Elijah Newby
USC Trojans
66
Depth

Elijah Newby

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Elijah Newby is listed 3rd string at WLB for USC Trojans.

Redshirt sophomore · #26 · 6'3", 235 lbs

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  3. 32666Elijah NewbyYou

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Cheshire Academy, ranked #186 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 7 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 66 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #186 Natl2-Yr Total9 tackles · 0 sacksTeam Share1%
Cheshire, CT
Jersey
#26
Class
RS SO
Height
6'3"
Weight
235 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025700
2024200

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9247
National Rank
#186
High School
Cheshire Academy
Hometown
Cheshire, CT

Why this rating?

On a 81-rated defense; 38th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 66.

Team defense (SP+)
81
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 38% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role; −12 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.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WPSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 31-23

Oct 3WWASHTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 25-21

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

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Team Role

7 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement13%
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