Eli Wolf
No. 85, 46 | |
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Position: | Tight end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Minster, Ohio, U.S. | March 11, 1997
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Minster (Minster, Ohio) |
College: | Tennessee (2015–2018) Georgia (2019) |
Undrafted: | 2020 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Elijah Jackson Wolf (born March 11, 1997) is a former American football tight end who played in the National Football League. He played college football at Georgia and Tennessee.
High school
Wolf attended Minster High School in Minster, Ohio. While at Minster High school, Wolf originally was a wide receiver, but later made the change to his current tight end position.[1]
Wolf caught the winning touchdown of the state championship game in his senior year of high school.[2]
College career
After finishing his high school career, Wolf first committed to
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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6 ft 4+1⁄4 in (1.94 m) |
238 lb (108 kg) |
31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
All values from Pro Day[6] |
Baltimore Ravens
Wolf signed with the
Indianapolis Colts
On October 26, 2021, Wolf was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2022.[15] He was waived on May 10, 2022.[16]
Green Bay Packers
On May 12, 2022, Wolf was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers.[17] He was released on July 22, 2022.[18]
Washington Commanders
On August 7, 2022, Wolf signed with the Washington Commanders.[19] He was placed on injured reserve on August 22, 2022.[20]
Wolf announced his retirement on March 19, 2023.[21]
References
- ^ Rowe, Jake (August 15, 2019). "Eli Wolf wants to 'be held to a high standard' at Georgia". Dawgs247. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ a b Toppmeyer, Blake (November 23, 2017). "UT Vols' Ethan Wolf, Eli Wolf prepare for last game together". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ "Eli Wolf Timeline Events". 247sports.com. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ "Eli Wolf 2019 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ "Wolf getting ready for NFL Draft". The Daily Standard. April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ "Eli Wolf, Georgia, TE, 2020 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ Valente, Tom (May 5, 2020). "Press Release: Ravens Sign Draft Pick Washington, Six Rookie Free Agents". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (September 5, 2020). "Ravens' Initial 53-Man Roster Is Set". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ Brown, Clifton (September 6, 2020). "Ravens Announce 16-Man Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Eli Wolf: Dealing with injury". CBSSports.com. November 3, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ Zrebeic, Jeff [@jeffzrebeic] (December 10, 2020). "TE Eli Wolf returned to practice today after he was activated from practice squad Injured list. Ravens also got a roster exemption until Saturday for Willie Snead IV" (Tweet). Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (January 18, 2021). "Ravens Sign 11 Players to Reserve/Future Deals, Waive Four Veterans". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ Brown, Clifton (August 16, 2021). "Ravens Make Five Roster Moves Ahead of Deadline". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Colts Sign S Jahleel Addae, TE Eli Wolf To Practice Squad, Release G Zack Bailey From Practice Squad". Colts.com. October 26, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Colts Sign 14 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Colts.com. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ Stankevitz, JJ (May 10, 2022). "Colts Sign T Dennis Kelly; Release LB Malik Jefferson, T Shon Coleman; Waive TE Farrod Green, TE Eli Wolf". Colts.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ Western, Evan (May 11, 2022). "Packers claim TE Eli Wolf on waivers from Indianapolis Colts". Acme Packing Company. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ "Packers release TE Eli Wolf". packers.com. July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ^ Selby, Zach (August 7, 2022). "Commanders sign LB Nathan Gerry, S Steven Parker, TE Eli Wolf amid multiple roster moves". Commanders.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ Selby, Zach (August 22, 2022). "Commanders activate TE Logan Thomas off PUP list amid multiple roster moves". Commanders.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Eli Wolf: Announces retirement". CBSSports.com. March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
Further reading
- Frantz, Eric (February 25, 2014). "Jacksonville St. first to offer Minster's Wolf". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- Toppmeyer, Blake (July 22, 2018). "Bulked-up TE Wolf has caught Pruitt's eye". The Daily News-Journal. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- Griffith, Mike (February 8, 2019). "Bulldogs to add graduate transfer tight end from Vols". The Atlanta Constitution. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- Towers, Chip (August 15, 2019). "Tennessee transfer Wolf feels right at home as new Bulldog". The Atlanta Constitution. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- Sudge, Brandon (August 26, 2019). "Tight end transfer Wolf savors change". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.