Elisha West
DB · Junior
5'10" · 195 lbs · Defense
Also wearing #26: Zeke Bates (RB)
Background
- Hometown
- Germantown, Md.
- High school
- Quince Orchard
- Previous school
- Merrimack / Michigan State
Recruiting
No recruiting profile matched — he transferred in from Merrimack / Michigan State.
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Official bio
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OVERVIEW: Enrolled at Minnesota in January 2026 • spent the 2025 season at Michigan State and the 2024 season at Merrimack.
PREVIOUS SCHOOLS: Played one season (2025) at Michigan State and one season at Merrimack (2024).
MICHIGAN STATE: Competed in two games, seeing action against Penn State and Maryland.
MERRIMACK: Redshirted after playing in only one game.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland • wore No. 2 for the Cougars and was coached by John Kelley • recorded seven interceptions and had 137 tackles during his junior and senior seasons • as a senior, recovered three fumbles and had nine tackles for loss • won one state championship and tea was 32-1 • named all-county and all-division First Team and earned honorable mention All-Met • played basketball from ninth to eleventh grade.
PERSONAL: Son of Anthony and Nekia West • has two brothers (Aydan and Aaron) and two sisters (Zoe and Skylar) • father, Anthony played college football at Robert Morris University and Bowie State University • brother, Aydan, is a defensive back for Minnesota • cousin, Jordan Addison, played college football at Pittsburgh and USC and is a receiver for the Minnesota Vikings.