North Carolina offers 2024 On3 top-10 prospect Elijah Rushing

North Carolina has extended an offer to Tucson (Ariz.) Salpointe Catholic four-star EDGE Elijah Rushing.

Rushing is the No. 55 overall recruit in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

However, On3 places him at No. 8 in the 2024 On300 ranking, which is much higher than the rest of the industry.

Truly honored to be offered to play at @TarHeelsFB for @CoachMackBrown and @CoachGeneChizik. Shoutout to @warriordad4 for the offer! @bangulo @CSing57 @adamgorney @ChadSimmons_ @CraigHaubert pic.twitter.com/vbiDwqjFYu

— Elijah Rushing (@elijah_rushing) March 23, 2022

Rushing is also the second-highest ranked player from Arizona after Chandler (Ariz.) five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola and the second-best EDGE in the cycle after Washington (D.C.) Friendship Collegiate Academy four-star EDGE Dylan Stewart.

Raiola, Stewart and Rushing are all rated much higher by On3 than the rest of the industry.

“Rushing was dominant at times as a sophomore for Salpointe Catholic tallying 75 tackles and 7.5 sacks with a combination of quick feet and quick hands, along with a physical mindset,” On3’s Gerry Hamilton said. “The 6-foot-6, 224-pound edge prospect ripped off a 4.48 laser shuttle this spring with 10-inch hands and an 80-inch wingspan. Rushing’s offer list is up to 13 with USC, Notre Dame, Miami and Michigan extending this month. Rushing recently made a visit to USC with designs to return this spring or summer.”

Rushing currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $7k. The On3 NIL Valuation is an index that looks to set the standard market value for both high school and college-level athletes. The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.