Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Cincinnati
Elijah Ponder
DT • 6'3" • 275 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
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Elijah Ponder shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
54
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCF
Player Story
Elijah Ponder built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive tackle from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 93, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Elijah Ponder's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Elijah Ponder, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Cincinnati. Elijah Ponder shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 63
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Elijah Ponder quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · DT
- Career Tackles
- 63
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Cincinnati
- Top game
- UCF
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · South Cobb · Cincinnati
- High school pipeline
- South Cobb · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 93 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 21 tackles · DT 40th (top 22%) · American Athletic 134th (top 28%) · National 1,299th (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 28.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Cincinnati | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 13 | 31 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 9 | - | 0 | 52.9 |
| 2020 Postseason | Cincinnati | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 8 | 19 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39.6 |
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Elijah Ponder played DT for Cincinnati. Across 4 tracked seasons, Elijah Ponder recorded 63 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Cincinnati paired 19 primary output with 25.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Cincinnati
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
19.7
Usage
5.1
Consistency
59.3
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 1. Austin Peay: 0. Army: 1.5. SMU: 1. Memphis: 1.5. Houston: 2. East Carolina: 0. Tulsa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 2 by 18.3. Austin Peay: 2 by 8.3. Army: 8 by 48.3. SMU: 0 by 10. Memphis: 4 by 31.7. Houston: 3 by 32.5. East Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Tulsa: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Houston
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs Army
Player Story
Elijah Ponder story
Elijah Ponder built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive tackle from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 93, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Elijah Ponder's career was his defensive production: 63 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Elijah Ponder's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Cincinnati
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182019201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 4 | 12.9 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Cincinnati | 19 | 25.2 | 6.4 | 15 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 19 | 25.2 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Cincinnati | 7 | 19.7 | 5.1 | -12 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 7 | 19.7 | 5.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UCF
Week 6 · W 27-24 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Tulsa
Week 8 · W 24-13 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
79.7 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Alabama A&M
Week 3 · W 63-7
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Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Houston
Week 10 · W 38-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Marshall
Week 5 · W 52-14
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Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Cincinnati
19 primary output · 25.2 efficiency · 6.4 usage
52.9
#2
2019 Regular Season · Cincinnati
52.9
19 primary · 25.2 efficiency · 6.4 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Cincinnati
39.6
7 primary · 19.7 efficiency · 5.1 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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