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NE · WLB · #91

Elijah Ponder

Starter

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Elijah Ponder is the starting WLB for the New England Patriots.

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Elijah Ponder this week

The New England Patriots play next in Week 6, at home against the New York Jets on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Elijah Ponder is listed as the starter at WLB going into that game.

At WLB for the New England Patriots, Harold Landry III is next in line behind him.

Elijah Ponder's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 45-17 vs LV (Oct 11); W 29-26 at BUF (Oct 4); L 6-35 at JAX (Sep 27).

Elijah Ponder wears No. 91, is 24 years old, is listed at 6' 3", 261 lbs, has 2 years of NFL experience, came out of Cal Poly.

Is Elijah Ponder playing this week?

Elijah Ponder is expected to start at WLB for New England Patriots. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

NE WLB Depth

1Elijah PonderStarter
2Harold Landry III

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Age
24
Height
6' 3"
Weight
261
Experience
2 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026NE51164.500
    2025NE14144400
    Career2 yrs1925108.500

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    11
    +1.2/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    4.5
    +0.6/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    2
    Games
    19
    Tackles
    25

    #62 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Elijah Ponder is rated 69 (Depth): production and role rank 109th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 43% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production
    On-field production
    73rd percentile
    Beats 73% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 14 games
    2026 + 2025 · 535 snaps
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Wvs LVTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    2
    SACK
    2
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 45-17

    Oct 4W@ BUFTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 29-26

    Sep 27L@ JAXTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 6-35

    Sep 20Wvs PITTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    3
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 20-3

    Sep 9L@ SEATKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 10-13

    Elijah Ponder's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Elijah Ponder plays 73% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share73%

    College

    Cal Poly