Blake Elliott
{{Short description|American football player (born 1981)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox college football player
| name = Blake Elliott
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| pastschools =
- Saint John's (2000–2003)
| currentnumber = 2
| position = Wide receiver
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| major = Biology
| bowlgames =
- 2× Stagg Bowl (2000, 2003)
| highschool = Melrose (MN)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|02|19}}
| birth_place = Melrose, Minnesota
| death_date =
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 215
| highlights =
- Stagg Bowl champion (2003)
- Stagg Bowl Most Outstanding Player (2003)
- Gagliardi Trophy (2003)
- 2× First-team DIII All-American (2002, 2003)
- 2× MIAC Player of the Year (2002, 2003)
- 3× First-team All-MIAC (2001–2003)
| CFBHOF_id = 2549
| CFBHOF_year = 2025
}}
Blake Elliott (born February 19, 1981){{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/5806/blake-elliott|title=Blake Elliott Stats, News, Bio|website=ESPN}} is an American former college football wide receiver who played for the Saint John's Johnnies, earning the 2003 Gagliardi Trophy for academic and football excellence covering all of NCAA Division III.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncaasports.com/football/mens/story/6908151 |title=NCAA.com – The Official Website of NCAA Championships | NCAA.com |publisher=Ncaasports.com |date= |accessdate=2019-11-23}} Elliott was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2025.{{cite web | url=https://footballfoundation.org/news/2025/1/15/nff-announces-all-star-2025-college-football-hall-of-fame-class.aspx | title=NFF Announces All-Star 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class | publisher=National Football Foundation | date=January 15, 2025 | accessdate=16 January 2025}}
High school career
He graduated from Melrose High School in Melrose, Minnesota.
College career
Elliott attended the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, and he played college football for the Saint John's Johnnies from 2000 to 2003. He owns several school, conference, and national records in NCAA football.{{Citation needed|date=May 2007}} In his senior year, he led the Johnnies to the NCAA Division III Football Championship over previously unbeaten Mount Union Purple Raiders.
Professional career
Elliott was not selected in the 2004 NFL draft, and he signed as an undrafted free agent with the Minnesota Vikings on April 25, 2004.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/163167274/ | title=Johnnies star signs as free agent | work=Star Tribune | date=April 26, 2004 | accessdate=16 January 2025 | author=Seifert, Kevin | pages=C9}} He was placed on injured reserve in June after fracturing his left fibula and tearing his tendon.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times/163167223/ | title=Vikings giving locals a chance | work=St. Cloud Times | date=August 3, 2004 | accessdate=16 January 2025 | pages=1D}} He spent the entire 2004 season on injured reserve and was released by the Vikings in April 2005.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal/163167134/ | title=Transactions | work=Lansing State Journal | date=April 27, 2005 | accessdate=16 January 2025 | pages=2C}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.collegesportingnews.com/article.asp?articleid=51044 MIAC Profiles of Excellence, Saint John’s Blake Elliott]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061110064642/http://www.gojohnnies.com/football/past_season/startribune120703a.htm The Star Tribune]
{{Gagliardi Trophy}}
{{2003 Saint John's Johnnies football navbox}}
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Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Saint John's Johnnies football players
Category:People from Melrose, Minnesota
Category:Players of American football from Minnesota
Category:College Football Hall of Fame inductees
Category:Minnesota Vikings players
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