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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Major | Biology |
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| Born: | February 19, 1981 Melrose, Minnesota |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
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| High school | Melrose (MN) |
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Blake Elliott (born February 19, 1981) [1] is an American former college football wide receiver who played for the Saint John's Johnnies, earning the 2003 Gagliardi Trophy for academic and football excellence covering all of NCAA Division III. [2] Elliott was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2025. [3]
He graduated from Melrose High School in Melrose, Minnesota.
Elliott attended the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, and he played college football for the Saint John's Johnnies from 2000 to 2003. He owns several school, conference, and national records in NCAA football.[ citation needed ] In his senior year, he led the Johnnies to the NCAA Division III Football Championship over previously unbeaten Mount Union Purple Raiders.
Elliott was not selected in the 2004 NFL draft, and he signed as an undrafted free agent with the Minnesota Vikings on April 25, 2004. [4] He was placed on injured reserve in June after fracturing his left fibula and tearing his tendon. [5] He spent the entire 2004 season on injured reserve and was released by the Vikings in April 2005. [6]
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