Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
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| Wk 7 | W 19-3vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Elijah Klein
Last confirmed: UTEP, 2023. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 319 lb · Mt Baldy, CA · Upland
Elijah Klein: OL · UTEP · #79.
Elijah Klein
He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has two seasons of production at UTEP behind him. All-Conference USA in 2023 made it three straight seasons on the honors list.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Game log
Signature game
2021 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
2 seasons under Dana Dimel, all run-leaning offenses — 10-11 over that span.
2020UTEP3-5HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
2021UTEP7-6HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
Awards
A two-star recruit at offensive line for UTEP -- now an All-Conference mainstay.
Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
DevelopingTwo-star HS recruitAll-Conference USA (2023)All-Conference USA (2022)All-Conference USA (2021)
The unit he anchors ranks 119th nationally in stuff rate allowed this season. See the full unit breakdown →
UTEP has produced 8 All-Conference offensive linemen. 2 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2018.
Five seasons at UTEP, drafted
- 2024 Drafted in round 6, No. 220 by the Tampa Bay
- 2023 UTEP DimelYear 5 · on the roster, no stat lineAll-conference
- 2022 UTEP DimelYear 4 · on the roster, no stat lineAll-conference
- 2021 UTEP DimelYear 3 · 1 gameAll-conference
- 2020 UTEP DimelYear 2 · 1 game
- 2019 UTEP DimelYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with UTEP in 2018 as a 2-star recruit, No. 3,339 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with UTEP in the 2018 class, a 2-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons at UTEP, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #220 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
His career
Recruited as a two-star. He earned the honors anyway.
2018
- Signed with UTEP2-star out of Upland
2021
- All-Conference USAhonorable_mention
2022
- All-Conference USAhonorable_mention
2023
- All-Conference USAfirst
2024
- Drafted by Tampa Bay Buccaneersround 6, pick 220
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coach2019–2023
UTEP
Played his entire career under Dana Dimel.
Where he ended up · NFL
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 3rd NFL season
#220Rd 6 · Pick 44
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 3rd NFL season