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This is a 2021 photo of Eli Ankou of the Atlanta Falcons NFL football team.  This image reflects the Atlanta Falcons active roster as of May 12, 2021 when this image was taken.  (AP Photo)

Eli Ankou

DL

#75

Experience: 6 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 29

Weight: 325 lbs

College: UCLA

2023 SEASON

  • Solo
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  • SCK
    0
  • FF
    0
  • INT
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Biography

CAREER

  • Tallied 31 total tackles (17 solo), 1.5 sacks, two tackles for loss and four quarterback hits in 27 career games with Jacksonville, Cleveland and Dallas
  • Appeared in seven games for the Cowboys in 2020, tallying five total tackles (two solo) and two quarterback hits

COLLEGE

  • Played four seasons (2013-16) at UCLA after redshirting his freshman season (2012)
  • Appeared in 38 games (19 starts) over his collegiate career and amassed 91 total tackles (49 solo), 8.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, three pass breakups, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick
  • Had multiple tackles in eight games as a senior and recorded a career-high eight vs. UNLV (9/10/16)
  • Finished ninth on the team in tackles (47) as a junior
  • Played as a reserve lineman his first two seasons (2013-14)
  • Redshirted as a freshman with the Bruins in 2012 

PERSONAL

  • Attended Red Lion Christian Academy in New Castle County, Del. for his senior season
  • Spent his first three high school seasons playing at St. Peter Catholic High School in Orleans, Ont.
  • Member of the Ojibwe tribe in Ontario
  • Created the Dreamcatcher Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering youth through sports
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