Eli Apple
CB
Experience: 10 years
Height: 6-1
Age: 29
Weight: 203 lbs
College: Ohio State
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Los Angeles Chargers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2023 | Miami Dolphins | 10 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| 2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 46 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 25 | 50 |
| 2020 | Carolina Panthers | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 56 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 2018 | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 52 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 14.5 | 29 |
| 2018 | New York Giants | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 2017 | New York Giants | 11 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| 2016 | New York Giants | 14 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 102 | 352 | 284 | 68 | 0.5 | 0 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 87 | 14.5 | 50 |
Fumbles
| YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Los Angeles Chargers | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | Miami Dolphins | 10 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | Carolina Panthers | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 1 | |||||
| 2018 | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | New York Giants | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | New York Giants | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | New York Giants | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 102 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Biography
Apple (6-1, 203) was originally drafted by the New York Giants as the 10th overall selection of the 2016 NFL Draft. Throughout his nine-year NFL career with the Giants (2016-18), New Orleans Saints (2018-19), Carolina Panthers (2020), Cincinnati Bengals (2021-22), Miami Dolphins (2023) and Los Angeles Chargers (2024), he has appeared in 102 games (82 starts) and registered 380 tackles, 61 passes defensed, seven fumble recoveries, six interceptions, three forced fumbles and 0.5 sack. He has also appeared in 12 postseason contests (11 starts) and totaled 56 tackles and six passes defensed. In 2024 with the Chargers, Apple appeared in four games and tallied two tackles and one pass defensed and also appeared in one postseason contest.