Elijah James Lee (born February 8, 1996) is an American professional football linebacker who is a free agent.

He played college football at Kansas State, and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round in the 2017 NFL draft.

Lee attended Blue Springs High School, where he played football under head coach Kelly Donohoe.

During his high school career, Lee was a two-time Kansas City Star All-Metro honoree and was a two-time recipient of the Buck Buchanan Memorial Award, given to the best lineman or linebacker in the top two high school classes in Kansas or Missouri high school football in the Kansas City area, being only the second two-time winner of the award.

Lee also participated in basketball, earning all-conference and all-district honors, and track and field at Blue Springs.

[1] Lee made the transition from defensive end in high school to outside linebacker at Kansas State.

A three-year letter winner, Lee became the first Wildcat linebacker to earn consecutive All-Big 12 Conference honors since Arthur Brown in 2011 and 2012.

As a freshman in 2014, Lee played in all 13 games and totaled 19 tackles, including 4.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a pass breakup.

Lee started all 13 games as a sophomore in 2015, leading the team with 80 tackles en route to second-team All-Big 12 honors from the league's coaches, becoming Kansas State's first underclassman linebacker to earn either first or second-team All-Big 12 honors since College Football Hall of Famer Mark Simoneau back in 1998.

He also earned second-team honors from Pro Football Focus (PFF), while he received votes for Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.

He earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors following the West Virginia contest when he tallied a career-best 14 tackles, including a sack, and an interception.

[3] Lee did not attend the NFL Scouting Combine, because he missed the deadline after having declared for the draft in January.

At Kansas State's pro day, Lee worked out with Minnesota Vikings linebackers coach Adam Zimmer.

[33] On June 4, 2024, Lee signed with the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL).