Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 71-3vs Nicholls | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs Washington State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#56
Elijah Hill
Sophomore defensive end for Kansas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 245 lb · Bryant, AR · Bryant
CFB Index 91 · #12 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceTransferred Kennesaw State → Kansas State 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
1
sack · 2026
1 TFL · 3 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Washington State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive end for Kansas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Kennesaw State in 2025.
- Transferred from Kennesaw State to Kansas State in 2026.
Elijah Hill
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jerry Mack and Collin Klein. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Nicholls — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
202514 games
- Signed with Kennesaw Stateout of Bryant
- All-Conference USAfirst
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2025)
🎓
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2025)
1 mention(s)
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Kansas State
2026era →
Collin Klein
Kansas State
Coaching transition mid-career: Chris Klieman → Collin Klein. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas State
2025Kennesaw State
2026Kansas State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Kennesaw State10-4HC: Jerry Mack · Run-leaning
2026Kansas State2-0HC: Collin Klein · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). 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: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 22 | 11 | 11.5 | 9.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 25 | 14 | 12.5 | 10.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 71–3
vs Nicholls
2 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 68-point win at home against Nicholls.
With A. Johnson — 199 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · B. White — 7 rush yds (1 car)
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.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dominic Quewon’s 2022 season.
54%match
Matches Dominic on
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Differs from Dominic on
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Collin Oliver's freshman season at Oklahoma State (2021).
53%match
All-Big 12NFL Rd 5
Matches Collin on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Weight
Differs from Collin on
Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)
Background
CAREER HONORS • 2025 All-Conference USA First Team • 2025 Conference USA All-Freshman Team 2025 AT KENNESAW STATE UNIV.: Played in all 14 games, recording 22 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and 9.0 sacks en route to All-Conference USA First Team and Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors... Ranke...
The defensive line · Kansas State
- #1Wendell Gregory12 tackles for loss · 2025
- #56Elijah Hill11.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Jordan Allen5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #40Jayden Bryant4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #39Travis Bates2 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Kansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology