Jalen Elliott

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Jalen Elliott
No. 42 – Detroit Lions
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1998-07-07) July 7, 1998 (age 23)
Richmond, Virginia
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:L. C. Bird
(Chesterfield, Virginia)
College:Notre Dame
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:12
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Jalen Elliott (born July 7, 1998) is an American football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame.

College career[]

Elliott played college football at Notre Dame from 2016 to 2019.[1] He was named a captain for Notre Dame during his senior year in 2019.[2]

Professional career[]

Detroit Lions[]

On May 1, 2020, Elliott signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent after the 2020 NFL Draft.[3] On September 5, 2020, he was released by the Lions.[4]

On September 1, 2021, the Lions signed Elliott to the practice squad.[5] On October 23, 2021, he was activated from the practice squad by the Lions for the team's week 7 game against the Los Angeles Rams.[6] He was signed to the active roster on November 9.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jalen Elliott". und.com. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Mazurek, Marek (August 17, 2019). "Jalen Elliott flips the script to become Notre Dame captain". usatoday.com. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Lions announce agreement with seven undrafted free agents". The Detroit News. April 28, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "Lions announce roster moves". detroitlions.com. September 5, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  5. ^ Meinke, Kyle (September 1, 2021). "Detroit Lions sign 15 players to practice squad, dual-threat QB Steven Montez expected to join too". MLive.com. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Daily Drive: Detroit Lions activate TE Brock Wright, S Jalen Elliott from practice squad for Rams game". detroitlions.com. October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "Lions sign Jalen Elliott to active roster, add two to practice squad". Pride of Detroit. SB Nation. November 9, 2021.
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