Elijah Fields
UTEP Miners
58
Depth

Elijah Fields

UTEP MinersRebuilding
DTDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Stephen F. Austin
Projected Starter

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Elijah Fields is the projected starter at DT for UTEP Miners.

Elijah Fields is the projected starting DT on a Rebuilding UTEP — 58 OVR.

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What's Next

The Story

Making His Case

This season: 7 tackles, 1 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 58 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share1%
Houston, TX
Jersey
#1
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
285 lbs
Transfer
Stephen F. Austin

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
710

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

High School
North Shore
Hometown
Houston, TX

Why this rating?

On a 66-rated defense; 39th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them -8 vs unit starters → 58.

Team defense (SP+)
66
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 39% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 13WTXSOTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 51-10

Sep 5LOUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 51-0

Elijah Fields's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

7 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement25%
Coach UTEPTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.