Elijah Ponder | New England Patriots
NFL Player
Elijah Ponder
New England PatriotsHeight6' 3"Weight261 lbsAge24Experience2nd Season
14SOLOTied-261st
7.5SacksTied-4th
1Forced FumblesTied-39th
0InterceptionsTied-141st
Player Information
PositionLinebacker
Jersey#91
Date of Birth24/8/2002
BirthplacePomona, CA
CollegeCal Poly
Experience2nd Season
StatusActive
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Season, Postseason & Career
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 25 | 14 | 11 | 7.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Projected | 47 | 26 | 20 | 14.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 49 | 28 | 21 | 11.5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense by Season
| Season | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 9 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 7.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 24 | 49 | 28 | 21 | 11.5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring by Season
| Season | GP | PASS | RUSH | REC | RET | TD | 2PT | PAT | FG | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Passing by Season
| Season | GP | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | LNG | SACK | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | - |
| Career | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
Game Log
| Game | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | STF | STFYDS | FUM | LST | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 vs GB2026 Regular SeasonWeek 9 | L 45-27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 @ MIA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 8 | W 24-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 @ CHI2026 Regular SeasonWeek 7 | L 30-24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs NYJ2026 Regular SeasonWeek 6 | W 26-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs LV2026 Regular SeasonWeek 5 | W 45-17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 @ BUF2026 Regular SeasonWeek 4 | W 29-26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 @ JAX2026 Regular SeasonWeek 3 | L 35-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs PIT2026 Regular SeasonWeek 2 | W 20-3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 @ SEA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 1 | L 13-10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |