Elijah Fields
UTEP Miners
54
Depth

Elijah Fields

UTEP MinersRebuilding
DTDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Stephen F. Austin
2nd String / Backup

Is Elijah Fields starting?

Elijah Fields is listed 2nd string at DT for UTEP Miners.

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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 54 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share1%
Houston, TX
Jersey
#99
Class
SR/TR
Height
5'11"
Weight
261 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 68-rated defense; 38th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them -8 vs unit starters → 54.

Team defense (SP+)
68
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 38% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 for role; −6 depth penalty

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.

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Team Role

7 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement25%

Depth at DT · UTEP Miners

  1. 19861Preston HickeyStarter
  2. 29954Elijah FieldsYou

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