Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 9-19@ South Florida | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-20vs Buffalo | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
#97
Elisha Baldridge
Junior defensive lineman for Florida International. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 245 lb · Big Prairie, OH
Returning to Florida International for 2026
How he plays
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Tackles for loss: 99th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
2
sacks · 2026
4 TFL · 11 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 6 tackles, vs Buffalo
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman for Florida International. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearElisha Baldridge
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The receipt: 6 tackles, 2 sacks against Buffalo — Week 2, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 2 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Florida International
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Florida International1-1HC: Willie Simmons · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles for loss (99th percentile). Strength: sacks (97th percentile). Concern: tackles (27th 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: 5.5 TKL/g, 2.0 TFL/g, 1.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida International | 11 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 33–20
vs Buffalo
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida International
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Florida International
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -5 net (17 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida International · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #90 · 2026 recruiting class #102
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Nana Osafo-Mensah’s 2023 season.
87%match
Matches Nana on
Sack rate
Height
Hurry rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Andrew Edson's freshman season at Washington State (2021).
80%match
Matches Andrew on
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Weight
Differs from Andrew on
Class year (lower)
The defensive line · Florida International
- #5Kenton Simmons9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #13Dante Anderson5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Germaine Carter3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Nathan Jennings2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Elisha Baldridge2 games · 2026
15 more on the roster · Florida International team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology