2014 Football Roster
Roster
Nick Elder
- Height:
- 6-null
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- San Antonio
- High School:
- Central Catholic
Emerged from spring drills as the favorite to replace James Radcliffe as the starter at the Will LB position.
2014
Credited with a career best 40 tackles last year, highlighted by a career-best 10 tackles vs. Marshall... Led the team with seven special teams tackles in 2014 and has 14 in his career.
2013
Made his first career start at UAB... Led the team with seven tackles vs. LA Tech... Recovered a muffed punt at New Mexico State to set up an Owls' touchdown... Credited with a career-high eight tackles vs. Texas A&M and first career TFL vs. Kansas.
2012
Redshirt freshman who saw extensive action on special teams, picking up a pair of tackles on kickoff coverage... Picked up his first career tackles at Tulane and added his second in the season finale at UTEP... 2012 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
2011
Redshirted.
San Antonio Central Catholic High School
TAPPS Division I All-State and All-District selection as a senior for coach Calos Enrico, despite missing all but the last five games of the season because of an injury... Returned to action and recorded 67 tackles (43 solos and 24 assisted) in those five games... Named to the San Antonio Express News Sub 5A All Area second team (includes public and private schools)... Academic All State selection.
Personal
Nicholas Victor Elder... Born: Oct. 14, 1992 at San Antonio, Texas ... Parents: Dan and Chris Elder San Antonio (two brothers)... Older brother (Michael) is a strong safety at Carleton College in Minnesota... Rice major: Economics and Sport Management... Rice College: Sid Richardson.
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