Elijah Melendez

HONORS AND AWARDS 2025 SEC All-Freshman Team 2025 On3 Midseason True Freshman All-American Team 2025: Played in all 12 games with one start at linebacker … SEC All-Freshman Team … named an On3 Midseason True Freshman All-American … had 29 tackles on the year, including 3.0 TFL and a sack … added a pair of interception, tied for the team lead … registered a tackle in his Auburn debut at Baylor (8/29) … turned in three solo tackles and the first TFL of his career vs. Ball State (9/6) … recorded three tackles against South Alabama (9/13) … tallied three tackles at Texas A&M (9/27) … made a season-high six tackles, including 2.0 TFL and his first career sack, vs. Georgia (10/11) … made three tackles and intercepted the first pass of his career vs. Kentucky (11/1) … added three tackles at Vanderbilt (11/8) … made his first start of the season vs. Mercer (11/22) and returned an interception 41 yards for a touchdown … recorded three tackles against the Bears … had one tackle vs. Alabama (11/29). High School: Tallied 75 tackles, 11 TFL, 4 interceptions as a senior for Coach Eric Pinellas at Osceola High, leading the Kowboys to the Florida Class 6A state finals … Rivals, On3, ESPN rank him among the top 25 prospects in Florida … rated No. 4 among ILB recruits nationally by Rivals, ESPN Personal: Birthday is January 12 … son of Miguel and Linnette Melendez … has three siblings: Antonio, Isabel and Layla … brother Antonio is also an Auburn linebacker … studying in the College of Business