Jumbo Elliott

Elliott was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2020.

Elliott played college football as an offensive tackle for the University of Michigan from 1984 to 1987. He started 45 games for Michigan and was twice selected as a first-team All-American, receiving those honors in 1986 and 1987. He was a consensus All-American in 1987. He was the starting left tackle on the 1985 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled a 10-1-1 record, outscored opponents 342-98, and was ranked #2 in the final AP Poll.

In 2004, he entered a development deal to open three Dunkin' Donuts shops. As of 2010, he owned two Dunkin' Donuts shops near his home on Long Island.

Elliott was released by the Jets in July 2001, and did not play during the 2001 NFL season. He made a comeback the following year and appeared in 16 games, none as a starter, during the 2002 New York Jets season.

Elliott's "signature moment" occurred in a Monday Night Football game on October 23, 2000. Late in the fourth quarter, the Jets were down by seven points to the Miami Dolphins when Elliott caught his only career pass, thrown by Vinny Testaverde, for a touchdown to tie the game 37–37. This play marked the end of the Jets' comeback from being down by 23 points in the fourth quarter. The Jets won 40–37 in overtime. The game has become known as the "Monday Night Miracle".

In February 1996, Elliott had become a free agent and signed a five-year contract with the New York Jets that was reportedly worth between $15 million and $16 million. He appeared in 85 games for the Jets, 58 of them as the Jets' starting left tackle, from 1996 to 2000 and again in 2002. Elliott helped turn the Jets around, from a 1-15 finish in 1996 to the AFC Championship Game in 1998.

Elliott played 14 years as an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants from 1988 to 1995 and the New York Jets from 1996 to 2000 and 2002. He appeared in 197 NFL games, including 156 as a starter. He was a key player on the 1990 New York Giants team that won Super Bowl XXV, received All-Madden honors in 1990 and 1991, and was selected to play in the 1993 Pro Bowl. His signature moment came in October 2000 when he caught the game-tying touchdown pass in the game known as the "Monday Night Miracle".

He became known for his dominant blocking, recording 11.5 pancake blocks in two games early in the 1986 season. He was selected a first-team offensive tackle on both the 1986 and 1987 College Football All-America Teams. In 1987, he was a consensus All-American, receiving first-team honors from the United Press International, Walter Camp Football Foundation, American Football Coaches Association, and Football Writers Association of America.

After retiring from football, Elliott returned to Long Island. He was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in the Football Category with the Class of 1983.

John Stuart "Jumbo" Elliott (born April 1, 1965) is a retired American football player.