Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 23-17@ Sam Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
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Elijah Wilson
Redshirt junior linebacker for Tulsa. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 240 lb · Duncanville, TX · Duncanville HS
CFB Index 26 · #476 of 571 LBsHigh confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Sam Houston
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Redshirt junior linebacker for Tulsa. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tulsa in 2023.
Elijah Wilson
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Two seasons at Tulsa, two different head coaches: Kevin Wilson and Tre Lamb. The receipt: 1 tackles against Sam Houston — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Tulsa3-star out of Duncanville
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Tulsa
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Tulsa
2026era →
Tre Lamb
Tulsa
Coaching transition mid-career: Kevin Wilson → Tre Lamb. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Tulsa3-9HC: Kevin Wilson · Balanced
2026Tulsa3-0HC: Tre Lamb · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Pass share
42.8%
83 pass / 111 run
Plays / game
64.7
3 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
95 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
26 · #476 of 571 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #476 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 2,103 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the American Athletic as a redshirt junior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
LB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Trezmen Marshall’s 2022 season.
Matches Trezmen on
TFL rate
Weight
Class year
Differs from Trezmen on
Hurry rate (lower)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Melvin Jordan IV's freshman season at Oregon State (2023).
Matches Melvin on
Tackle volume
Weight
Height
Differs from Melvin on
Hurry rate (lower)
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Elijah Wilson
Background
CAREER NOTES: Was one of several freshmen to redshirt in 2023 … Played in 21 career games … Has 19 career tackles … Has a career total of three and half tackles for loss of 11 yards … Has one career sack. 2025: Appeared in six games for TU in 2025. 2024: Played in all 12 games during his…
The linebacker corps · Tulsa
- #24Devin Hightower81 tackles · 2025
- #33William Alexander66 tackles · 2025
- #9Dax Collins10 tackles · 2025
- #35C.J. Turner7 tackles · 2025
- #34Elijah Wilson1 game · 2026
6 more on the roster · Tulsa team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology