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Mike Elko Net Worth: How Much Is Mike Elko Worth?

Mike Elko net worth-American college football coach, Michael Elko was born on July 28, 1977, in South Brunswick, New Jersey in the United States of America.

How much is Mike Elko worth?

Mike Elko has a net worth estimated to be from about $8 million to $12 million as of 2023. He is believed to have garnered his impressive net worth from his coaching career and perhaps other ventures.

Mike Elko’s salary

Mike Elko signed a deal to become Duke’s new head coach back in December of 2021. The details of his deal have not been made public because the school is a private establishment and is not required to do so. According to USA Today Sports, he made $2.1 million during his debut season at the university.

Following the team’s 9-4 2022 season, Duke acted swiftly to extend Elko’s contract for this year. He will remain with the program through the 2029 season according to this deal. Again, the university withheld the amount from his contract, but according to USA Today Sports, he is making $3.5 million this year at Duke.

Mike Elko’s assets

As of the time of filing this report, we have no information regarding Mike Elko’s assets and lifestyle.

Mike Elko career

Mike Elko played basketball while he attended South Brunswick High School. He also played as a quarterback for the school’s football team before he graduated in 1995.

In 1994, the Greater Middlesex Conference coaches named him the league’s best quarterback. In 2012, he was placed into the school’s athletic hall of fame.

After earning his degree, he played football with the University of Pennsylvania Penn Quakers, who won the Ivy League championship in 1998.

Dave Clawson was Elko’s coach for twelve seasons. He played three seasons with Clawson at Wake Forest, five seasons with him at Bowling Green, and two seasons with him at both Fordham and Richmond.

Elko’s Wake Forest defense finished in the top 20 in terms of turnovers, scoring defense, red zone defense, sacks, and defensive touchdowns scored in the 2016 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

Elko was named the new defensive coordinator of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team on December 20, 2016. DC Brian VanGorder was let go by the Fighting Irish in September of last year, following Notre Dame’s 1-3 start to the season and their defense’s third-lowest ranking in the FBS.

Elko signed a three-year contract at an average of $1.8 million per year to become Jimbo Fisher’s defensive coordinator at Texas A&M on January 4, 2018.

Elko’s appointment as Duke’s head coach was announced on December 13, 2021. The Blue Devils finished 9–4 and won the Military Bowl in his debut season.

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