Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-16vs UT Rio Grande Valley | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-26@ Texas State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Elijah Baldwin
Sophomore linebacker for UTSA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′7″ · 230 lb · San Antonio, TX · Jay HS
CFB Index 43 · #255 of 420 edge rushersHigh confidenceTransferred UTEP → UTSA for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
7
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, at Texas State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for UTSA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTEP in 2024.
- Transferred from UTEP to UTSA in 2026.
Elijah Baldwin
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Elijah Baldwin has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 4 tackles against Texas State — Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with UTEP3-star out of John Jay
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
UTSA
Played his entire career under Jeff Traylor.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UTSA
2025UTEP
2026UTSA
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024UTEP3-9HC: Scotty Walden · Run-leaning
2025UTEP2-10HC: Scotty Walden · Balanced
2026UTSA2-0HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
43 · #255 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #255 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 45–16
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Zahir Mathis’s 2025 season.
74%match
Matches Zahir on
TFL rate
Weight
Sack rate
Differs from Zahir on
Hurry rate (higher)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kayvon Thibodeaux's sophomore season at Oregon (2021).
68%match
Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 5
Matches Kayvon on
Sack rate
Hurry rate
Weight
Differs from Kayvon on
Class year (lower)
Height (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Elijah Baldwin
The linebacker corps · UTSA
- #23Brandon Tucker Jr.35 tackles · 2025
- #2Owen Pewee28 tackles · 2025
- #32Elijah Baldwin23 tackles · 2025
- #26Bryce Grays22 tackles · 2025
- #31Vic Shaw20 tackles · 2025
25 more on the roster · UTSA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology