No. 23 – Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Rancho Cucamonga, California, U.S. | September 26, 2001||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) | ||||
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Undrafted: | 2023 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Elias Ricks (born September 26, 2001) is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU before transferring to Alabama and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Eagles after the 2023 NFL draft.
Ricks originally attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, for his senior year. [1] [2] [3] As a senior, he had 14 tackles and three interceptions. Ricks was selected to play in the 2020 All-American Bowl. [4] A five-star recruit, he committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football. [5] [6] [7]
Ricks was a starter his true freshman year at LSU in 2020. [8] He finished the year with 20 tackles, four interceptions and two touchdowns.
In 2022, Ricks transferred to the University of Alabama, playing one season before declaring for the 2023 NFL draft where he went undrafted.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.60 s | 1.59 s | 2.68 s | 7.44 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | |||
Sources: [9] [10] |
After not being drafted in the 2023 NFL Draft, Ricks was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles on May 5, 2023. [11] On August 29, 2023, the Eagles announced that Ricks had made the initial 53-man roster. [12]
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