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Elijah Gietzen

WLB  •  RETIRED @ Age 28 (End of 2027 season)  •  Current Age: 36
5' 11", 235 lbs Draft: Round 4, Pick 18 (2021) Drafted By: Jacksonville Jaguars College: Auburn Player_ID: 3848 Yrs Pro: 7 Cap Cost: N/A

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2026 PIT 11 0 16 12.6 5 - - 0.0 1 0 0 0.8 0 - - 2 13 - - - 0 1 - 2.3 0.170
2026 NED 3 2 10 9.5 3 - - 0.0 1 0 0 1.1 1 - - 0 7 - - - 0 0 - 1.6 0.100
2025 NED 13 8 36 10.6 6 - - 0.0 2 0 0 0.8 2 - - 3 20 - - - 0 0 - 3.8 0.280
2024 JAC 16 8 49 12.1 8 - - 4.0 1 0 0 1.7 1 - - 4 33 - - - 0 1 - 5.0 0.450
2023 JAC 16 8 34 12.7 11 - - 2.0 0 0 0 1.1 0 - - 2 17 - - - 0 0 - 4.5 0.370
2022 JAC 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - 0.7 0.000
2021 JAC 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - 0.6 0.000
Career 59 26 145 11.7 33 - - 6.0 5 0 0 1.2 4 - - 11 90 - - - 0 2 - - -

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2024 JAC 2 2 10 12.0 2 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0 5 - - - 0 0 - - -
2023 JAC 1 0 5 20.8 0 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - - -
2022 JAC 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - - -
2021 JAC 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - - -
Career 3 2 15 13.7 2 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0 5 - - - 0 0 - - -

Salary Information

Year Salary Bonus Cap Cost Cap Percentage

Ratings History

Year Scout Type Age RD PT PS MM ZN BR PD PH EN ST Overall Potential
2021 Pre-Camp 22 52 36 23 64 72 36 50 65 45 60 27 52
2021 Post-Camp 22 54 44 22 54 56 23 37 64 48 43 29 46
2022 Pre-Camp 23 54 45 22 54 57 24 36 65 49 43 29 46
2022 Post-Camp 23 44 27 29 74 32 46 52 63 41 69 36 46
2023 Pre-Camp 24 43 28 29 74 34 47 53 62 42 70 37 45
2023 Post-Camp 24 57 44 32 58 56 30 36 70 48 45 40 48
2024 Pre-Camp 25 57 27 32 60 36 32 44 70 32 47 46 46
2024 Post-Camp 25 55 28 30 58 37 34 44 70 32 47 46 46
2025 Pre-Camp 26 55 28 30 58 37 34 44 70 32 47 46 46
2025 Post-Camp 26 54 28 31 58 37 34 45 71 34 47 46 46
2026 Pre-Camp 27 54 28 31 58 37 35 45 72 33 46 46 46
2026 Post-Camp 27 37 30 25 77 48 19 30 53 47 63 42 42
2027 Pre-Camp 28 36 30 25 77 49 18 30 52 48 63 41 41
2027 Post-Camp 28 35 18 23 48 28 18 31 57 28 45 32 32

Transactions

Year Team Transaction
2022 Jacksonville Jaguars changed primary position from WILB
2024 Jacksonville Jaguars signed a renegotiated contract: 2yrs, $4,130,000
2025 Jacksonville Jaguars released
2025 New England Patriots signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,010,000
2026 Pittsburgh Steelers signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,030,000
2026 Pittsburgh Steelers released
2026 New England Patriots signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,030,000
2027 New York Giants signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,060,000
2027 New York Giants released