Elijah Wilkinson

Elijah Wilkinson (born February 10, 1995) is an American football offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Massachusetts.

Elijah Wilkinson
Wilkinson in the 2017 NFL season.
No. 68 – Denver Broncos
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1995-02-10) February 10, 1995
Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:329 lb (149 kg)
Career information
High school:Downingtown West
(Downingtown, Pennsylvania)
College:Massachusetts
Undrafted:2017
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Games played:44
Games started:25
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Professional career

Wilkinson signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2017.[1] He was waived by the Broncos on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[2][3] He was promoted to the active roster on October 21, 2017.[4]

Wilkinson signed a one-year restricted free agent tender with the Broncos on April 18, 2020.[5] He was placed on the active/physically unable to perform list at the start of training camp on July 28, 2020,[6] and moved back to the active roster six days later.[7] 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.[8] He was activated on November 21, 2020.[9]

References
  1. Mason, Andrew (May 13, 2017). "Broncos announce college free-agent signings". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  2. Mason, Andrew (September 2, 2017). "Broncos trim roster at deadline". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. DiLalla, Aric (April 18, 2020). "Elijah Wilkinson, Mike Purcell highlight list of Broncos to sign tenders". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  6. 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. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  7. 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. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  8. DiLalla, Aric (September 30, 2020). "Broncos sign DL Timmy Jernigan, promote RB LeVante Bellamy, OLB Derrek Tuszka to active roster". DenverBroncos.com.
  9. "Broncos activate T Elijah Wilkinson from IR to active roster". DenverBroncos.com. November 21, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.


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