Elijah Pritchett

Elijah Pritchett is an American college football offensive tackle for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He previously played for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Elijah Pritchett

Nebraska Cornhuskers – No. 57
Position	Offensive tackle
Class	Junior
Major	Child, Youth and Family Studies
Personal information
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	325 lb (147 kg)
Career history
College	Alabama (2022–2024) Nebraska (2025–present)
High school	George Washington Carver (Columbus, Georgia)
Stats at ESPN

Early life

Pritchett is from Columbus, Georgia.^[1] He attended George Washington Carver High School where he played football as an offensive lineman and was named first-team all-state and to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 team.^[2] He participated at the All-American Bowl and was highly recruited.^[3] He was a five-star prospect and was ranked a top-50 recruit nationally by multiple publications, with Rivals.com ranking him the 22nd-best prospect in the nation, the third-best recruit from Georgia and the nation's top offensive tackle prospect.^[1] He committed to play college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.^[4]

College career

Pritchett redshirted and appeared in two games as a freshman in 2022.^[5] The following season, he appeared in all 14 games as a backup, being used at both right tackle and left tackle.^[6] He won a starting role as a redshirt sophomore in 2024.^[7][8] He appeared in 13 games during the 2024 season, starting 11 at right tackle and one at left tackle.^[9] He helped the Alabama offense rank top 25 nationally and Pritchett was named to the Outland Trophy watchlist during the season.^[5] After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal and transferred to the Nebraska Cornhuskers.^[10][11]