Safety, Nicholls (from Ole Miss, Southern Miss), 2021–25
Elijah Sabbatini
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2025)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Biloxi, MS
Elijah Sabbatini played safety at Ole Miss (2021–22), Southern Miss (2023–24) and Nicholls (2025).
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Louisiana, 2024Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Nicholls | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 38 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ole Miss | 3 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Ole Miss | 3 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 3 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 3 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Nicholls | 3 | S | So. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 200 |
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
2025 Nicholls 2 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Troy | L 20–38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Texas State | L 3–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Southern Miss 11 games, 31 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Kentucky | L 0–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. South Florida | L 24–49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Jacksonville State | L 7–44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Louisiana | L 13–23 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at UL Monroe | L 21–38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Arkansas State | L 28–44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at James Madison | L 15–32 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. Marshall | L 3–37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atTexas State | L 3–58 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. South Alabama | L 14–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atTroy | L 20–52 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Southern Miss 3 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Alcorn State | W 40–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Florida State | L 13–66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Tulane | L 3–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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