Elijah Culp
Elijah Culp
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Four head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 9 tackles, 1 TFL against Troy — Week 15, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Curt Cignetti → Bob Chesney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | 44 | 27 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Charlotte | 27 | 25 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Troy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Troy | 29 | 23 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 102 | 77 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 13 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 63–27
vs Old Dominion
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 36-point win at home against Old Dominion.
How he plays
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
James Madison
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · James Madison
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +7 net (37 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
James Madison · Last season: 12-2 (AP #19) · Talent rank #127 · 2026 recruiting class #80
DNA match
Player DNA
Perimeter Tackler
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Chris Mills’s 2022 season.
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Differs from Chris on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Cedric Woods's graduate season at Louisiana Tech (2024).
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