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Kaiir Elam

Cornerback, Los Angeles Chargers · #29.

Player facts

Team: Los Angeles Chargers
Position: Cornerback
Number: 29
Born: May 5, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Riviera Beach, FL, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 202 lbs
College: Florida
Experience: 5 seasons
Status: Practice Squad

Stats

2026 Stats

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	114	78	36	0	0	3	9	2	0	0.0	0	1	8	2.5	7	0

About

Kaiir Elam ( kai-EER EE-ləm; born May 5, 2001) is an American professional football cornerback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kaiir Elam, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Elam grew up in Riviera Beach, Florida, and attended The Benjamin School, where he played basketball, football, and ran track. As a senior, he recorded 71 tackles, three sacks and nine interceptions and was named the Palm Beach 5A-1A football defensive player of the year. Elam was rated the fourth best high school football prospect of his class by ESPN and committed to play college football at Florida.

College career

As a true freshman, Elam played in all 13 of the Gators' games and made five starts, recording 11 tackles, three interceptions and four additional passes broken up; he was named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman Team. Elam entered his sophomore season on the Jim Thorpe Award watchlist and was named preseason second-team All-SEC. On January 10, 2022, Elam declared for the 2022 NFL draft.

Personal life

Elam's father, Abram Elam, played college football at Kent State and in the NFL for seven seasons. His uncle, Matt Elam, also played football at Florida and was a first round selection in the 2013 NFL draft. Matt Elam currently plays for the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL).

From Wikipedia’s article on Kaiir Elam, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹