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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 3 | 800th / 2573 |
| Tackles for loss | 3 | 375th / 1909 |
| Run stops | 3 | 1912th / 3262 |
| Sacks | 2 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 7 | — |
Charting
Where Groves's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Game Log
Elijah Groves's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
Nicholls
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 12 | 1741st / 5406 |
| Solo | 6 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 3.5 | 322nd / 2447 |
| Sacks | 2.5 | 149th / 1212 |
| QB hurries | 4 | 69th / 1377 |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Troy | 66 | ~24 (2–44) | 2 | 1 | 36% |
| Wk 2 · Tulsa | 73 | ~· | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Wk 3 · Nicholls | 58 | ~29 (3–53) | 3 | · | 50% |
| Wk 4 · Texas Tech | 65 | ~14 (0–65) | 1 | · | 22% |
| Wk 6 · Liberty | 52 | ~12 (0–52) | 1 | · | 23% |
| Wk 7 · Western Kentucky | 74 | ~37 (4–67) | 3 | · | 50% |
| Season | 388 | 116 (54–158) | 11 | 2 | 30% |
Position Room
12 LBs on the Sam Houston roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Dean Ford | LB | JR | 38 | 3.5 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 33 | Brian Bates Jr. | LB | SR | 27 | 4.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 23 | Mike King Jr. | LB | JR | 14 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 12 | Elijah Groves | LB | JR | 12 | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
| 26 | Tokyo Gordon | LB | SR | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Stacy Bey | LB | SO | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 42 | Ca'lub Holloway | LB | SR | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 45 | Eli Wallace | LB | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Cole Worthington | LB | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 32 | Kade Houston | LB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Ryan Mallory | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Ray Chatham | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Sam Houston depth chart →