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Gage Elder
Returning to Texas Tech for 2026
Gage Elder
This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at Texas Tech. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against UCF, Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
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Recruit
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CFB
College
Texas Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Joey McGuire.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo
2024Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo
2025Texas Tech12-2HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Texas Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Texas Tech
Returning around him
- 9 Texas Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (22 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas Tech · Last season: 12-2 (AP #4) · Talent rank #29 · 2026 recruiting class #18
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology