Matt
Elam.
Matt
Elam.
Florida· 5'10"· 208 lb· 4.43s 40
Elam's playing style and physical attributes are best suited for a Cover-3 match or quarters scheme that capitalizes on a strong safety's versatility.
Year 1 impact player as a box safety, with the ceiling to become an All-Pro strong safety due to his versatility and playmaking ability.
A passive, single-high safety defense that does not leverage his run support and blitzing skills.
Elam possesses the physical tools to thrive as a versatile strong safety in a scheme that values his ability to play in the box and cover tight ends.
Selected #32 overall in Round 1 of the 2013 NFL Draft by Baltimore Ravens out of Florida.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.43sp50
- Vertical
- 35.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 118inp50
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- 17repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Florida | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Florida | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Matt Elam played three seasons for the Baltimore Ravens as a safety. He started most games in his rookie year but saw reduced playing time in subsequent seasons before being released.