#94

Elijah Fears

DL · Georgia Southern · Fr. · #94

Returning to Georgia Southern for 2026
Fr. · Atlantic City, N.J. → Irwin County (Ga.)
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Elijah Fears

DL · Georgia Southern · Fr · #94

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1829 national
CFB
College
Georgia Southern
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Georgia Southern7-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Georgia Southern1060.00.0--1--
Career1060.00.0--1--

How he plays

Play style

Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Georgia Southern

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · Georgia Southern

Returning around him

  • 92% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: -1 net (17 in / 18 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Georgia Southern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #93 · 2026 recruiting class #88

DNA match

Player DNA

Nose Anchor

The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Oyeka Alexander’s 2025 season.

Miami (OH) · 2025

#2

Eamon Smalls

UAB · 2024

92%
#3

Quavion Bird

Central Michigan · 2025

88%
#4

Dallas Vakalahi

Utah · 2025

87%
#5

Caden Haws

BYU · 2020

87%

Matches Oyeka on

Class year
Height
Hurry rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Oyeka Alexander's freshman season at Miami (OH) (2025).

Miami (OH) · 2025

#2

Quavion Bird

Central Michigan · 2025

91%
#3

Josiah Victor

NC State · 2025

90%
#4

Brent Gordon Jr.

Louisiana · 2025

89%
#5

Jeremiah Warren

Illinois · 2024

84%

Matches Oyeka on

Class year
Height
Hurry rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #14267

Final rank
#14690
Avg #14561.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #14267 this season.

Background

2025-26: Played in all 13 games, starting the final five … Saw action on 375 plays (350 defense, 25 special teams) … Posted 12 tackles, a quarterback hurry, an interception and a blocked kick on the season … Saw brief action at the end of the Fresno State game … Played 20 defensive snaps at USC a...

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