Elijah Qualls Explained

Elijah Qualls
Position:Nose tackle
Birth Date:11 February 1995
Birth Place:Petaluma, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:337
High School:Casa Grande
(Petaluma, California)
College:Washington
Draftyear:2017
Draftround:6
Draftpick:214
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:4
Statlabel2:Sacks
Statlabel3:Forced fumbles
Statlabel4:Fumble recoveries
Pfr:QualEl00

Elijah Qualls (born February 11, 1995) is an American football nose tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at the University of Washington.

Early years

Qualls attended Casa Grande High School in Petaluma, California.[1] He played defensive tackle, center and running back. The California native was a prized recruit, and ran for over 1,800 yards and 23 touchdowns in his final two years in high school.[2] He committed to the University of Washington to play college football.[3]

College career

After redshirting his first year at Washington in 2013, Qualls played in all 14 games in 2014, recording 13 tackles.[4] In 2015, he played in 10 games with eight starts and had 26 tackles and 4.5 sacks.[5] [6] As a junior in 2016, he was named first-team All-Pac-12 Conference after recording 38 tackles and three sacks.[7] After the season, Qualls decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2017 NFL draft.[8] [9]

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles selected Qualls in the sixth round (214th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[10] [11] On May 11, the Eagles signed Qualls to a four-year, $2.52 million contract with a signing bonus of $127,204.[12] Qualls ended his rookie season with a Super Bowl ring after the Eagles defeated the New England Patriots 41–33 in Super Bowl LII.[13]

On September 1, 2018, Qualls was waived by the Eagles.[14]

Carolina Panthers

On December 20, 2018, Qualls was signed to the practice squad of the Carolina Panthers.[15] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on December 31, 2018.[16] He was waived on July 24, 2019.[17]

Baltimore Ravens

On August 10, 2019, Qualls was signed by the Baltimore Ravens, but was waived five days later.[18]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On August 19, 2019, Qualls signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[19] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[20]

DC Defenders

In October 2019, Qualls was drafted by the DC Defenders of the XFL in the third round of the 2020 XFL Draft.[21] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[22]

New York Giants

On August 11, 2021, Qualls signed with the New York Giants.[23] He was waived on August 31, 2021.[24]

B.C. Lions

Qualls signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on April 21, 2022.[25]

Houston Roughnecks

On November 17, 2022, Qualls was drafted by the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL.[26]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Painful past pushes Elijah Qualls forward. January 3, 2013. ESPN.com.
  2. Web site: NFL Draft Player Profile. NFL Draft. NFL. August 18, 2017.
  3. Web site: Huskies receive commitments from seven football players. Mason. Kelley. June 29, 2012. The Seattle Times.
  4. Web site: Washington's Elijah Qualls not interested in being next Danny Shelton. April 15, 2015. The Seattle Times.
  5. Web site: How Elijah Qualls lends a unique voice to the UW defense. April 6, 2016. The Seattle Times.
  6. Web site: Padecky: Former Casa Grande star blossoming with Huskies. October 24, 2015. Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
  7. Web site: Casa Grande grad Elijah Qualls prepares for Alabama. December 28, 2016. Petaluma Argus Courier.
  8. http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/college/pac-12/university-of-washington/huskies-insider-blog/article124299709.html Budda Baker, Sidney Jones, Elijah Qualls, John Ross to leave UW and enter NFL draft
  9. Web site: Budda Baker, John Ross among 4 Huskies declaring for NFL draft. January 3, 2017. seattlepi.com.
  10. Web site: UW's Elijah Qualls becomes fifth Husky drafted, the most since 2001. April 29, 2017 . Seattle Times. April 29, 2017.
  11. Web site: Sixth-Round Pick Qualls Bolsters D-Line. Smith, Alex. PhiladelphiaEagles.com. April 29, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180502224304/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Sixth-Round-Pick-Qualls-Bolsters-D-Line/2d4f30f5-fba1-4292-b0c3-7deea0528041. May 14, 2017. May 2, 2018.
  12. Web site: Spotrac.com: Elijah Qualls contract. May 15, 2017. spotrac.com.
  13. Web site: Eagles dethrone Tom Brady, Patriots for first Super Bowl title in stunner . USA TODAY . en . February 25, 2019.
  14. Web site: Eagles Get To The 53-Player Limit. McPherson, Chris. PhiladelphiaEagles.com. September 1, 2018.
  15. Web site: Panthers place Shaq Thompson on injured reserve. Scott, Jelani. Panthers.com. December 20, 2018. December 21, 2018. December 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181221134632/https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-place-shaq-thompson-on-injured-reserve. dead.
  16. Web site: Panthers sign 13 players to future contracts. Panthers.com. December 31, 2018.
  17. Web site: Panthers make roster moves ahead of training camp. Panthers.com. July 24, 2019.
  18. Web site: Ravens Sign Defensive Tackle Elijah Qualls. Mink, Ryan. BaltimoreRavens.com. August 10, 2019.
  19. Web site: Gantt . Darin . Buccaneers sign Elijah Qualls . ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com . August 19, 2019 . August 19, 2019.
  20. News: Smith, Scott . Bucs Move Toward 53-Man Roster with 21 Moves . Buccaneers.com . August 30, 2019 . August 31, 2019.
  21. Web site: Bender. Bill. XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league. Sporting News. October 21, 2019. October 23, 2019.
  22. News: Condotta, Bob . XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue . SeattleTimes.com . April 10, 2020 . July 17, 2020.
  23. Web site: Giants sign DT Elijah Qualls, waive two players. Giants.com. August 11, 2021.
  24. Web site: New York Giants announce 53-man roster. Eisen, Michael. Giants.com. September 1, 2021.
  25. Web site: TSN ca Staff . 2022-04-21 . Lions add DL Qualls, RB Mizzell to camp roster - TSN.ca . 2022-04-21 . TSN . en.
  26. Web site: 2022-11-18 . Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed . 2022-12-30 . ESPN.com . en.

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