New England PatriotsLB

ElijahPonder

6'3"261 lbAge 242 seasonsCal PolyUndrafted
Week 4 ProjectionBFIQ model
@ Bills · Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET
Solo Tackles1
Assist Tackles0.8
Sacks0.4

Backfield IQ model: 2025 per-game production adjusted for opponent defense.

Shared model
Joint roster forecast
Guarded specialist marginals across both complete rosters
Relational
Offensive snaps
1%
Defensive snaps
54%
Solo tackles0.84P10–P90 0.0–2.0
Assist tackles1.04P10–P90 0.0–3.0
Sacks0.21P10–P90 0.0–1.0

Ranges integrate uncertainty in game environment, team volume, participation, allocation, and conversion. Context links show learned attention, not isolated causal effects.

The game around the player
Role across game environments.
How the same player changes when the game script changes.
98%
Any-snap probability
LB
Pregame role
Assisted tackles
opponent plays change tackle chances; defensive role and tackle-credit rate remain player-specific
0.94 → 1.14
One-score game · defensive · slow
BUF controls · high scoring · fast
Solo tackles
opponent plays change tackle chances; defensive role and tackle-credit rate remain player-specific
0.76 → 0.92
One-score game · defensive · slow
BUF controls · high scoring · fast
Sacks
opponent dropbacks change rush chances; participation, pressure allocation and finish remain player-specific
0.19 → 0.23
BUF controls · balanced · neutral pace
One-score game · balanced · neutral pace

Scenario means integrate back to the guarded player distribution. “Validated” is awarded per market; a descriptive forecast is not automatically a betting signal.

This season

2026 Game Log

WeekOppResultSOLOAST
Week 1@SEAL 10–13—1
Week 2PITW 20–332
Week 3@JAXL 6–3511
3 games44
Performance history

2025 Game Log

WeekOppResultSOLOASTSACK
Week 2@MIAW 33–27—1—
Week 5@BUFW 23–201——
Week 7@TENW 31–131——
Week 8CLEW 32–13—1—
Week 10@TBW 28–231—1
Week 11NYJW 27–14221
Week 12@CINW 26–20—1—
Week 13NYGW 33–152—1
Week 16@BALW 28–241——
Week 17@NYJW 42–10—1—
Week 18MIAW 38–101—1
Week 19LACW 16–3—1—
Week 20HOUW 28–16—1—
15 games984