Elijah Auguste

Class:
Senior
Position:
S
Height:
5-9
Weight:
190
Hometown:
Everett, Mass.

2025 (Sr.):

Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® watch list nominee
Allstate Wuerffel Trophy watch list nominee

2024 (Jr.):

Conference USA Fall Spirit of Service Award recipient
Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member
CSC Academic All-District® Team honoree
SAAC football program representative
Saw playing time in all 12 games
Finished the season with 12 tackles (nine solo, three assisted)
PFF.com snap count: 419 (209 – defense; 210 – special team)
Ranked second on Liberty’s roster in special teams snap count
Recorded solo stops against FIU, Kennesaw State and WKU
Finished the Sam Houston game with two solo tackles
Recorded three solo stops against Jax State
Recorded a season-high four tackles against Buffalo in the Bahamas Bowl.
Three of his four stops against Buffalo were solo tackles

2023 (So.):

Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member
Saw playing time in 12 games
Finished the season with six tackles (four solo, two assisted)
Recorded assisted tackles against New Mexico State and Western Kentucky
Had a solo stop at Buffalo
Posted a season-best three solo tackles against Old Dominion

2022 (Fr.):

Saw playing time in two games
Made appearances against UMass and BYU
Finished the UMass game with two assisted tackles

Prep:

Graduated from Everett High School in Everett, Mass.
Most Improved Award winner as a freshman
Four-year member of the honor roll
All-Scholastic honoree as a junior and senior
Also participated in track

Personal:

Son of Martine Joseph
Completed his undergraduate degree in health care management in December 2024
Currently pursuing his master’s degree in health care administration
Birthday is March 26

Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
It being centered on God.

Is there anything special you do pregame or postgame and why?
Pray, because God got me here.

Who in your life inspires you and why are they such an inspiration?
My mother, for never quitting & showing me the way.

What is your most memorable athletic moment/accomplishment?
Earning a scholarship.

Favorite meal (breakfast/lunch/dinner) and what is that special meal?
Dinner, my mom’s Haitian food.

What is the first app you check on your phone each day?
Bible app.

What is your favorite hobby outside of athletics?
Video Games.

What is your favorite possession and why?
My necklace from my mother.

What is your dream vacation spot and why?
Dubai.