6′3″ · 245 lb · Big Prairie, OH
2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: his team’s results.
Elisha Baldridge
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 2 sacks against Buffalo — Week 2, 2026.
27 tackles · 3 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida International | 27 | 14 | 8.0 | 3.0 |
| Career | 27 | 14 | 8.0 | 3.0 |
Last game (Wk 8): 1 tackle for loss, 5 tackles, 1 hurry.
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 9-19@ South Florida | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-20vs Buffalo | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 10-16@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-3vs Long Island University | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 22-3vs New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-26vs Middle Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 14 | 8.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 20 · L 23-26 vs Middle Tennessee, play by play
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 8 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 7 games with play by play.
How Florida International’s defense played that day
Middle Tennessee’s 11 drives: 5 stopped · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 11. His hurry came with Florida International down 5.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
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4 tackles, including 1 sack.
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Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss. Fourth quarter, down 16-10.
6 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 4th-most sacks in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback once.
Sacked the quarterback for a 0-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 33-14.
5 tackles, including 2 more for loss.
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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 -17 to +3 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
30%8 TFLSack rate
11%3 sacksHurry rate
19%5 hurries27 tackles · 8 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Pass share
49.9%
241 pass / 242 run
Plays / game
69.0
7 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
258 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
27 tackles in 7 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
