6′3″ · 242 lb · Camden, NJ · Camden Eastside
He is a true freshman with 7 games on the stat sheet.
Elijah Satchell
One game to point at: 4 tackles and 1 sack against Stanford — Week 8, 2026.
14 tackles · 4 sacks
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NC State | 14 | 13 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Career | 14 | 13 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 8): 4 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 8-34@ Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 73-0vs Richmond | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-35@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-31vs App State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-28vs Louisville | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-38vs Wake Forest | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-31@ Stanford | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 14 | 13 | 5.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 |
His game on Oct 23 is in the game log; its play by play comes with the next update.
Oct. 10 · L 14-38 vs Wake Forest, play by play
3 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss on 3rd and 11. Second quarter, up 14-7.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 6 games with play by play.
How NC State’s defense played that day
Wake Forest’s 9 drives: 3 stopped · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 2 of 6. His sack came with NC State up 7.
0 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 3rd and 6. Second quarter, up 21-7.
2 tackles.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
2 tackles.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -5 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
48.1%
233 pass / 251 run
Plays / game
69.1
7 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #68 at the position.
The No. 1,263 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC as a freshman.
His career
