Elijah Garcia
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Experience: 2 years
Height: 6-5
Age: 26
Weight: 302 lbs
College: Rice
2023 SEASON
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Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raiders | L 16 - 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Commanders | L 33 - 35 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | @Dolphins | L 20 - 70 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | @Bears | W 31 - 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Jets | L 21 - 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | @Chiefs | L 8 - 19 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Packers | W 19 - 17 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Chiefs | W 24 - 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | @Bills | W 24 - 22 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Vikings | W 21 - 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Browns | W 29 - 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | @Texans | L 17 - 22 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | @Chargers | W 24 - 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | @Lions | L 17 - 42 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Patriots | L 23 - 26 | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | Chargers | W 16 - 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | @Raiders | L 14 - 27 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | Denver Broncos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Biography
GARCIA AT A GLANCE:
- A second-year defensive lineman who appeared in two games with Denver in 2022, totaling one solo tackle.
- Recorded 190 tackles (76 solo), 6.5 sacks (58 yds.), 14.5 TFLs, four passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery during his five collegiate seasons at Rice University (2017-21).
- Earned all-conference honors after notching career-best marks in tackles (67), sacks (5), sack yards (44) and TFLs (47) in 2021.
- Posted the second-most tackles (28) along with two QB hurries in 2020.
- Prepped at Stevens High School in San Antonio, where he was named second-team All-San Antonio as a senior after making 100 tackles along with six sacks and eight QB hurries.
- Signed by the L.A. Rams as a college free agent on May 4, 2022.
- Signed by the Broncos off the L.A. Rams practice squad on Dec. 7, 2022.
