Elijah Wilkinson
Personal information | |||||
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Born: | Downingtown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | February 10, 1995||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
Weight: | 314 lb (142 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Downingtown West (Downingtown, Pennsylvania) | ||||
College: | UMass (2013–2016) | ||||
Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Elijah Wilkinson (born February 10, 1995) is an American professional football offensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Massachusetts. He has also been a member of the Denver Broncos.
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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6 ft 5+1⁄4 in (1.96 m) |
328 lb (149 kg) |
34 in (0.86 m) |
10+1⁄2 in (0.27 m) |
27 reps | ||||||||
All values from Pro Day[1][2] |
Denver Broncos
Wilkinson signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2017.[3] He was waived by the Broncos on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[4][5] He was promoted to the active roster on October 21, 2017.[6]
Wilkinson signed a one-year restricted free agent tender with the Broncos on April 18, 2020.[7] He was placed on the active/physically unable to perform list at the start of training camp on July 28, 2020,[8] and moved back to the active roster six days later.[9] He started the first three games of 2020 at right tackle before being placed on injured reserve on September 30, 2020, with a fractured shinbone.[10] He was activated on November 21, 2020.[11]
Chicago Bears
Wilkinson signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears on March 23, 2021.[12]
Atlanta Falcons
On March 17, 2022, Wilkinson signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons.[13] He was named the starting left guard to begin the season. He started seven games before being placed on injured reserve on November 5, 2022.[14] He was activated on December 17.
Arizona Cardinals
On April 5, 2023, Wilkinson signed with the Arizona Cardinals.[15] He was named the Cardinals starting left guard to begin the 2023 season. He was placed on injured reserve on October 28, 2023 with a neck injury.[16] He was activated on December 16.
On March 13, 2024, Wilkinson re-signed with the Cardinals.[17]
Personal life
Born in the United States, Wilkinson is of Puerto Rican descent.[18]
References
- ^ "2017 NFL Draft Scout Elijah Wilkinson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Elijah Wilkinson 2017 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ Mason, Andrew (May 13, 2017). "Broncos announce college free-agent signings". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ Mason, Andrew (September 2, 2017). "Broncos trim roster at deadline". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 4, 2017). "Broncos announce initial practice-squad roster". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (October 21, 2017). "Broncos make slew of roster moves ahead of Sunday's game vs. Chargers". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (April 18, 2020). "Elijah Wilkinson, Mike Purcell highlight list of Broncos to sign tenders". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (July 28, 2020). "Broncos place T Elijah Wilkinson on Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, G Netane Muti on Non-Football Injury (NFI) list". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 3, 2020). "Broncos activate T Elijah Wilkinson from Physically Unable to Perform list, G Netane Muti from Non-Football Injury list". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 30, 2020). "Broncos sign DL Timmy Jernigan, promote RB LeVante Bellamy, OLB Derrek Tuszka to active roster". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ "Broncos activate T Elijah Wilkinson from IR to active roster". DenverBroncos.com. November 21, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (March 23, 2021). "Roster Move: Bears sign OL Wilkinson to 1-year deal". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ Bair, Scott (March 17, 2022). "Falcons sign offensive lineman, defensive back in free agency". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Bair, Scott (November 5, 2022). "Cordarrelle Patterson activated off IR among flurry of Falcons roster moves". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ Urban, Darren (April 5, 2023). "Another Offensive Lineman As Cardinals Sign Elijah Wilkinson". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ Urban, Darren (October 28, 2023). "Cardinals Send Elijah Wilkinson To Injured Reserve". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ "Cardinals Re-Sign Seven Of Their Own For 2024". AZCardinals.com. March 13, 2024.
- ^ "NFL players with Caribbean roots to sport native flag on helmet | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News.
External links
- 1995 births
- Living people
- American football offensive tackles
- American sportspeople of Puerto Rican descent
- Chicago Bears players
- Denver Broncos players
- People from Downingtown, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Chester County, Pennsylvania
- UMass Minutemen football players
- Atlanta Falcons players
- Arizona Cardinals players