Safety, UTSA, 2024–26
Elijah Newell
- Number
- No. 22
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Maumelle, AR
Elijah Newell plays safety for UTSA. Last time out, against Navy: 5 tackles.
2026 so far
30 tackles
Last game: 5 tackles vs. Navy, W 38–34
Next game: at Tulane, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
8tackles, career highat Texas State, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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 UTSA 7 games, 30 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. UT Rio Grande Valley | W 45–16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Texas State | W 31–26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Texas | L 6–30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Colorado State | W 59–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Rice | W 16–14 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. South Florida | W 31–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Navy | W 38–34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 UTSA 5 games, 13 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Texas A&M | L 24–42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs.Rice | W 61–13 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | at North Texas | L 17–55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atSouth Florida | L 23–55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Florida International | W 57–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 UTSA 5 games, 14 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | atTexas | L 7–56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Houston Christian | W 45–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Memphis | W 44–36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Temple | W 51–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 44–15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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