Kaiir Elam
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Position | Cornerback |
Class | Sophomore |
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Born: | Riviera Beach, Florida | May 5, 2001
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 193 lb (88 kg) |
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Bowl games | |
High school | The Benjamin School (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida) |
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Kaiir Elam is an American football cornerback for the Florida Gators.
Early life and high school[]
Elam grew up in Riviera Beach, Florida and attended The Benjamin School, where he played basketball and football and ran track.[1] As a senior, he recorded 71 tackles, three sacks and nine interceptions and was named the Palm Beach 5A-1A football defensive player of the year.[2] Elam was rated the number 4 overall athlete by ESPN and committed to play college football at Florida over offers from Colorado, Georgia and Miami.[3][4]
College career[]
As a true freshman Elam played in all 13 of the Gators' games and made five starts, recording 11 tackles, three interceptions and four additional passes broken up and was named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman Team.[5][6][7][8] Elam entered his sophomore season on the Jim Thorpe Award watchlist and was named preseason second team All-SEC.[9]
Personal life[]
Elam's father, Abram Elam, played college football at Kent State and in the NFL for seven seasons.[10] His uncle, Matt Elam, also played football at Florida and was a first round selection in the 2013 NFL Draft.[11]
References[]
- ^ "Football: Kaiir Elam, done with track season, looking to lead Benjamin as a senior". The Palm Beach Post. May 8, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "Palm Beach 5A-1A football defensive player of the year: Kaiir Elam". Sun-Sentinel. December 19, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "No. 4 athlete Elam commits to Florida". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ VanHaaren, Tom. "Kaiir Elam commits to Florida over Colorado, Georgia, Miami". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "Gators Cornerback Kaiir Elam Is Already Generating Buzz as a Leader". SI.com. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "Kaiir Elam next in line to become best corner back for Florida". Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "Gators CB Kaiir Elam: 'I want to be the greatest'". Orlando Sentinel. September 16, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "Kaiir Elam among ESPN's second-year college football players to make an impact in 2020". Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ Goldkamp, Thomas (July 20, 2020). "Kaiir Elam named to Jim Thorpe Award watch list". 247Sports. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "Benjamin defensive back Kaiir Elam, father Abram, talk "The Opening"". The Palm Beach Post. July 14, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ Sammon, Will (December 23, 2018). "Kaiir Elam didn't need to play football, but now he wants a legacy of his own". The Athletic. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
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- Living people
- Players of American football from Florida
- Sportspeople from the Miami metropolitan area
- American football cornerbacks
- Florida Gators football players
- People from Riviera Beach, Florida
- African-American players of American football
- 2001 births
- 21st-century African-American people