Elijah
Ponder
#78 Defensive Lineman
Elijah
Ponder
#78 Defensive Lineman
Height 6'3
Weight 265 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1998-01-16 (26)
Born Atlanta, GA
School Cincinnati
Status AMER

ACQUIRED: Signed by Roughriders in February 2024.

YEARS WITH ROUGHRIDERS: 1

YEARS IN CFL: 1

 

PRO: Ponder signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as undrafted free agent in 2021 and spent that season on the practice roster; spent 2023 season with the XFL’s Seattle Sea Dragons.  

 

COLLEGE: Ponder suited up for 32 games over five seasons (2016-20) at the University of Cincinnati. With the Bearcats, he tallied 64 career tackles (13 for a loss), 13 quarterback hurries, five sacks, one pass deflection and two forced fumbles. An All-American Athletic Conference honouree in 2019 and 2020, he was invited to participate in the 2021 Hula Bowl all-star game.

Seasons

Defence

YEAR TEAM GP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
Total
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Game Log

Defence

DATE WEEK OPP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
Total
0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Transactions

DATE TEAM ACTION STATUS