Elijah Palmer
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
78
Solid

Elijah Palmer

Hawai'i Rainbow WarriorsRebuilding
NBDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

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Elijah Palmer is the projected starter at NB for Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors.

Senior · #4 · 5'8", 185 lbs

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Depth at NB · Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors

  1. 1478Elijah PalmerStarter
  2. 2056Jeremiah Hughes

Hawai'i Starting Lineup

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The Story

The Ballhawk

A 3-star recruit out of Bishop Gorman, ranked #1,630 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 51 tackles, 2 INT, 10 PBU. That's 12% of the team's production at his spot and 96th-percentile production nationally — good for a 78 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,630 Natl3-Yr Total120 tacklesTeam Share12%Percentile96th
Las Vegas, NV
Jersey
#4
Class
SR
Height
5'8"
Weight
185 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
202551210
20243215
20233720

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8436
National Rank
#1630
High School
Bishop Gorman
Hometown
Las Vegas, NV

Why this rating?

On a 70-rated defense; 96th-percentile production (×0.83 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 78.

Team defense (SP+)
70
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 96% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.83)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 11LASUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 30-12

Oct 4LSJSUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 20-16

Sep 26LWYOTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-10

Sep 13WNMSUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
5
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 29-19

Sep 6LUNLVTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 21-6

Aug 29LSTANTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 37-27

Elijah Palmer's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Ballhawk
51 tkl · 10 PD · 2 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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