Defensive line, Georgia Southern, 2025–⁠26

Elijah Fears

Number
No. 94
Height
6′2″
Weight
305 lb
Class (2026)
Freshman
Hometown
Atlantic City, NJ

Elijah Fears plays defensive line for Georgia Southern. Last time out, against James Madison: 3 tackles.

2026 so far

13 tackles, 2 sacks

Last game: 3 tackles vs. James Madison, L 24–⁠27

Next game: vs. App State, Oct 31

Game by game this season, tackles
  1. 4@CLEM
  2. 1@JXST
  3. 4HOU
  4. 1@CCU
  5. 3JMU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2025Georgia Southern10600100
2026Georgia Southern1373.52000
Career23133.52100

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Georgia Southern94DLYr 1
2026Georgia Southern94DLFr. (Yr 2)6′2″305

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2026 Georgia Southern 5 games, 13 tackles, 2 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 12atClemsonL 7–⁠22432100
Sep 19atJacksonville StateL 27–⁠31100.5000
Sep 26vs.HoustonL 28–⁠42420000
Oct 3atCoastal CarolinaW 31–⁠24111100
Oct 10vs.James MadisonL 24–⁠27310000
2025 Georgia Southern 6 games, 10 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 20vs.MaineW 45–⁠17110000
Oct 9vs.Southern MissL 35–⁠38100000
Oct 25atArkansas StateL 24–⁠34330010
Nov 15vs.Coastal CarolinaW 45–⁠40200000
Nov 22vs.Old DominionL 10–⁠45110000
Nov 29atMarshallW 24–⁠19210000

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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