Keland McElrath brings veteran size, production, and old-school trench grit to Texas Tech
In the 2014 season, Keland McElrath gave Texas Tech a sturdy 6-foot-4, 298-pound interior presence, posting 46 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and a forced fumble across 11 games with 5 starts. He was ranked as a top junior-college defensive tackle recruit and carried that reputation into Lubbock as a plug-and-play DL with active hands, decent burst for his size, and enough toughness to handle early contact. His fit is the classic “bring lunch pail, wreck the gap” kind of addition—more tone-setter than stat-sheet diva.
