Linebacker, Montana (from Eastern Illinois), 2021–25
Elijawah Tolbert
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Country Club Hills, IL
Elijawah Tolbert played linebacker at Eastern Illinois (2021–24) and Montana (2025).
Career highs
6catches, career highvs. Illinois State, 202312tackles, career highat Illinois, 20242interceptions, career highat Murray State, 2022Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Eastern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois | 11 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Eastern Illinois | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Eastern Illinois | 20 | 13 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Montana | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 46 | 18 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Eastern Illinois | 11 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois | 11 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Eastern Illinois | 11 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Eastern Illinois | 11 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Montana | 11 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 230 |
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 Montana 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13 | vs. South Dakota | W 52–22 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Eastern Illinois 3 games, 20 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Illinois | L 0–45 | 12 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Indiana State | W 27–20 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. Northwestern | L 7–31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Eastern Illinois 3 games, 11 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | atIndiana State | W 27–0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 9 | at Bowling Green | L 15–38 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Illinois State | W 14–13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2022 Eastern Illinois 3 games, 11 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Northern Illinois | L 27–34 | 11 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atIllinois State | L 7–35 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 24 | at Murray State | W 35–21 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
2021 Eastern Illinois 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at South Carolina | L 0–46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 11 at Dayton, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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