Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
#44
Nigel Eldridge Jr.
Sophomore linebacker for Georgia Southern. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 260 lb · Jacksonville, FL · Beachside
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Charleston Southern
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore linebacker for Georgia Southern. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia Southern in 2025.
Nigel Eldridge Jr.
The receipt on tape: 1 tackles, 1 TFL against Charleston Southern, Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Georgia Southern3-star out of Beachside
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Georgia Southern
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–0
1 tackles for loss · 1 tackles · 1 hurries
Dominant 31-point win at home against Charleston Southern.
With M. Johnson — 281 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.4 · A. Smith — 40.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 42 long
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Georgia Southern1-2HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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, 1.0 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
Clay Helton
Pass share
60.1%
128 pass / 85 run
Plays / game
71.0
3 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
140 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 2,341 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Sun Belt as a sophomore.
Background
2025-26: Played in four games and redshirted … Saw action on 26 special teams plays … Saw his first collegiate action in the win over Coastal Carolina, playing five snaps on special teams … Saw action on eight special teams plays in the Birmingham Bowl win over App State … Made the Honor Roll…
The linebacker corps · Georgia Southern
- #1Brandon Tyson84 tackles · 2025
- #4Anthony Bynum63 tackles · 2025
- #18MJ Stroud33 tackles · 2025
- #30CJ Allen Jr.16 tackles · 2025
- #44Nigel Eldridge Jr.1 game · 2026
20 more on the roster · Georgia Southern team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology