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Elijah Rikard

Senior defensive back for Central Michigan. 2025: 1 interception, 46 tackles.

DB · Central Michigan · Sr. · #2

6′1″ · 190 lb · Detroit, MI

CFB Index 39 · #368 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Central Michigan for 2026

How he plays

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

Solo tackles: 79th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

1

interception · 2025

46 tackles · 1.5 TFL

Best game: 8 tackles, at Michigan

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for Central Michigan. 2025: 1 interception, 46 tackles.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to Central Michigan in 2021.
  • 1 interception in 2023. Then 1 in 2025.
His career, year by year

Elijah Rikard

DB · Central Michigan · Sr · #2

Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Elijah Rikard has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Central Michigan. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Toledo — Week 14, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • head-coach lineage
  • game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology