Elijah Holyfield

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Elijah Holyfield
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Holyfield in 2018 with the Georgia Bulldogs
Personal information
Born: (1997-11-30) November 30, 1997 (age 27)
College Park, Georgia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Woodward Academy (College Park)
College: Georgia
Position: Running back
Undrafted: 2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Elijah Esaias Holyfield (born November 30, 1997) is an American professional football running back and professional wrestler. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs. He is the son of former heavyweight world champion boxer Evander Holyfield.

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In November 2024, he signed with WWE's developmental promotion, NXT [1] to begin training as a professional wrestler.

Early life

Holyfield attended high school at Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, GA [2] and Woodward Academy in College Park, Georgia. As a junior, he rushed for 1,735 yards and 25 touchdowns and as a senior he rushed for 1,069 yards and 21 touchdowns. He was ranked as a 4-star recruit coming out of high school. He committed to the University of Georgia to play college football. [3]

College career

Holyfield played in five games as a true freshman at Georgia in 2016, rushing six times for 29 yards. As a sophomore in 2017, he rushed for 293 yards on 50 carries and two touchdowns. [4] Splitting time with D'Andre Swift in 2018, Holyfield rushed for 1,018 yards on 159 carries with seven touchdowns. After the season, Holyfield decided to forgo his senior year to pursue a career in the NFL. [5] [6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10+3⁄8 in
(1.79 m)		217 lb
(98 kg)		30+3⁄8 in
(0.77 m)		9 in
(0.23 m)		4.78 s1.64 s2.79 s29.5 in
(0.75 m)		9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)		26 reps
All values from NFL Combine [7] [8]

Carolina Panthers

Following the conclusion of the 2019 NFL draft, Holyfield signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2019. [9] He was waived on September 1, 2019, and was re-signed to the practice squad. [10]

Philadelphia Eagles

After his contract expired with the Panthers, Holyfield was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles active roster on December 31, 2019, ahead of their wild card game against the Seahawks. [11] He was waived on September 3, 2020, [12] and re-signed to the team's practice squad three days later. [13] He was elevated to the active roster on November 21 for the team's week 11 game against the Cleveland Browns, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. [14] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on January 4, 2021. [15]

On August 29, 2021, Holyfield was waived by the Eagles. [16]

Cincinnati Bengals

On October 12, 2021, Holyfield was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad. [17]

On February 15, 2022, Holyfield signed a reserve/future contract. [18]

On July 28, 2022, he was placed on injured reserve after suffering a significant knee injury during team practice the day before. [19]

Personal life

He is the son of former professional boxer Evander Holyfield. [20] [21] [22]

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  3. ↑ "RB Elijah Holyfield, son of ex-boxing champ, commits to Georgia". ABC News. September 4, 2015.
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