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Matt Elam | Defensive Back

Team: Baltimore Ravens
Age / DOB:  (21) / 9/21/1991
Ht / Wt:  5'10' / 208
College: Florida
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According to the Baltimore Sun, first-round SS Matt Elam played with "obvious confidence" in Ravens rookie minicamp.
Elam lined up at free safety, and was "intercepting passes and barking out defensive signals." Coach John Harbaugh came away impressed. "Matt really picked things up quickly," he said. "He really did a nice job of communicating in the back end which isn't usual for a rookie. ... He was very forceful back there and played fast. He looked good." Elam will start as a rookie. May 6 - 8:41 AM
Source: Baltimore Sun

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Matt Elam - DB - Ravens

Ravens selected Florida S Matt Elam with the No. 32 overall pick.

The final pick of the first round should start opposite Michael Huff after the Ravens moved on from Ed Reed and Bernard Pollard. Elam (5-foot-9 7/8, 208) made 26 starts for the Gators, logging 23.5 career tackles for loss, six picks and three forced fumbles. He ran a 4.54 40-yard dash at the Combine, and posted a 35.5-inch vertical leap. Elam offers top-notch ball skills, and is a striker in the run game. He garnered pre-draft comparisons to Bob Sanders for his size and physicality. Elam covered slot receivers in Florida's nickel defense, but will struggle to match up with much taller NFL tight ends.
Apr 25 - 11:44 PM
Matt Elam - DB - Ravens

Florida S Matt Elam ran forty times of 4.46 and 4.53 at the NFL Scouting Combine.

NFL teams are a bit wary of Elam's size -- he's 5-foot-9 and change and will be at a severe disadvantage versus 6-foot-5 tight ends -- but his straight-line speed is very good at 208 pounds. Elam covered the slot on passing downs in Florida's dominant defense and lit up ball carriers when he got a good angle. The forty times help Elam's chances of being drafted in the first round.
Feb 26 - 10:50 AM
Matt Elam - DB - Ravens

Florida S Matt Elam measured 5-foot-9 7/8 and 208 pounds at the NFL Scouting Combine weigh-in.

Elam is built low to the ground and has an impressive highlight reel. Tackling efficiency, angle-taking to ball carriers, and coverage consistency are question marks for Elam. He looks like a "late one, early two" at the moment.
Feb 24 - 8:49 AM

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