Elias Sanders
2024 Honors Academic All-Big Sky Conference 2023 Honors Academic All-Big Sky Conference Very strong and aggressive... will battle to move up the depth chart in 2025. SOPHOMORE SEASON • 2024 Played in 11 games as a backup defensive tackle... had eight tackles with one tackle for loss on the season... made a season-high three tackles at Washington State (8/31)... earned Academic All-Big Sky Conference honors. FRESHMAN SEASON • 2023 Played in six games as a backup defensive tackle... had two tackles on the season... earned Academic All-Big Sky Conference honors. BEFORE PORTLAND STATE Lettered in football at Bethel High School... a two-time honorable mention All-League selection. PERSONAL INFORMATION Son of Nicole Sanders… majoring in Social Science… hobbies are working out and reading.
- TransferredPortal · 2/23/26, 2:19 PMElias Sanders (DT) officially transferred from Portland State University to Prairie View A&M University
- EnteredPortal · 1/2/26, 4:00 AMElias Sanders (DT) officially entered the transfer portal · from Portland State University
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | TACK | SOLO | TFL | TACK YDS | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Prairie View A&M University | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Portland State University | 11 | 0 | -- | -- | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | Portland State University | 10 | 0 | -- | -- | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | Portland State University | 5 | 0 | -- | -- | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 28 | 0 | -- | -- | 19 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
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Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026