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    ElijahMelendez

    Auburn Tigers
    • Auburn Tigers
    • #9
    • LinebackerLB
    • Class
      Sophomore
    • HT/WT
      1.83 m, 108 kg
    • Birthplace
      Kissimmee, FL
    • Class
      Sophomore
    • HT/WT
      1.83 m, 108 kg
    • Birthplace
      Kissimmee, FL
    • Status
      Active

    2026 season stats

    • SOLO
      47
      SACK
      4
      FF
      0
      INT
      1
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    • 1
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    291910100026834.014100
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    Recent Games

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    DateOPPResultTOTSOLOASTSACK
    Sun 10/4@TENN17TENN
    L
    24-14
    9541
    Sun 10/18@UGA1UGA
    W
    27-24
    9721
    Sun 10/25vsLSU18LSU
    L
    38-17
    5320
    Sun 11/1@MISS12MISS
    L
    45-15
    6510
    Sun 11/8vsARKARK
    W
    26-23
    4400

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                        Georgia QB Gunner Stockton gets picked off by Auburn's Elijah Melendez
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                        2026 SEC Standings

                        TeamCONFOVR
                        Georgia6-18-1
                        Alabama5-27-2
                        Kentucky5-27-2
                        Texas4-27-2
                        Tennessee4-27-2
                        Ole Miss4-36-3
                        South Carolina4-36-3
                        LSU3-36-3
                        Missouri3-36-3
                        Oklahoma3-35-4
                        Florida3-45-4
                        Auburn3-45-4
                        Mississippi State2-54-5
                        Texas A&M1-54-5
                        Arkansas1-53-6
                        Vanderbilt1-54-5
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