Elijah Ponder: DT · Cincinnati · #93.
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Elijah Ponder
Wins the gap play after play. Third year in the same defensive front at Cincinnati. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Army — Week 4, 2020.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 21 | 8 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 33 | 14 | 7.5 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 63 | 27 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 55-20vs Austin Peay | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-10vs No. 22 Army | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 42-13@ No. 16 SMU | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-10vs Memphis | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-10vs Houston | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 55-17vs East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | W 27-24vs No. 20 Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%4 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
10%2 hurries21 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Luke Fickell — 31-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
44.4%
295 pass / 370 run
Plays / game
73.9
9 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
316 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Cincinnati, 63 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Luke Fickell.
