Elijah Qualls
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Petaluma, California, U.S.
 Qualls at the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in 2013 | |||||
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| Position | Nose tackle | ||||
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| Born | February 11, 1995 Petaluma, California, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight | 337 lb (153 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Casa Grande (Petaluma, California) | ||||
| College | Washington | ||||
| NFL draft | 2017: 6th round, 214th overall pick | ||||
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Elijah Qualls (born February 11, 1995) is an American professional football nose tackle. He played college football at the University of Washington.
Qualls attended Casa Grande High School in Petaluma, California.[1] He played defensive tackle, center and running back. The California native was a prized recruit, and ran for over 1,800 yards and 23 touchdowns in his final two years in high school.[2] He committed to the University of Washington to play college football.[3]
College career
After redshirting his first year at Washington in 2013, Qualls played in all 14 games in 2014, recording 13 tackles.[4] In 2015, he played in 10 games with eight starts and had 26 tackles and 4.5 sacks.[5][6] As a junior in 2016, he was named first-team All-Pac-12 Conference after recording 38 tackles and three sacks.[7] After the season, Qualls decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2017 NFL draft.[8][9]
