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Elijah Harkless

UTA UTA· Guard· 2025-26· now with DET DET

1.91 m · 88 kg · 26 years old

🎮 NBA 2K27: 72 · 2-Way Blow-By Ace · potential B-
His profile in the leagueno. 41among guardsStealsno. 89among guardsAssists
Season
26 games
6.8PTS
2.0REB
2.9AST
1.2STL
0.2BLK
21.0MIN
FG%
33.5%
3P%
23.9%
FT%
76.6%
Season by season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFMINFG%3P%FT%
2025-26UTAUTA266.82.02.91.20.21221.033.5%23.9%76.6%
2024-25UTAUTA103.22.10.810.10.31.813.831.4%28%50%
Player DNA2025-26 · vs 178 players
SCORINGbelow averageBelow averageREBOUNDSbelow averageBelow averageASSISTSno. 89AverageSTEALSno. 41Very goodBLOCKSbelow averageBelow average
Career · 2 seasons
Points
0
5.8 per game
Rebounds
0
2.1 per game
Assists
0
2.3 per game
His go-to play

Where he does the most damage: transition — below the league average (0.9 pts/possession)

Who guards him2025-26 · official matchups
Jamal MurrayJamal Murray38 poss5 pts/100
Ryan RollinsRyan Rollins32 poss16 pts/100

What he scores per 100 possessions against each defender, in the recorded matchups. Observed history: it does not say who defends him best.

Videosplay by play · official NBA clips

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TRACKING PROFILE · NBA 2025-26

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distance

2.41km

Covers less court per minute than most: plays with position, not with running.

26 games · SpeedDistance

points per touch

0.2

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Possessions

HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS

70.0%

He lives off the pass: he produces more off the catch than creating his own shot.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · CatchShoot + PullUpShot

conversion rate

48.6%

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Rebounding

Readings
Distribution
Measured

Elijah Harkless sits in the 77th percentile among the league's guards in steals (2025-26).

77
Percentile · Steals · 2025-26
Elijah Harkless sits in the 77th percentile among the league's guards in steals (2025-26).ScoringP18 · 6.8ReboundingP13 · 2.0PlaymakingP50 · 2.9StealsP77 · 1.2BlocksP42 · 0.2
Against 178 league guards with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min
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▸ See evidence · 5 pieces of evidence
  1. 2025-26: percentile 18 in scoring among 178 guards
  2. 2025-26: percentile 13 in rebounding among 178 guards
  3. 2025-26: percentile 50 in playmaking among 178 guards
  4. 2025-26: percentile 77 in steals among 178 guards
  5. 2025-26: percentile 42 in blocks among 178 guards
Limits
  • Cohort adjusted by position (guards / bigs) and minutes; it does not compare with the whole league.
Revision 4ee0090f · measured
Observed

Elijah Harkless goes from 3.2 to 6.8 points per game in 2024-25→2025-26: his best stretch in 2 seasons.

6.8
Points per game · 2025-26
Elijah Harkless goes from 3.2 to 6.8 points per game in 2024-25→2025-26: his best stretch in 2 seasons.6.8
Career · 2024-25–2025-26 · 2 seasons
Forecast

Elijah Harkless: projected impact -4.0 in 2026-27 (band -6.3–-1.7, BPM scale).

-4.0
Projected impact · 2026-27
Elijah Harkless: projected impact -4.0 in 2026-27 (band -6.3–-1.7, BPM scale).-4.0
Season 2026-27 · current model · computed 2026-09-23
Measured

With Harkless on the floor his team is 1.7 points worse per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

-1.7
On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2025-26
With Harkless on the floor his team is 1.7 points worse per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).With him on th…-8.3With him off t…-6.6
Real lineups of 2025-26 · 108 min with him · 1,465 min without
Observed

Elijah Harkless passes most to Cody Williams (4.27 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

4.27
Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26
Elijah Harkless passes most to Cody Williams (4.27 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.Cody Wi… 4.27Ace Bai… 4.15Brice S… 3.54Kyle Fi… 2.27
Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season
Career highs · advanced
7.8PER
0.1WS
-3.8BPM
-0.1VORP
47.1%TS%
12.3%USG%
Points per game · tap a bar
2024-252025-262025-26
Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height191 cm
Weight88 kg
🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most
Aaron Gordon1
Maxime Raynaud1
Jalen Brunson1
Derik Queen1
Most blocked by
Julian Reese1
Ryan Rollins1
Scoot Henderson1
Karlo Matković1
🔗 Who he plays with

Passes per game, 2025 season. Source: NBA tracking.

Cody Williams
His main partner
Cody Williams
4.3 passes per game · 33% shooting after the pass
Passes to most
Cody Williams4.317%
Ace Bailey4.216%
Brice Sensabaugh3.514%
Kyle Filipowski2.39%
Keyonte George1.66%
Receives most from
Cody Williams3.915%
Ace Bailey2.710%
Kyle Filipowski2.610%
Brice Sensabaugh2.49%
John Konchar2.28%
🎯 How he scores

Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.

58%
32%
Three23%At the rim50%Mid-range
Assisted baskets: 66%Buzzer-beaters: 2bandeja: 45%
🪪 Passport and numbers
🇺🇸United StatesPosition: base
College: UNLV
His numbers
16UTA2024–2025