Los Angeles Chargers · CB (DB) · 5 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Washington (2021 Round 3, Pick 100)

Elijah Molden

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43.9

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #135 of 218 qualified DBs

Combined tackles: 2413 solo · 11 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 00 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 10 forced fumbles
Coverage: 0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 23046.0 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: −0.049Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Elijah Molden among the 218 qualified defensive backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Lake94.1
Hooker92.2
Williams91.1
Robertson89.2
Battle88.4
Reed87.6
Lassiter86.2
Jones85.2
Parrish84.6
Molden#13543.9

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 218 qualified DBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed30% weight · Raw 0.79 → Shrunk 42.92

42thpercentile

Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.00 → Shrunk 0.38

35thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.08 → Shrunk 4.60

38thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk 1.2%

42thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 4.5% → Shrunk 3.8%

52thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 8.3% → Shrunk 6.9%

63thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.049 → Shrunk +0.021

67thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Elijah Molden. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	TFL	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	vs ARI	L 14-26	5	3	0	53
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	@ SEA	L 23-30	4	2	1	31
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs DEN	L 17-23	7	4	0	51
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ KC	L 6-22	7	3	0	45
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	@ LA	L 9-24	1	1	0	50

College to the NFL: Washington to Los Angeles Chargers

Verified identity bridge linking Elijah Molden's college regular-season tackles at Washington to official NFL game lines.

Washington (College tackles)

192017

262018

702019

262020

100100th pick
2021 Draft

LAC (NFL tackles)

582021

52022

662023

702024

512025

242026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 6 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2021	TEN	16	58	39	19	2	1	4	1	1	632
2022	TEN	2	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	82
2023	TEN	15	66	40	26	1	0	4	1	1	701
2024	LAC	15	70	38	32	2	0	7	3	0	760
2025	LAC	12	51	27	24	0	0	1	1	0	540
2026 (so far)	LAC	5	24	13	11	1	0	0	0	0	230

Compare Elijah Molden with top defensive backs

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Elijah Molden vs. Quentin Lake (LA)Score 43.9 vs. 94.1 Elijah Molden vs. Amani Hooker (TEN)Score 43.9 vs. 92.2 Elijah Molden vs. Evan Williams (GB)Score 43.9 vs. 91.1 Elijah Molden vs. Amik Robertson (WAS)Score 43.9 vs. 89.2 Elijah Molden vs. Jordan Battle (CIN)Score 43.9 vs. 88.4 Elijah Molden vs. D.J. Reed (DET)Score 43.9 vs. 87.6