Elijah Melendez
Elijah Melendez
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Auburn | 30 | 19 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | 2 | -- |
| Career | 30 | 19 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025
W 62–17
vs Mercer
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TD
Dominant 45-point win at home against Mercer.
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Auburn
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Auburn
Returning around him
- 22% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 5 Auburn players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (38 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Auburn · Last season: 5-7 (AP #22) · Talent rank #13 · 2026 recruiting class #31
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Aiden Hall’s 2023 season.
Matches Aiden on
Differs from Aiden on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Tytus Khajavi's freshman season at Fresno State (2025).
Matches Tytus on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #6240
Peaked at #6240 this season.