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#91 Elijah Ponder

Exp  1 yr NFLAge  24Ht / Wt  6'3" · 245 lbCollege  Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)

Depth-chart placement

Current role

ROLB2

Placement

Backup

Room

EDGE

Experience

YR 2

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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EDGE room context

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Elijah Ponder holds the ROLB · Backup spot in New England Patriots’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LDE · StarterMilton WilliamsStarter

RDE · StarterChristian BarmoreStarter

LOLB · StarterDre'Mont JonesStarter

ROLB · StarterHarold Landry IIIStarter

LDE · BackupJoshua FarmerBackup

RDE · BackupLeonard Taylor IIIBackup

LOLB · BackupGabe JacasBackup

ROLB · BackupElijah PonderBackup

Elijah Ponder played 19 games in 2025 with a 27% snap share.

Production

2025 season

Latest season · 2025

Sacks

Background & career

Elijah Ponder is a 24-year-old right outside linebacker for the New England Patriots standing 6'3" and weighing 245 pounds. He attended Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) and joined New England as an undrafted free agent. In his first season with the Patriots in 2025, Ponder recorded 4.0 sacks. He is under contract through a three-year deal.

Patriots2025 — present

College

Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)HometownPomona, CA