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Jersey Number 50
Elijah Carney
- Position:
- ILB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 225
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Ripley, TN
- High School:
- Ripley
Honors
• 2024: MTSU Special Teams Scout Player of the Week 9/15, MTSU Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week 9/22
• 2025: MTSU Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week 9/28
2024 (r-Freshman)
• Played in five games
• Had two total tackles on the season
• Saw his first Blue Raider action on special teams against Memphis
• Added two stops in win over KSU
2023 (Freshman at Bethel)
• Was redshirted
High School
• Lettered in football, track and tennis at Ripley High School
• For his career he tallied 321 tackles, 20 TFLs, five sacks and an interception
• Was a two-time all-state and all-region selection as a linebacker
• A two-time team MVP and team captain
• Placed twice in the state as a discus thrower
• Was a team captain in track and tennis
• Valedictorian and student body president
Personal
• Full name: Elijah Taylor Carney
• Parents: Tyrone and Lana Carney
• Born: 2/21/2005
• Major: Philosophy
• 2024: MTSU Special Teams Scout Player of the Week 9/15, MTSU Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week 9/22
• 2025: MTSU Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week 9/28
2024 (r-Freshman)
• Played in five games
• Had two total tackles on the season
• Saw his first Blue Raider action on special teams against Memphis
• Added two stops in win over KSU
2023 (Freshman at Bethel)
• Was redshirted
High School
• Lettered in football, track and tennis at Ripley High School
• For his career he tallied 321 tackles, 20 TFLs, five sacks and an interception
• Was a two-time all-state and all-region selection as a linebacker
• A two-time team MVP and team captain
• Placed twice in the state as a discus thrower
• Was a team captain in track and tennis
• Valedictorian and student body president
Personal
• Full name: Elijah Taylor Carney
• Parents: Tyrone and Lana Carney
• Born: 2/21/2005
• Major: Philosophy
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