Elijah Nkansah

Elijah Osei Sefah Nkansah (born December 28, 1994) is an American football offensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Toledo.

Elijah Nkansah
No. 75 – Houston Texans
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-28) December 28, 1994
Muncie, Indiana
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:311 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:William Mason (Mason, Ohio)
College:Toledo
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Games played:1
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life

Elijah Nkansah was born in 1994, the son of Amy Mason and Shadrack Nkansah, who married in 1992. Elijah's brother Isaiah was born in 1996. Shadrack came to America from Ghana in the late 1980s. Amy and Shadrack met at Anderson University in Indiana. Shadrack was a chemical engineer for Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble, and also ran marathons. Shadrack died of cancer in 2002 at age 37; he is buried in Ghana.[1]

Elijah Nkansah played football at William Mason High School (Mason, Ohio) where he earned first-team all-league and second-team all-district honors as a senior. He was selected to play in the Ohio North-South All-Star Game. He graduated in 2013.[2]

His brother Isaiah Nkansah has earned three varsity letters as a linebacker at Grand Valley State University through the 2018 season.[3] Elijah and Isaiah also have another younger brother.[1]

College career

Nkansah was a member of the Toledo Rockets football team for five seasons. He redshirted his freshman year, then played in 6 games as a reserve offensive lineman in 2014. He started at right tackle in both 2015 and 2016.[2]

As a senior in 2017 he started in all 14 games at left tackle, and he was named first team All-MAC as the Rockets went 11-3 and won UT's first MAC Championship Game in over a decade.[4] The Rockets played in the Dollar General Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, and Nkansah was chosen to play in the postseason College Gridiron Showcase in Addison, Texas.[5]

He majored in Criminal Justice.[2]

Professional career

Tennessee Titans

Nkansah signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018.[6] He was cut by the Titans at the end of training camp.[7]

Seattle Seahawks

Nkansah was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad on September 3, 2018.[8] He was promoted to the team's active roster on December 22, 2018.[9]

Nkansah, wearing #75, made his NFL debut on December 23, 2018 in a Seahawks' 38-31 win over the Kansas City Chiefs, the next-to-last game of the regular season.[10] He played a total of 8 snaps—7 on special teams and one on offense, during which his kick-out block helped Seahawks' running back Chris Carson score a touchdown.[11]

On August 31, 2019, Nkansah was waived by the Seahawks and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[12][13] He was released on September 7, 2019.[14] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 17, 2019.[15] He was released on September 28.

Houston Texans

On October 1, 2019, Nkansah was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2019.[17]

References
  1. "Mom brings family closer after tragedy". Toledo Blade.
  2. "Elijah Nkansah - Football". University of Toledo Athletics.
  3. "Isaiah Nkansah - 2018 - Grand Valley State University". gvsulakers.com.
  4. Helwick, Steve (April 28, 2018). "Meet NFL Draft hopeful Elijah Nkansah, First Team All-MAC OT from Toledo". HustleBelt.com. SB Nation. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  5. Helwick, Steve (April 24, 2018). "Meet NFL Draft hopeful Elijah Nkansah, First Team All-MAC OT from Toledo". Hustle Belt.
  6. Wolf, Jason (April 28, 2018). "Titans signing more than 20 undrafted free agents". The Tennessean. USA Today. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  7. Wyatt, Jim (September 1, 2018). "Roster Moves: Titans Trim Roster From 90 to 53 Players". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  8. Vowell, Lee (September 3, 2018). "Seahawks announce a practice squad with few surprises". 12thManRising.com. FanSided. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  9. Crabtree, Curtis (December 22, 2018). "Seahawks promote tackle Elijah Nkansah, waive receiver Malik Turner". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  10. Condotta, Bob (December 24, 2018). "Seahawks' offense finds success vs. Chiefs despite multiple injuries on the offensive line". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  11. "Seattle Seahawks 2018 Snap Counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  12. Boyle, John (August 31, 2019). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Establish 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
  13. Boyle, John (September 1, 2019). "Seahawks Re-Sign Quarterback Geno Smith; Add Six Players To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
  14. "Seahawks sign QB Cardale Jones to practice squad". Seattle Times. September 7, 2019.
  15. Boyle, John (September 18, 2019). "Seahawks Sign Free Safety Adrian Colbert & Tackle Elijah Nkansah To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
  16. Wilson, Aaron (October 1, 2019). "Texans sign ex-Seahawks tackle Elijah Nkansah to practice squad". Chron.com.
  17. Wilson, Aaron (December 28, 2019). "Texans promote Elijah Nkansah, cut Joel Heath". Chron.com.
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