Troy University Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 58
Elijah Prather
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 305
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- LaVergne, Tenn.
- High School:
- LaVergne HS
2025 (Sophomore): Started the first six games of the season at left tackle before suffering a season-ending injury against Texas State … Played 381 snaps on the season and did not allow a sack in 215 passing situations … Was not called for a penalty all season … Allowed just eight pressures and three hits on the quarterback … Best game of the season came in Troy’s victory over South Alabama, 82.3 pass blocking grade and one pressure allowed
2024 (RS-Freshman): Started all 12 games at left tackle as a redshirt freshman … Played a team-high 796 snaps on offense … Called for just one penalty all season and allowed five sacks in 407 passing situations … His 796 snaps were more than 400 more than any other freshman or redshirt freshman in the Sun Belt; 11thmost in the G5 and 27th most nationally … Key blocker for a 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver, just the third duo in program history to reach those thresholds in the same season … Troy allowed just four sacks in November, the fewest in the Sun Belt
2023 (Freshman): Played in six snaps against Arkansas State ... Redshirted
High School: Selected to play in the TACA East-West All-Star Game following his senior season at LaVergne High School … Two-time all-region selection for the Wolverines
Personal: Full name is Elijah O'Neil Prather ... Son of Crystal Prather ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies ... Born Feb. 7, 2005, in LaVergne, Tenn. ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies
2024 (RS-Freshman): Started all 12 games at left tackle as a redshirt freshman … Played a team-high 796 snaps on offense … Called for just one penalty all season and allowed five sacks in 407 passing situations … His 796 snaps were more than 400 more than any other freshman or redshirt freshman in the Sun Belt; 11thmost in the G5 and 27th most nationally … Key blocker for a 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver, just the third duo in program history to reach those thresholds in the same season … Troy allowed just four sacks in November, the fewest in the Sun Belt
2023 (Freshman): Played in six snaps against Arkansas State ... Redshirted
High School: Selected to play in the TACA East-West All-Star Game following his senior season at LaVergne High School … Two-time all-region selection for the Wolverines
Personal: Full name is Elijah O'Neil Prather ... Son of Crystal Prather ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies ... Born Feb. 7, 2005, in LaVergne, Tenn. ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies
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