Elijah Jackson Wolf (born March 11, 1997) is a former

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who played in the National Football League. Wolf played

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and

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. Wolf played for the

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, and

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High school

Wolf attended Minster High School in Minster, Ohio. While at Minster High school, Wolf originally was a

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, but later made the change to his current tight end position. Wolf caught the winning touchdown of the state championship game in his senior year of high school.

College career

After finishing his high school career, Wolf first committed to

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. However, after a friend was killed, Wolf later decommitted from Eastern Michigan and decided to join his brother Ethan Wolf at Tennessee, where Eli was a walk-on. While at Tennessee, Wolf only had 8 receptions for 86 yards and 1 touchdown in 3 years. This was due in part to the fact that Tennessee had a different offensive coordinator in each of his three years there. After his Junior year, Wolf decided to enter the transfer portal and transferred to the Georgia Bulldogs. At Georgia, Wolf had 13 receptions for 194 yards, which in one year was more than he amassed at Tennessee in 3 years, and 1 touchdown. After the 2019 college football season, Wolf declared for the

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Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Wolf signed with the

as an

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following the

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on May 5, 2020. He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and signed to the team's

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the next day. He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on November 3, 2020, and restored to the practice squad on December 10. On January 18, 2021, Wolf signed a reserve/futures contract with the Ravens. He was waived on August 16, 2021.

Indianapolis Colts

On October 26, 2021, Wolf was signed to the

practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2022. He was waived on May 10, 2022.

Green Bay Packers

On May 12, 2022, Wolf was claimed off waivers by the

. He was released on July 22, 2022.

Washington Commanders

On August 7, 2022, Wolf signed with the

. He was placed on injured reserve on August 22, 2022. Wolf announced his retirement on March 19, 2023.

References

External links

Georgia Bulldogs bioTennessee Volunteers bio
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