Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Elijah Nkansah was born December 28, 1994, in Muncie, Indiana. He is an offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts. Nkansah was a member of the Toledo Rockets football team for five seasons. He redshirted his freshman year, then played in 6 games as a reserve offensive lineman in 2014. He started at right tackle in both 2015 and 2016. As a senior in 2017, he started in all 14 games at left tackle, and he was named first-team All-MAC as the Rockets went 11-3 and won UT's first MAC Championship Game in over a decade. The Rockets played in the Dollar General Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, and Nkansah was chosen to play in the postseason College Gridiron Showcase in Addison, Texas. He majored in Criminal Justice.

Nkansah signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018. He was cut by the Titans at the end of training camp. Nkansah was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad on September 3, 2018. He was promoted to the team's active roster on December 22, 2018. On October 1, 2019, Nkansah was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2019. On January 12, 2021, Nkansah signed a reserve/futures contract with the Indianapolis Colts.