Eli Ankou

Eli Ankou (born June 8, 1994) is a Canadian professional American football defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCLA. Ankou grew up in Canada and played high school football for the St. Peter Catholic High School Knights in Orleans, Ontario, but played his senior season at Red Lion Christian Academy in Bear, Delaware.[1]

Eli Ankou
No. 91 – Cleveland Browns
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-06-08) June 8, 1994
Ottawa, Ontario
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Peter Catholic
(Orleans, Ontario, Canada)
Red Lion Christian Academy
(Bear, Delaware)
College:UCLA
CFL draft:2017 / Round: 3 / Pick: 26
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:26
Sacks:1.5
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

Houston Texans

Ankou was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2017.[2] He was waived by the Texans on September 2, 2017.[3]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 3, 2017, Ankou was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[4]

On September 1, 2019, Ankou was waived by the Jaguars and was re-signed to the practice squad.[5]

Cleveland Browns

Ankou was signed by the Cleveland Browns off the Jaguars' practice squad on October 22, 2019.[6] Ankou started in 9 games during the season and received the second best grade in tackling (71.9), but received a overall grade of 52.1.[7]

References
  1. "Football recruiting: 3-star DE commits to UCLA". Orange County Register. July 11, 2011.
  2. "OFFICIAL: Texans sign 20 college free agents". HoustonTexans.com. May 12, 2017. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  3. "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018.
  4. "Jaguars claim five players off waivers". Jaguars.com. September 3, 2017.
  5. Oehser, John (September 1, 2019). "Roster moves: Jaguars make four waiver claims". Jaguars.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  6. "Browns sign DT Eli Ankou". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 22, 2019.
  7. Patsko, Scott (December 31, 2019). "How Browns defensive players graded for the 2019 season". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 31, 2019.


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