Elijah Gaines

HONORS
2024 – Recipient of the ACC UNITE Award. 2023 – All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Honor Roll. 2022 – Recipient of the team’s Most Improved Player on special teams at program’s annual awards banquet … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Honor Roll. 2021 – ACC Honor Roll. 2020 – ACC Honor Roll.

AT VIRGINIA
2024 – Appeared in four games. 2023 – Appeared in six games … Recorded three tackles on the season (one solo), one at Louisville (11/9) and two in UVA’s 30-27 win over Duke (11/18). 2022 – Saw action in eight of UVA’s 10 games … Credited with two tackles (both solo) on the year, one against Syracuse (9/23) and another against Pitt (11/12). 2021 – Appeared in six of UVA’s games … Made two tackles in a win over Illinois (9/11) … Made two tackles in a win over Duke (10/16). 2020 – Appeared in four of UVA’s 10 games … One of 12 UVA true freshmen to appear in a game … Made collegiate debut at No. 11 Miami (10/24) … Made four stops at Virginia Tech (12/12).

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
Played safety and wide receiver at Episcopal High School for head coach Mark Moroz … Named first-team All-IAC at the athlete position after notching four interceptions, 20 tackles, 179 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns … Earned Episcopal’s 2019 Coaches Award … As a junior was named second-team all-state and first-team All-IAC at the athlete position after recording four interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns … Added 300+ receiving yards, two receiving touchdowns and 14 tackles in 2018 … A three-star recruit by ESPN.com Rivals.com and 247sports.com … Graduate Student in the School of Education … Recipient of the 2022-2023 Shrier Family Bicentennial Scholarship Fund.