Bills Re-Signing DT Eli Ankou Practice Squad

The Buffalo Bills are re-signing DT Eli Ankou to their practice squad on Monday, according to Sal Capaccio. 

Here’s the Bills updated practice squad:

1. QB Matt Barkley
2. OL Greg Mancz
3. OL Alec Anderson
4. RB Duke Johnson
5. WR Tavon Austin
6. WR Isaiah Hodgins
7. DE Mike Love
8. DT C.J. Brewer
9. LB Joe Giles-Harris
10. DB Ja’Marcus Ingram
11. OT Ryan Van Demark
12. TE Zach Davidson
13. CB Kyler McMichael
14. WR Tanner Gentry
15. DT Prince Emili
16. DB Xavier Rhodes (Injured)
17. DT Eli Ankou 

Ankou was previously released with an injury settlement, but Capaccio says he’s now healthy and should give the Bills some depth in the middle of their defense. 

Ankou, 28, originally signed on with the Texans as an undrafted free agent out of UCLA back in 2017. He spent just over four months in Houston before he was waived at the start of the regular season and later claimed by the Jaguars.

Jacksonville cut Ankou loose coming out of the preseason in 2019 and later re-signed him to their practice squad. He was later waived by the Browns before being claimed by the Colts. 

From there, Ankou had brief stints with the Texans, Cowboys, Falcons, Bills, and Falcons before signing on with the Steelers. He spent last year with the Bills and Titans before returning to Buffalo on a futures contract this past February. 

However, the Bills released him with an injury settlement at the start of the season. 

In 2021, Ankou appeared in six games for the Titans and Bills and recorded 12 tackles and a sack.