Could 15, 2025
Elijah Williams, who attended Morgan State College, has simply signed an NFL contract with the Minnesota Vikings.
An undrafted Jersey Metropolis defensive deal with who attended Morgan State College has simply signed an NFL contract with the Minnesota Vikings.
In accordance with the NFL group, after being invited to the Vikings’ rookie minicamp, Elijah Williams impressed the coaches along with his stellar play, leading to a signed contract. The group additionally introduced the signing of one other tryout participant, Matt Harmon.
Morgan State made it recognized that Williams had joined the Vikings.
Whereas attending Morgan State from 2021 to 2024, Williams was energetic in 42 video games, making 216 tackles, 52 tackles for loss, performing 31 sacks, three passes defensed, three compelled fumbles, and a fumble restoration. He saved his greatest play for his final season on the establishment when he registered a number of profession highs in video games performed (12) and sacks (11). The 15 tackles for loss have been the second most he had in a season throughout his collegiate profession. He had 19 throughout the 2022 season. Though he had 4 sacks as a freshman in 2021, he had a minimum of seven sacks in every of his remaining three seasons.
A few of his accolades embody MEAC Defensive Participant of the 12 months, AFCA Championship Subdivision Coaches’ All-American, BOXTOROW HBCU All-American, and Stats Carry out FCS All-American. He was additionally a Buck Buchanan Award finalist. Williams was additionally one in every of 10 finalists for the City Edge Community’s inaugural HBCU+ Nationwide Participant of the 12 months Award.
He’s within the prime 10 in profession sacks for the MEAC (Mid-Japanese Athletic Convention). The 31 sacks place him within the seventh place within the convention.
Earlier than heading to Morgan State, Williams performed three seasons at Lincoln Excessive College, the place he recorded 74 tackles (57 solo) in 10 video games as a senior. He was the Defensive MVP throughout his junior 12 months, and through a recreation on Sept. 28, 2018, he collected 10 tackles and 5 tackles for loss, and that effort earned him the Defensive Participant of the Week.
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