Elijah Lee

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Elijah Lee
St Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Blue Springs
(Blue Springs, Missouri)
College:Kansas State (2014–2016)
Position:Linebacker
NFL draft:2017 / Round: 7 / Pick: 232
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Pass deflections:
2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Elijah James Lee (born February 8, 1996) is an

2017 NFL Draft
.

Early years

Lee attended

sacks. He was also a first-team All-State honoree by both the coaches and media. As a senior in 2013, Lee recorded 85 tackles, including 36 for loss and 12 sacks. He was selected as the Missouri Football Coaches' Association (MFCA) Class 6 Defensive Player of the Year, while he was a unanimous pick for the MFCA All-State squad. He was also named first-team All-State by the Missouri media and was selected to the USA Today All-USA Missouri Team. Lee also participated in basketball, earning all-conference and all-district honors, and track and field
at Blue Springs.

Lee was regarded as a three-star recruit by

outside linebacker nationally by Scout.com and 41st by Rivals. Lee committed to Kansas State on March 26, 2013. He also had scholarship offers from Iowa and Nebraska, among others.[1]

College career

Lee made the transition from

fumbles and five interceptions (the most by a Wildcat linebacker under head coach Bill Snyder
). He is also tied for fourth in Kansas State bowl history with 20 career tackles. During his time at Kansas State, the Wildcats had a 24–15 record and three bowl berths.

As a freshman in 2014, Lee played in all 13 games and totaled 19 tackles, including 4.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a pass breakup. His 4.5 sacks were the most sacks by a true freshman in school history and the second-most among all freshmen (

redshirt), and also the most among all true freshmen in the Big 12 in 2014. He started the season off with two sacks against Stephen F. Austin, becoming the first true freshman under head coach Bill Snyder to record two sacks in a game. Against UTEP in week 4, he registered a season-high four tackles. He recorded sacks against Texas and Kansas, and a half sack at Iowa State
.

Lee started all 13 games as a sophomore in 2015, leading the team with 80 tackles en route to second-team All-Big 12 honors from the league’s coaches, becoming Kansas State's first underclassman linebacker to earn either first or second-team All-Big 12 honors since College Football Hall of Famer Mark Simoneau back in 1998. He was also the first Wildcat underclassman to lead the team in tackles since 2008. He finished second on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss and third with 5.0 sacks, and recorded three interceptions, the most by a linebacker since 2002. Two of his picks came against TCU on in week 5, and were the most in a game by a Wildcat linebacker since 2002. In the game against Louisiana Tech, he set career highs in tackles with 12, tackles for loss with 3.0 and sacks with a pair. He also reached double digits in tackles against Texas Tech with 11 (including a 14-yard sack). Lee also earned second-team Academic All-Big 12 honors.

In 2016, Lee led the team in tackles as a junior with 110, while adding 6.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and two interceptions en route to first-team All-Big 12 honors from the league's coaches, Associated Press (AP), ESPN.com and Phil Steele. He also earned second-team honors from Pro Football Focus (PFF), while he received votes for Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. His 110 total tackles ranked third in the Big 12, while his 72 unassisted tackles tied for ninth in Kansas State history. During the season, he recorded at least seven tackles in 10 games, including eight of the nine Big 12 contests. He earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors following the West Virginia contest when he tallied a career-best 14 tackles, including a sack, and an interception. His effort against the Mountaineers included a career-best 12 solo stops.[2] Lee also reached double-digit tackle marks against Stanford in the season opener contest, Oklahoma in week 6, Iowa State in week 8 and Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl. His 12 stops against the Aggies in the Texas Bowl tied for the third most in Kansas State bowl history. Lee was on the preseason watch lists for the Bednarik Award, Nagurski Trophy and Butkus Award.

After his junior year, he declared for the

2017 NFL Draft.[3]

Statistics

Year Team G Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Solo Ast Tot Loss Sck Int Yds Avg TD PD FR FF
2014 Kansas State 9 15 4 19 4.5 4.5 0 0 — 0 1 0 1
2015 Kansas State 13 66 14 80 7.5 5 3 2 0.7 0 1 2 1
2016 Kansas State 13 72 38 110 6.5 1.5 2 3 1.5 0 3 1 1
Total 153 56 209 18.5 11.0 5 5 1.0 0 5 3 3
Source:[4]

Professional career

Pre-draft

External videos
video icon Lee gets drafted by the Vikings

Lee did not attend the

broad jump. Following his pro day, Lee took a pre-draft visit to Minnesota.[5]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
(1.89 m) 		229 lb
(104 kg) 		31+1⁄2 in
(0.80 m) 		9 in
(0.23 m)		 4.72 s 1.60 s 2.73 s 4.37 s 7.05 s 38 in
(0.97 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		 18 reps
All values are from
Pro Day[6]

Minnesota Vikings

Lee was drafted by the

2017 NFL Draft.[7] "I'm just proud to be a Viking," Lee said after his selection. "That was one of my favorite teams and one of my top priorities, too, because they showed so much love and also because there's Kansas State alums."[8] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[9][10]

San Francisco 49ers

On September 13, 2017, Lee was signed by the San Francisco 49ers off the Vikings' practice squad.[11]

On August 31, 2019, Lee was waived by the 49ers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[12][13] He was promoted to the active roster on November 5.[14] Lee reached Super Bowl LIV with the 49ers, but lost 31–20 to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Lee did not receive a restricted free agent tender from the 49ers after the 2019 season, and he became a free agent on March 18, 2020.[15]

Detroit Lions

On April 1, 2020, Lee signed with the Detroit Lions.[16] He was waived on October 29, 2020.[17]

Cleveland Browns

On October 30, 2020, Lee was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.[18]

On March 19, 2021, Lee re-signed with the Browns.[19] The Browns terminated Lee's contract on August 31, 2021.[20] Lee was re-signed to the Browns' practice squad on September 1, 2021.[21] He was elevated to the Browns' active roster on September 11, 2021 prior to the Browns' Week 1 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.[22] He was then signed to the active roster on September 18, 2021.[23] He was released on October 5, 2021,[24] and re-signed to the Browns' practice squad on October 6, 2021,[25] then promoted back to the active roster two days later.

Kansas City Chiefs

Lee signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 24, 2022.[26] He was released on August 30, 2022,[27] and signed to the practice squad the next day.[28] He was elevated to the active roster on September 10, 2022, via a standard elevation which caused him to revert back to the practice squad after the game.[29] He was released on September 27, 2022,[30] and signed to the practice squad the next day.[31] He was elevated to the active roster on October 1, 2022, and then reverted back to the practice squad after the game.[32]

Chicago Bears

On December 20, 2022, Lee was signed by the Chicago Bears off the Chiefs practice squad.[33]

References

  1. ^ "Elijah Lee, 2014 Outside linebacker". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Lee Garners Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week Honors". Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Elijah Lee on Twitter".
  4. ^ "Elijah Lee College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "Ex-Wildcat Elijah Lee happy to get NFL chance - Sports - Devils Lake Journal - Devils Lake, ND - Devils Lake, ND". Archived from the original on December 15, 2018.
  6. ^ *Elijah Lee | Kansas State, OLB : 2017 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile
  7. ^ "Vikings Select KSU LB Elijah Lee". Vikings.com. April 29, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  8. ^ "5 things to know about new Vikings LB Elijah Lee". Vikings.com. May 4, 2017.
  9. ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Roster". Vikings.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.
  10. ^ "Vikings Sign 7 Players To Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018.
  11. ^ "49ers Sign LB Elijah Lee, Waive OL John Theus". 49ers.com. September 13, 2017.
  12. ^ "49ers Announce 53-man Roster". 49ers.com. August 31, 2019.
  13. ^ "49ers Sign 9 Players to Practice Squad". 49ers.com. September 1, 2019.
  14. ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. November 5, 2019.
  15. NFL.com
    .
  16. ^ "Lions agree to terms with free agent LBs Elijah Lee & Reggie Ragland". Detroit Lions. March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  17. ^ Schlitt, Erik (October 29, 2020). "Detroit Lions release LB Elijah Lee, swap out practice squad players". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  18. ^ "Browns claim LB Elijah Lee". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 30, 2020.
  19. ^ Gribble, Andrew (March 19, 2021). "K Cody Parkey, WR JoJo Natson, LB Elijah Lee set to return for 2021 season". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  20. ^ Gribble, Andrew (August 31, 2021). "Browns announce initial 53-man roster heading into 2021 season". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  21. ^ "Browns sign 11 to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 1, 2021.
  22. ^ "Browns elevate LB Elijah Lee and K Chris Naggar to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 11, 2021.
  23. ^ "Browns sign LB Elijah Lee to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 18, 2021.
  24. ^ "Browns sign G Hjalte Froholdt". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 5, 2021.
  25. ^ "Browns designate LB Anthony Walker for return". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 6, 2021. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  26. ^ McMullen, Matt (March 24, 2022). "Chiefs Add Four Free Agents, Including a Former First-Round Pick". Chiefs.com. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  27. ^ "Chiefs Announce Roster Moves to Meet NFL-Mandated 53 Players". Chiefs.com. August 30, 2022.
  28. ^ "Kansas City Chiefs 2022 Practice Squad Tracker". SI.com. August 31, 2022.
  29. ^ "Chiefs Activate Two Players From Practice Squad". Sports Illustrated Kansas City Chiefs News, Analysis and More.
  30. ^ Williams, Charean (September 27, 2022). "Chiefs release Elijah Lee". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  31. ^ Foote, Jordan. "Chiefs Re-Sign Elijah Lee to Practice Squad, Promote Nazeeh Johnson". Sports Illustrated Kansas City Chiefs News, Analysis and More. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  32. ^ @Chiefs (October 1, 2022). "We have ruled out K Harrison Butker for Sunday's game. We activated Practice Squad players LB Elijah Lee and K Matthew Wright via Standard Elevation" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  33. ^ Mayer, Larry (December 20, 2022). "Bears put Sanborn on IR, sign LB Elijah Lee". ChicagoBears.com.

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