Defensive Line

Elijah Ponder

CALPCal Poly

2024 · FCS · Big Sky · GR

Elijah Ponder finished 2024 rated 1319 (8.2 / 10) as a college defensive line at Cal Poly, over 45 rated games 2020–2024.

2024 Cal Poly teammates

Mason RiveraS · 1299 Brian Dukes Jr.S · 1296 Mikey D'AmatoLB · 1286 Jamauri JacksonS · 1284 Jake EastS · 1284 DeMel TurnerS · 1283

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#376Fred Perry1320 #378Flex Ruiz1319#380Elijah Ponder1319#381Nic Mitchell1319

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Physical trend

6′ 3″ 245 lbs

Career statistics

Season	G	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	FF	QBH
2020	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0
2021	11	33	27	11	1	1	2	5
2022	11	38	25	5	1	0	0	8
2023	11	51	33	12	10	0	1	17
2024	10	41	19	12	7	0	0	12
Career	45	166	106	41	19	1	3	42

Defense production

Season	G	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	FF	QBH
2020	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0
2021	11	33	27	11	1	1	2	5
2022	11	38	25	5	1	0	0	8
2023	11	51	33	12	10	0	1	17
2024	10	41	19	12	7	0	0	12
Career	45	166	106	41	19	1	3	42

Defense production

Season	G	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	FF	QBH
2020	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0
2021	11	33	27	11	1	1	2	5
2022	11	38	25	5	1	0	0	8
2023	11	51	33	12	10	0	1	17
2024	10	41	19	12	7	0	0	12
Career	45	166	106	41	19	1	3	42

Game log

Date	Opponent	TOT	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Rating
2024 · Cal Poly
11/23	WEB_Weber St.	6	2	1	0	0	1319
11/16	SAC_Sacramento St.	3	2	1	0	0	1313
11/09	NAUNorthern Ariz.	4	0	0	0	0	1307
10/19	IDAHIdaho	2	1	1	0	0	1311
10/12	UC_DUC Davis	1	0	0	0	0	1310
10/05	ID_SIdaho St.	6	2	1	0	0	1316
09/28	N_CONorthern Colo.	7	1	0	0	0	1311
09/14	W_ORWestern Ore.	3	1	1	0	0	1310
09/07	STANStanford	4	2	1	0	0	1311
08/31	USDSan Diego	5	1	1	0	0	1305
2023 · Cal Poly
11/18	WEB_Weber St.	3	1	1	0	0	1301
11/11	SAC_Sacramento St.	6	1	1	0	0	1299
11/04	E_WAEastern Wash.	6	2	1	0	0	1289
10/21	N_CONorthern Colo.	3	2	2	0	0	1277
10/14	MONTMontana St.	2	1	0	0	0	1277
10/07	IDAHIdaho	7	2	2	0	0	1272
09/30	UC_DUC Davis	4	0	0	0	0	1262
09/23	PORTPortland St.	5	0	0	0	0	1265
09/16	LCLincoln (CA)	5	0	0	0	0	1267
09/09	SJSUSan Jose St.	1	0	0	0	0	1270
09/02	USDSan Diego	9	3	3	0	0	1277
2022 · Cal Poly
11/19	PORTPortland St.	1	0	0	0	0	1267
11/12	MONTMontana St.	2	0	0	0	0	1274
11/05	MONTMontana	3	0	0	0	0	1272
10/29	UC_DUC Davis	4	1	1	0	0	1278
10/22	E_WAEastern Wash.	9	2	0	0	0	1272
10/15	ID_SIdaho St.	2	0	0	0	0	1262
10/08	NAUNorthern Ariz.	2	1	0	0	0	1268
10/01	SAC_Sacramento St.	5	0	0	0	0	1267
09/17	SO_DSouth Dakota	3	0	0	0	0	1268
09/10	USDSan Diego	3	0	0	0	0	1273
09/01	FRESFresno St.	4	1	0	0	0	1279
2021 · Cal Poly
11/20	NAUNorthern Ariz.	3	1	0	0	0	1277
11/13	ID_SIdaho St.	3	0	0	0	0	1277
11/06	SAC_Sacramento St.	2	0	0	0	0	1283
10/30	PORTPortland St.	2	1	1	0	0	1290
10/23	UC_DUC Davis	7	4	0	0	0	1288
10/09	MONTMontana St.	1	0	0	0	0	1281
10/02	WEB_Weber St.	5	1	0	0	0	1285
09/25	MONTMontana	2	0	0	0	0	1282
09/18	SO_DSouth Dakota	5	3	0	0	0	1287
09/11	FRESFresno St.	2	0	0	0	0	1282
09/04	USDSan Diego	1	1	0	1	0	1288
2020 · Cal Poly
03/20	UC_DUC Davis	1	0	0	0	0	1289
03/13	S_UTSouthern Utah	2	1	0	0	0	1296

NFL career

Season	Team	G	Tkl	TFL	Sack	INT	FF
2025	Patriots	16	28	4	4	0	0
2026	Patriots	4	13	4	2	0	0

NFL game log

Date	Opponent	Tkl	TFL	Sack	INT	FF	Rating
2025 · Patriots
09/14	Dolphins	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1331
10/05	Bills	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1329
10/12	Saints	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1326
10/19	Titans	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1323
10/26	Browns	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1319
11/02	Falcons	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1317
11/09	Buccaneers	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1320
11/13	Jets	5.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1327
11/23	Bengals	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1325
12/01	Giants	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1326
12/21	Ravens	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1325
12/28	Jets	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1321
01/04	Dolphins	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1323
01/11	Chargers	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1321
01/18	Texans	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1319
02/08	Seahawks	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1317
2026 · Patriots
09/09	Seahawks	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1316
09/20	Steelers	5.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1324
09/27	Jaguars	2.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1323
10/04	Bills	4.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1329

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