Defensive back, Alcorn State, 2025–26
Elijah Ruffin
- Number
- No. 25
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Philadelphia, MS
Elijah Ruffin plays defensive back for Alcorn State. Last time out, at Prairie View A&M: 7 tackles, 1 INT. Ruffin leads Alcorn State in interceptions this season.
2026 so far
35 tackles, 3 INT
Last game: 7 tackles, 1 INT at Prairie View A&M, L 38–41
Next game: at Mississippi Valley State, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
8tackles, career highat Southern Miss, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Alcorn State | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Alcorn State | 35 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 40 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Alcorn State | 25 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Alcorn State | 25 | DB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 190 |
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 Alcorn State 8 games, 35 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs.Miles | W 56–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | at Southern Miss | L 3–49 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 53–51 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at North Alabama | L 20–38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Texas Southern | W 43–40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Grambling | L 59–63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Arkansas Baptist | W 63–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Prairie View A&M | L 38–41 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2025 Alcorn State 1 game, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | at Mississippi State | L 0–63 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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