No. 95 – Denver Broncos | |||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | March 11, 1998||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 302 lb (137 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | John Paul Stevens (San Antonio, Texas) | ||||||
College: | Rice | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2022 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Elijah Garcia (born March 11, 1998) is an American professional football defensive end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rice Owls.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 5+3⁄8 in (1.97 m) | 290 lb (132 kg) | 35 in (0.89 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 5.01 s | 1.76 s | 2.92 s | 4.55 s | 7.40 s | 30.0 in (0.76 m) | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) | 25 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [1] |
After not being selected in the 2022 NFL draft, Garcia signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on April 30. [2] On August 30, during the final roster cuts, Garcia was waived, [3] but re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [4]
On December 7, 2022, the Denver Broncos signed Garcia off the Rams practice squad. [5] He made his NFL debut on January 1 against the Kansas City Chiefs, playing seven snaps. [6]
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