Last confirmed: Southern Miss, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · Brandon, MS
Elijah Parker: LB · Southern Miss · #17.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Elijah Parker
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. On tape: 7 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Marshall, Week 9, 2016.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
SuperTalk Mississippi Media Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 12Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Southern Miss | 43 | 24 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Career | 43 | 24 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-35@ Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs Savannah State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-37vs Troy | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7@ UTEP | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 44-28vs Rice | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 32-55@ UTSA | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-45@ LSU | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 24-14vs Marshall | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-38vs Charlotte | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 39-24vs Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 28-21@ Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 24 | 7.5 | 2.5 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
17%8 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksPD rate
7%3 pass breakups43 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Hopson
Pass share
47.5%
477 pass / 527 run
Plays / game
77.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
512 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Southern Miss, 43 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Todd Monken → Jay Hopson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
