Elijah Qualls

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

Elijah Qualls
Free agent
Position:Defensive lineman
Personal information
Born: (1995-02-11) February 11, 1995
Petaluma, California
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:337 lb (153 kg)
Career information
High school:Casa Grande
(Petaluma, California)
College:Washington
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 214
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Total tackles:4
Sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com

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 even ran for over 1,800 yards and 23 scores 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 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 Carolina Panthers practice squad.[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 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]

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References
  1. "Painful past pushes Elijah Qualls forward". ESPN.com. January 3, 2013.
  2. "NFL Draft Player Profile". NFL Draft. NFL. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  3. Kelley, Mason (June 29, 2012). "Huskies receive commitments from seven football players". The Seattle Times.
  4. "Washington's Elijah Qualls not interested in being next Danny Shelton". The Seattle Times. April 15, 2015.
  5. "How Elijah Qualls lends a unique voice to the UW defense". The Seattle Times. April 6, 2016.
  6. "Padecky: Former Casa Grande star blossoming with Huskies". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. October 24, 2015.
  7. "Casa Grande grad Elijah Qualls prepares for Alabama". Petaluma Argus Courier. December 28, 2016.
  8. Budda Baker, Sidney Jones, Elijah Qualls, John Ross to leave UW and enter NFL draft
  9. "Budda Baker, John Ross among 4 Huskies declaring for NFL draft". seattlepi.com. January 3, 2017.
  10. "UW's Elijah Qualls becomes fifth Husky drafted, the most since 2001". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  11. Smith, Alex (April 29, 2017). "Sixth-Round Pick Qualls Bolsters D-Line". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  12. "Spotrac.com: Elijah Qualls contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  13. "Eagles dethrone Tom Brady, Patriots for first Super Bowl title in stunner". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  14. McPherson, Chris (September 1, 2018). "Eagles Get To The 53-Player Limit". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  15. Scott, Jelani (December 20, 2018). "Panthers place Shaq Thompson on injured reserve". Panthers.com.
  16. "Panthers sign 13 players to future contracts". Panthers.com. December 31, 2018.
  17. "Panthers make roster moves ahead of training camp". Panthers.com. July 24, 2019.
  18. Mink, Ryan (August 10, 2019). "Ravens Sign Defensive Tackle Elijah Qualls". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  19. Gantt, Darin. "Buccaneers sign Elijah Qualls". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  20. Smith, Scott (August 30, 2019). "Bucs Move Toward 53-Man Roster with 21 Moves". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  21. Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  22. Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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