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3 Elias Larry

  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 197
  • Hometown Palmdale, Calif.
  • High School Sierra Canyon

Biography

•    At Navy: Enters the fall second on the depth chart at corner ... a starter in 8 games during his career (8 So) ... has earned 2 varsity letters.

• 2022: A starter in 8 of the 11 games in which he played ... finished the season with 19 tackles, a tackle for loss, 2 interceptions and 2 pass breakups ... Navy’s defense held Army, the second-leading rushing team in the country (304.4 yds/gm), to just 125 yards on the ground and 153 yards of total offense (avg 385.5 yds/gm) for the entire game ... Navy held the Black Knights without an offensive touchdown until overtime ... Navy’s defense held UCF to 84 yards rushing after the Knights came in ranked #5 nationally with their 249.5 rushing yards per game average ... additionally, the Mids tallied a season-high tying 5 sacks for the third time in 2022 and the second-consecutive game ... turned in 3 solo tackles in the win over nationally-ranked UCF ... part of a defensive unit that did not surrender a point in the second half against Notre Dame, marking the first time it has held a team scoreless in the second half since the 2021 Army game ... Notre Dame mustered just 66 yards rushing, the fewest by the Irish in the series since they rushed for 60 yards on Nov. 7, 2009 ... Navy held the Irish to just 12 yards in the second half (-23 R, 35 P) ... the Mids recorded a season-high tying 5 sacks ... Navy’s defense held Temple to just 20 yards rushing ... despite Temple allowing just 4 sacks all year, Navy sacked the Owls 4 times ... Navy’s defense also forced Temple to punt 7 times, tying (Delaware) for the most by an opponent in 2022 ... recorded a pair of tackles and intercepted Temple QB E.J. Warner and returned in 3 yards ... turned in 3 solo stops at SMU, including a tackle for loss, the first of his career ... member of a Navy defenisve unit that held Tulsa to just 25 yards rushing ... the Mids recorded their first safety  (intentional grounding in the end zone by Tulsa QB Davis Brin // 2Qtr) since the Tulane game on Sept. 19, 2020 ... Navy forced 4 Tulsa turnovers (3 interceptions / 1 fumble) ... chipped in a tackle, broke up 2 passes and intercepted his first-collegiate pass in the win over the Golden Hurricane ... part of a defense that held Air Force, the nation’s top-ranked rushing team (412.2 yds/gm), to just 200 yards on the ground ... turned in a pair of solo stops against the Falcons ... chipped in a pair of tackles in Navy’s win at East Carolina ... turned in a season-high 3 tackles in the AAC opener against Memphis ... made the start at cornerback in the opener against Delaware where he made 2 stops ... part of a defense that produced 12 tackles for loss and 5 sacks in the opener against Delaware ... the 12 TFLs were the most by the Mids since recording 12 against Rice on Oct. 22, 2005, while the 5 sacks were the most since their 5 against USF on Oct. 19, 2019.

•    2021: A member of special teams, he saw action in each of the last 8 contests ... closed out the season with 6 tackles ... part of a defensive unit that held Army scoreless in the second half, marking the first time Navy has shut out an opponent in the second half since its remarkable victory over Tulane in which the Mids outscored the Green Wave 27-0 to win 27-24 on Sept. 19, 2020 ... Navy also held Army, the No. 2-ranked rushing offense in the country averaging 301.2 yards per game, to just 124 yards rushing ... it was the Black Knights’ second-lowest rushing output during the season (108 vs. Air Force) ... saw significant action at Temple where he was part of a Navy defense that held the Owls to just 182 yards of total offense, the fewest by an opponent on the year ... the 14 points by Temple are the fewest by the Owls in the series since losing to Navy 42-6 in Annapolis on Nov. 18, 2006 ... recorded a pair of solo tackles against East Carolina ... made his collegiate debut against SMU where he saw significant action and finished the contest with 4 tackles.

• High School / Personal: A 2021 graduate of Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth, Calif, Larry was a football letter winner ... also received six other offers, including Army and Air Force ... member of the National Honor Society ... father, Lawrence, was a four-year football letter winner as a defensive end / linebacker at USC (1995-98) ... attended the same high school as Bronnie James, son of Lebron James ... son of Lawrence and Julie Larry ... majoring in mathematics with economics.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2021Freshman

    CB
    6'0" 170 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2022Sophomore

    CB
    6'0" 186 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2023Junior

    CB
    6'0" 197 lbs
    3