In college, NFL prospect Ejuan Price wore the Ezekiel Elliott crop tops of shorts

Former Pittsburgh defensive lineman Ejuan Price is a prospect in the 2017 NFL draft. The former Panther, who is entering as an outside linebacker, is projected to go in either the fifth or sixth round, per CBS Sports.

But Price, who finished with 45 total tackles during his senior season in 2016, is not just known for his defensive skills.

Price became known for wearing football pants that were noticeably shorter than normal. Much of the college football world was introduced to them during a Thursday night game against Virginia Tech on ESPN last year:

And here are some more photos of his high shorts from the 2016 season:

Price said former Pitt defensive back and Cleveland Browns cornerback K’Waun Williams got him into the idea of wearing less during games:

“I just think football pants in general aren’t comfortable, especially when you wear them down to your knee,” Price said via ESPN. “It’s real tight, and there is real compression on your legs. If you can roll it up to a good point on your thighs, it allows your legs to feel less restricted. I don’t feel that squeeze and I feel like I can move better.”

There was some chatter that Price could potentially be breaking an NCAA rule that calls for knee pads to be a half-inch thick and be “covered by pants.” But he kept wearing them for the rest of the season and didn’t hear much from the refs, since he was still wearing knee pads.

“Some refs will joke around with me about how my pants look or how my legs look ... but I feel like as long as there’s a knee pad in there and the refs are OK with it, then I’m good to go, regardless of what anybody else might say,” Price told ESPN.

It may appear that the shorts were intentionally cut off by Price. But they’re actually rolled up.

“See, that’s the science to it,” Price told ESPN. “That’s the hard part. I’m not going to lie. That’s the difficult part right there. When I first started doing it last year, it took me a couple games to figure out OK, ‘How do I get it to stay? Or, ‘What’s the right length to make it feel comfortable?’ There definitely was some trial and error. There are a couple pants that didn’t make the cut.”

A similar comparison here: former Ohio State Buckeyes running back Ezekiel Elliott, who became known for sporting his jersey like a crop top during games. He even broke out his look at the NFL draft last year.