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LSU offers 2025 No. 1 overall prospect Elijah Griffin

On3 imageby:Billy Embody05/19/23

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Elijah Griffin
5-star Elijah Griffin. (On3)

LSU extended a massive offer on Friday, offering the nation’s No. 1 2025 overall prospect. Savannah (Ga.) Christian Prep defensive lineman Elijah Griffin announced an offer from the Tigers.

New LSU defensive line coach Jimmy Lindsey was heavily recruiting the 6-4, 270-pounder while at South Carolina. Programs like Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Ohio State and many others also checked on him this spring, but Georgia and South Carolina are the two to know early, according to On3’s Chad Simmons.

With Lindsey now at LSU, the Tigers are expected to factor in during his recruitment. The in-state Bulldogs trail the Gamecocks on the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine.

He’s the only Five-Star Plus+ recruit on On3 in 2025, meaning he holds five-star status from the four major recruiting services: On3, 247, Rivals and ESPN.

Griffin is the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2025 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Three schools have hosted Griffin for unofficial visits this spring. They are Georgia (April 15), Alabama (March 4) and South Carolina (Jan. 28).

Elijah Griffin scouting report

“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.”

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