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Elijah Ponder

LB

#91

Experience: R

Height: 6-3

Age: 23

Weight: 261 lbs

College: Cal Poly

2025 SEASON

  • Solo
    10
  • SCK
    2
  • FF
    0
  • INT
    --
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Preseason

WK Game Date OPP RESULT Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF FR
3 08/21/2025 @Giants L 10 - 42 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 08/16/2025 @Vikings W 20 - 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 08/08/2025 Commanders W 48 - 18

Regular Season

WK Game Date OPP RESULT Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF FR
12 11/23/2025 @Bengals W 26 - 20 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
11 11/13/2025 Jets W 27 - 14 5 3 2 1 0 0 0
10 11/09/2025 @Buccaneers W 28 - 23 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
9 11/02/2025 Falcons W 24 - 23 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 10/26/2025 Browns W 32 - 13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
7 10/19/2025 @Titans W 31 - 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
6 10/12/2025 @Saints W 25 - 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 10/05/2025 @Bills W 23 - 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 09/28/2025 Panthers W 42 - 13
3 09/21/2025 Steelers L 14 - 21
2 09/14/2025 @Dolphins W 33 - 27 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 09/07/2025 Raiders L 13 - 20

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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