Toledo offensive tackle Elijah Nkansah watched the game clock tick down second by second at Ford Field on December 3, 2017. The senior lineman’s college career was dwindling down but in his penultimate game as a Toledo Rocket, he was experiencing the pinnacle of his five years he spent armed in a helmet in pads Northern Ohio.
Toledo routed the Akron Zips to win the MAC Championship, and to make the cake even sweeter, Nkansah earned his first selection to the All-MAC team. Despite a year stocked with achievements, there is one the 23-year old from Mason, OH is still working toward — earning a spot on an NFL roster.