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#87 Elijah Yelverton

Height 6-4
Weight 220 lbs.
Class Fr.
Hometown Royse City, Texas
High School Trinity Christian School
Elijah Yelverton - Football - University of Iowa Athletics

Hawk Item – – Enrolled for 2020 spring semester . . . earned Dean’s List recognition spring, 2020.

2020 – – Redshirted . . . did not see any game action.

High School Honors – – Earned All-America recognition as a senior . . . earned first-team all-district honors as a sophomore and senior . . . Career – – Three-year letterman as a tight end . . . led prep team to state title as a junior (Bishop Dunne High School) and senior (Trinity Christian) . . . two-year team record of 24-4 . . . team captain as a senior . . . collected 62 receptions for 595 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior, along with six rushing attempts for 45 yards and one touchdown.

Personal – – Born 2/7/02 . . . enterprise leadership major . . . parents are Chandra and Ben Yelverton . . . high school coach was Andre Hart.