023–26
Elijah Palmer
Lettered 2023–24 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 5′8″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Las Vegas, NV
Elijah Palmer plays defensive back for Hawai’i. Last time out, against New Mexico: 3 tackles.
2026 so far
30 tackles, 1 sack
Last game: 3 tackles vs. New Mexico, L 10–21
Next game: at Northern Illinois, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hawai’i | 4 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Hawai’i | 4 | DB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Hawai’i | 4 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Hawai’i | 4 | DB | Sr. | 5′8″ | 185 |
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
2026 Hawai’i 7 games, 30 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Stanford | L 27–37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | vs. UNLV | L 6–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. New Mexico State | W 29–19 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Wyoming | L 10–27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. San José State | L 16–20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Arizona State | L 12–30 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs. New Mexico | L 10–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2025 Hawai’i 13 games, 51 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs.Stanford | W 23–20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 30 | at Arizona | L 6–40 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Sam Houston | W 37–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Portland State | W 23–3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Fresno State | L 21–23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Air Force | W 44–35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Utah State | W 44–26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 18 | at Colorado State | W 31–19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | atSan José State | L 38–45 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs. San Diego State | W 38–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | atUNLV | L 10–38 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs.Wyoming | W 27–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. California | W 35–31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Hawai’i 11 games, 32 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. UCLA | L 13–16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | atSam Houston | L 13–31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 36–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | atSan Diego State | L 24–27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Boise State | L 7–28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Washington State | L 10–42 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Nevada | W 34–13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | atFresno State | W 21–20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.UNLV | L 27–29 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atUtah State | L 10–55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 30 | vs.New Mexico | W 38–30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Hawai’i 9 games, 37 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | at Vanderbilt | L 28–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 1 | vs.Stanford | L 24–37 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. UAlbany | W 31–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Oregon | L 10–55 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.New Mexico State | W 20–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atUNLV | L 20–44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.San José State | L 0–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atNevada | W 27–14 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Colorado State | W 27–24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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