Elijah Ponder

Linebacker, New England Patriots · #91.

Player facts

Team: New England Patriots
Position: Linebacker
Number: 91
Born: Aug 24, 2002 (age 24)
Birthplace: Pomona, CA, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 261 lbs
College: Cal Poly
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:

8th in sacks 4

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	19	11	8	4.5	1	2	0	1	1
Last 5 Games	19	11	8	4.5	1	2	19	1	0
Career	43	25	18	8.5	1	4	18	1	1

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs LV	W 45-17	6	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ BUF	W 29-26	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ JAX	L 35-6	2	1	1	0.5	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs PIT	W 20-3	5	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Wed, Sep 9	@ SEA	L 13-10	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Elijah Coltrane Ponder (born August 24, 2002) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cal Poly Mustangs.

From Wikipedia’s article on Elijah Ponder, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Ponder graduated from Bishop Amat High in La Puente, California.

College career

Ponder played for Cal Poly, collecting 27 sacks and blocking a field goal attempt and an extra point try while a Mustang. He scored one touchdown, a 75-yard interception return versus San Diego in 2021. He earned two first-team All-Big Sky selections in his career, in 2023 and 2024. Ponder was additionally named a 2023 Walter Camp FCS All-American.

He recorded a sack and two passes defensed in the 2025 East–West Shrine Bowl.

From Wikipedia’s article on Elijah Ponder, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹