Five-Star Plus+ DL Elijah Griffin names Top 12

Five-Star Plus+ defensive lineman Elijah Griffin of Savannah (GA) Christian Prep narrowed his list to 12 schools Sunday evening.

The 6-foot-5, 295 pounder is down to the following: Georgia, Colorado, Louisville, Miami, Florida, Clemson, LSU, South Carolina, USC, Oregon, Duke, and Florida State.

“Development is huge in all of these programs! All the relationships I’ve built with these coaches sticks out as well! The Lord will lead me into making the right decision!”

Elijah Griffin Recruiting Profile

Griffin ranks as the No. 4 player in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also tabs in as the No. 1 defensive lineman and the No. 1 player in the state of Georgia.

Scouting Summary

On3’s Scouting and Rankings team writes this about him as a prospect:

“Highly athletic, disruptive defensive lineman who looks like the top defensive prospect in the 2025 cycle early on. Measured at 6-foot-3.5, 270 pounds with a 10-inch hand prior to his sophomore season. Has the size of an interior defensive lineman with the high-end twitch and athleticism of a top pass rusher. Flies off the snap and darts into the backfield to create disruption with regularity. A very loose and fluid athletic, particularly at his size. Plays with outstanding leverage and body lean. Shows advanced hands at the point of attack and quickly neutralizes offensive linemen.”

“Has the speed in pursuit to track down running backs from the back side. Phenomenal production as a sophomore with 14.5 sacks and 30 tackles for loss. Shows his functional strength and short area explosion in track and field, where he threw the shot put over 50 feet as a sophomore. Projects as a top defensive lineman with the ability to line up and disrupt from multiple spots on a defensive front.”

He currently does not have an On3 NIL Valuation publicly listed. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has