Elijah Pritchett
American football player
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Elijah Pritchett is an American college football offensive tackle for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He previously played for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Pritchett in 2024 | |
| No. 57 – Nebraska Cornhuskers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Offensive tackle |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 325 lb (147 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | George Washington Carver (Columbus, Georgia) |
| College | |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
Pritchett is from Columbus, Georgia.[1] He attended George Washington Carver High School where he played football as an offensive lineman and was named first-team all-state and to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 team.[2] He participated at the All-American Bowl and was highly recruited.[3] He was a five-star prospect and was ranked a top-50 recruit nationally by multiple publications, with Rivals.com ranking him the 22nd-best prospect in the nation, the third-best recruit from Georgia and the nation's top offensive tackle prospect.[1] He committed to play college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.[4]
College career
Pritchett redshirted and appeared in two games as a freshman in 2022.[5] The following season, he appeared in all 14 games as a backup, being used at both right tackle and left tackle.[6] He won a starting role as a redshirt sophomore in 2024.[7][8] He appeared in 13 games during the 2024 season, starting 11 at right tackle and one at left tackle.[9] He helped the Alabama offense rank top 25 nationally and Pritchett was named to the Outland Trophy watchlist during the season.[5] After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal and transferred to the Nebraska Cornhuskers.[10][11]
