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Elijah Ponder

LB

#91

Experience: R

Height: 6-3

Age: 23

Weight: 261 lbs

College: Cal Poly

2025 SEASON

  • Solo
    2
  • SCK
    0
  • FF
    0
  • INT
    --
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Defense

YEAR TEAM G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
2025 New England Patriots 4 3 2 1 0 0 0
TOTAL 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Biography

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Elijah Ponder was signed by the New England Patriots as a rookie free agent on May 9, 2025.

COLLEGE

  • In five seasons at Cal Poly (2020-24), played in 47 games and finished with 167 tackles, 261/2 sacks, 1 interception returned for a touchdown, 7 passes defensed, 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and 2 blocked kicks.
  • Led the Big Sky Conference in sacks (10) in 2023.
  • Earned All-Conference First-Team Defense, FCS All-American Third Team Defense and Walter Camp FCS All-American honors in 2023.
  • All-Big Sky honorable mention (2021, 2022) and All-Big Sky Conference fourth team (Phil Steele) in 2021.

PERSONAL

  • As a senior, was named Most Valuable Lineman of the Mission League and earned first-team All-Mission League and second-team All-Los Angeles County .
  • Majored in architectural engineering.
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