Elijhah Badger

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Elijhah Badger
Florida Gators
Position Wide receiver
Class
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Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
College
High school Folsom (Folsom, California)

Elijhah Badger is an American football wide receiver for the Florida Gators. He previously played for the Arizona State Sun Devils.

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High school career

Badger attended Folsom High School in Folsom, California. [1] During his high school career, he had 183 receptions for 3,398 yards and 52 touchdowns. [2] He committed to Arizona State University to play college football. [3]

College career

Arizona State

Badger played in one game his first year at Arizona State in 2020 and was redshirted. As a redshirt freshman in 2021, he played in 11 games and had seven receptions for 61 yards. As a redshirt sophomore in 2022, Badger became the number one receiver. [4] [5] [6] He finished the year with 70 receptions for 864 yards and seven touchdowns. He returned as the team's number one receiver his redshirt junior year in 2023. On April 19, 2024, Badger entered the transfer portal. [7]

Florida

On May 17, 2024, Badger announced that he would transfer to Florida. [8]

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References

  1. "Elijhah Badger, 4-star athlete and Oregon Ducks target, sets decision date". The Oregonian.
  2. "Folsom football stars announce college commitments. Where are they headed?". The Sacramento Bee.
  3. "Arizona State football lands commitment from 4-star WR Elijhah Badger from Folsom, Calif". Th Arizona Republic. January 2, 2020.
  4. "Elijhah Badger emerging as much needed receiver in Arizona State offensive arsenal". The Arizona Republic. September 9, 2022.
  5. "Arizona State wide receiver Elijhah Badger making a name for himself as an emerging target". The Arizona Republic. October 25, 2022.
  6. "Elijhah Badger has thrived in new role as ASU's No.1 receiver this year". The State Press.
  7. "ASU's Elijhah Badger to join Jaden Rashada in portal, source says". espn.com. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  8. Spivey, Andrew (May 17, 2024). "Arizona State WR Elijhah Badger commits to the Florida Gators". Gator Country. Retrieved May 22, 2024.