E. J. Barthel
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Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
| Nebraska Cornhuskers | |
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| Title | Running backs coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 2, 1985 Santa Cruz, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | East Rutherford (NJ) Becton Regional |
| College | Massachusetts |
| NFL draft | 2009: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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Elijah J. "E. J." Barthel (born February 1, 1985) is an American former football fullback and current running backs coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was signed by the Las Vegas Locomotives as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Massachusetts.
Barthel grew up in East Rutherford, New Jersey and attended Henry P. Becton Regional High School.[1]
Barthel played his first three years at Rutgers University. He redshirted his Freshman year and was injured as a redshirt Freshman. His Sophomore year he played in 2 games. Barthel transferred to UMass, along with Tight end Brad Listorti, as a Junior and played in all 15 games, starting 3. He rushed twice for 7 yards and had a catch for 20. He was a major contributor on special teams and had 4 tackles as UMass made it to the National Championship that year in 2006. As a senior Barthel battled injuries and only registered 1 rush of 5 yards and 1 catch for 4 yards.[1]