Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-6vs Merrimack | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 19-31@ Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Elijah Sanders
Former linebacker at Air Force. 2024: 3 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
6′3″ · 240 lb · Clayton, NC
Air Force 2024 — college career complete
The story
Former linebacker at Air Force. 2024: 3 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearElijah Sanders
Third year in the Air Force linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Merrimack, Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Air Force, 8 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Air Force
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coach2022–2024
Air Force
Played his entire career under Troy Calhoun.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Troy Calhoun — 24-14 over that span.
2022Air Force10-3HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
2023Air Force9-4HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Air Force5-7HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 21–6
vs Merrimack
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology