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Elijah Lee

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Chicago Bears · OLB

Elijah Lee recorded 46 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Chicago Bears, Kansas City Chiefs, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers.

▶Best highlights

2.0

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

46

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Elijah Lee's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
LIV
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
FEB 2, 2020

San Francisco 49ers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Super Bowl LIV · Feb 2, 2020

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2019
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 11, 2020

Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2020

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2018
DETROITLIONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEP 16, 2018

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2018

10 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2019
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 19, 2020

Green Bay Packers vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 19, 2020

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2018
CHICAGOBEARS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 23, 2018

Chicago Bears vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2018

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Elijah Lee's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 10 total tackles · 1 sack · 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2018
DETROITLIONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEP 16, 2018

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2018

10 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2019
ARIZONACARDINALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 17, 2019

Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 17, 2019

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2018
DENVERBRONCOS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 9, 2018

Denver Broncos vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2018

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Elijah Lee's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2015–present

01
SFLEE—Elijah Lee
SFMCCAFFREY23Christian McCaffrey
SFKITTLE85George Kittle

Positionless skill talent powers repeated deep runs

San Francisco 49ers · The Shanahan machine

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch rebuilt through the lines, then used motion and versatile playmakers to reach multiple Super Bowls with changing quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

02
DETLEE—Elijah Lee
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Franchise era

2018–present

03
CLELEE—Elijah Lee
CLEGARRETT95Myles Garrett
CLECHUBB24Nick Chubb

A playoff breakthrough opens another complicated chapter

Cleveland Browns · Talent returns, stability does not

Cleveland ended its long playoff-win drought in 2020 and built an elite defense around Garrett, but quarterback decisions have kept the era unsettled.

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Franchise era

2013–present

04
CHILEE—Elijah Lee
CHIMACK52Khalil Mack
CHIFIELDS1Justin Fields

Elite defensive peaks meet repeated offensive resets

Chicago Bears · The quarterback search continues

The 2018 defense briefly restored contention, but Chicago has continued rebuilding its offense in pursuit of the long-awaited franchise quarterback.

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Franchise era

2018–present

05
KCLEE—Elijah Lee
KCMAHOMES15Patrick Mahomes
KCKELCE87Travis Kelce

Improvisation, adaptability and annual championship stakes

Kansas City Chiefs · The Mahomes dynasty

Mahomes won MVP in his first season as starter and Kansas City converted his unmatched creation into repeated Super Bowl trips and multiple championships.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons46 career games66 career solo tackles1 career sacksCollege: Kansas StateDrafted by: MINDraft pick: 232Jersey: 473 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 1, 2017Most recent: Dec 24, 2022

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history