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2022 Football Roster

22 Elijah Kirby

  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 210
  • Position DB
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Sandy Springs, Ga.
  • High School Riverwood HS

Biography

As a Senior (2023)
Saw action in five games ... tallied 14 tackles (nine solo) ... led the team in tackles in the season finale against Virginia-Lynchburg (Nov. 11) ... posted seven tackles (six solo) in the win.,

As a Junior (2022)
Appeared in seven games.

As a Sophomore (Fall 2021)
Appeared in 10 games... Totaled two solo tackles against Gardner-Webb (Oct. 30).

As a Freshman (Spring 2021)
Played in one game against Robert Morris (Apr. 3) … recorded one tackle.

High School
Played at Riverwood High School under head coach Robert Edwards III … named All-Region second team in 2019 and is a four-time NGTD Player of the Week … recorded 47 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and one pass break-up as a senior … added 546 rushing yards on 80 carries with five touchdowns and three 100-yard games during senior campaign … helped lead team to an 11-1 record as a senior and advanced to the second round of the GHSA state playoffs … tallied 75 tackles as a junior, including 39 solo stops, 6.0 tackles for loss, six pass break-ups and three forced fumbles … registered 32 tackles as a sophomore with four fumble recoveries …  named Teacher’s Assistant of the Year in 2019.
 
Personal
Son of Zaccheus Kirby and Ericka McCarthy … has two brothers, Aaron Kirby and Joshua McCarthy … plans to major in communications.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2021Sophomore

    DB
    6'1" 205 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2022Junior

    DB
    6'1" 210 lbs
    22