Elijah Green is a cornerback at Tulsa who has not played in Tulsa's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Tulsa lists 24 defensive backs this season.
Tulsa is 4-4. Next: at Tulane, Sat Nov 7.
Green jams receivers off their route at the line. Played for two head coaches at Tulsa: Kevin Wilson and Tre Lamb. First career honor, 2025: All-AAC. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Tulane — Week 5, 2025.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 7 passes defended. 5 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Abilene Christian | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-21@ New Mexico State | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 23-42vs Navy | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 19-12@ Oklahoma State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-31vs Tulane | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 7-45@ Memphis | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-41@ East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 37-38vs Temple | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-40@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-14vs Oregon State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 26-25@ Army | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-31vs UAB | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 42 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
5interceptionsTackle volume
59tackles this season59 tackles · 2 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 5 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Pass share
45.9%
407 pass / 480 run
Plays / game
73.9
12 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
The All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #10 of 364 FBS cornerbacks by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2025 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #10 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-AAC
Based on 2025: #1 of 27 American Athletic CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Wilson → Tre Lamb. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
