Elijah Nkansah
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Muncie, Indiana, U.S.
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||
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| Born | December 28, 1994 Muncie, Indiana, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||
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| High school | William Mason (Mason, Ohio) | ||||
| College | Toledo | ||||
| NFL draft | 2018: undrafted | ||||
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Elijah Osei Sefah Nkansah (born December 28, 1994) is an American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Toledo.
Nkansah was born in 1994, the son of Amy Coppess and Shadrack Nkansah, who married in 1992. Elijah's brother Isaiah was born in 1996. Shadrack came to America from Ghana in the late 1980s. Amy and Shadrack met at Anderson University in Indiana. Shadrack was a chemical engineer for Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble, and also ran marathons. Shadrack died of cancer in 2002 at age 37; he is buried in Ghana.[1]
Elijah Nkansah played football at William Mason High School (Mason, Ohio) where he earned first-team all-league and second-team all-district honors as a senior. He was selected to play in the Ohio North-South All-Star Game. He graduated in 2013.[2]
His brother Isaiah Nkansah has earned three varsity letters as a linebacker at Grand Valley State University through the 2018 season.[3] Elijah and Isaiah also have another younger brother.[1]
College career
Nkansah was a member of the Toledo Rockets football team for five seasons. He redshirted his freshman year, then played in 6 games as a reserve offensive lineman in 2014. He started at right tackle in both 2015 and 2016.[2]
As a senior in 2017 he started in all 14 games at left tackle, and he was named first-team All-MAC as the Rockets went 11-3 and won UT's first MAC Championship Game in over a decade.[4] The Rockets played in the Dollar General Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, and Nkansah was chosen to play in the postseason College Gridiron Showcase in Addison, Texas.[5]
He majored in Criminal Justice.[2]