Elijah Ponder

ROLB2

Season

Tackles

22▼ 2 vs '25

76th of 123 LBs

Stops

15▲ 5 vs '25

73rd of 123 LBs

Yards per run tackle

4.1▲ 0.4 vs '25

94th of 123 LBs

Missed tackle rate

0.0%

1st of 123 LBs

Coverage

3 targets

100.0 cmp% · 13.3 y/tgt · 0 int

Ranks compare against the 123 qualifying linebackers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Tackles by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 @ SEAL	39	78.0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 2 vs PITW	54	77.1	5	5	3	0	1.0	2	2	1	100.0	9.0	0	0
Wk 3 @ JAXL	51	82.3	2	2	0	0	0.5	2	3	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 4 @ BUFW	41	69.5	4	2	1	0	1.0	2	2	1	100.0	7.0	0	0
Wk 5 vs LVW	36	60.0	6	5	2	0	2.0	3	4	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 6 vs NYJW	48	77.4	2	1	1	0	1.0	1	3	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 7 @ CHIL	57	82.6	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	100.0	24.0	0	0
Season	326	75.5	22	15	7	0	5.5	10	14	3	100.0	13.3	0	0

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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signed 2025 with Patriots

$3Mover 3 years

2025

2026 · now

2027

Year 2 of 3

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	7	326	75.5	22	15	7	0.0	5.5	10	14	3	158.3	0	0	1	0
2025	15	215	23.9	24	10	4	0.0	4.0	5	8	1	116.7	0	0	0	0
Career	22	541	40.6	46	25	11	0.0	9.5	15	22	4	158.3	0	0	1	0