| Florida Gators–No. 6 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
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| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| 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.
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]
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]
On May 17, 2024, Badger announced that he would transfer to Florida. [8]
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