2017 Football Roster
Roster
Elijah Nkansah
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 316
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mason, Ohio
- High School:
- Mason
2017
First-team All-MAC selection...Started in all 14 games at left tackle...Part of an offense that ranked first in the MAC in total offense (483.9), second in passing offense (279.9), second in scoring (36.4), and third in rushing offense (204.0).
2016
Started eight games at right tackle...Missed four games due to injury...Part of a unit that allowed just 14 sacks, which ranked 11th in the country and third in MAC...Rocket offense led the MAC in total offense (517.8) and passing offense (322.8)...UT also ranked seventh in nation in total offense, 10th in passing offense.
2015
Starter at right tackle...Part of an offensive line that allowed just five sacks in 411 passing attempts, the second-lowest total in the country...Rocket offense led MAC in rushing (207.9 yards/game), ranked third in scoring offense (35.0) and total offense (460.9)...Offensive line was one of 20 in the nation named as a semifinalist for Joe Moore Award honoring best O-line in the nation.
2014
Played in six games as a reserve offensive lineman.
2013
Sat out season as a redshirt.
High School
Earned first-team all-league and second-team all-district honors as a senior...Chosen to the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Top 50 watch list...Selected to play in the Ohio North-South All-Star Game...High school coach was Brian Castner.
Personal
Full name is Elijah Osei Nkansah...Last name pronounced en-KAN-suh...Mother is Amy Mason...Mother played college volleyball...Has two brothers, Isaiah and Roman...Major is criminal justice.
