Jacksonville State · L 27-31
No tackles.
Houston · L 28-42
No tackles.
Anders has tackles in 6 of Georgia Southern’s 8 games: none against Jacksonville State and Houston.
Eli Anders
Two seasons in the Georgia Southern linebacker corps to date. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Old Dominion — Week 7, 2026.
14 tackles · 2.5 sacks
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 14 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 19 | 9 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-22@ Clemson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24@ Coastal Carolina | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs James Madison | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-15@ Old Dominion | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 19-3vs App State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 19-3 vs App State, play by play
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 6 games with play by play.
How Georgia Southern’s defense played that day
App State’s 9 drives: 8 stopped (3 takeaways) · 1 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 3.
5 tackles, including 2 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss. Second quarter, up 10-7.
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss. Second quarter, up 10-3.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss. Fourth quarter, down 19-7.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Clay Helton — 11-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
59.2%
327 pass / 225 run
Plays / game
69.0
8 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
355 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #316 at the position.
The No. 2,383 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Clay Helton.
