New England Patriots · LB · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026

Elijah Ponder

50.2

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #74 of 156 qualified LBs

Elijah Ponder among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 0.81 → Shrunk 40.77

72thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.05 → Shrunk 3.00

36thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.13 → Shrunk 6.97

64thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 4.9% → Shrunk 5.1%

35thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 2.8% → Shrunk 2.8%

41thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 5.9% → Shrunk 4.6%

97thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.3% → Shrunk 0.4%

42thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.010 → Shrunk −0.001

57thpercentile

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Elijah Ponder. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	PD	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 9, 2026	@ SEA	L 10-13	2	0	0	0	0	0	39
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs PIT	W 20-3	5	3	1	3	2	0	54
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ JAX	L 6-35	2	1	0.5	0	2	0	51
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	@ BUF	W 29-26	4	3	1	1	2	0	41
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs LV	W 45-17	6	4	2	2	3	0	36
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	vs NYJ	W 26-19	2	1	1	1	1	0	48
Week 7	Oct 22, 2026	@ CHI	L 24-30	1	1	0	0	0	0	57
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	@ MIA	W 24-19	1	0	0.5	0	1	1	54

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 2 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2025	NE	15	24	14	10	4	4	5	0	0	0	215
2026 (so far)	NE	8	23	13	10	6	7	11	1	0	1	380

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