Elijah King
DL · Junior
6'5" · 260 lbs · Defense
Background
- Hometown
- Gahanna, Ohio
- High school
- Gahanna Lincoln
Recruiting
- Rating
- 3-star (0.8608 247 composite)
- National rank
- #1199
- Class
- 2024
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
2025tap to read
Did not see game action ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10).
2024tap to read
Did not see game action. Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Bruce Ward at Gahanna Lincoln … played defensive end and tight end during scholastic career … left as the program’s all-time sack leader ... helped the Golden Lions to a 12-1 record and an OHSAA Division I, Region III Championship appearance in 2023 … finished senior season with 63 tackles, 27 tackles-for-loss, 14.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery … first team all-state selection on defense … also guided Lincoln to a OHSAA Division I, Region III title as a junior … a top-50 signee from Ohio by both 247Sports and Rivals … a top-100 defensive end prospect nationally by ESPN … also played basketball at Lincoln. Major: Africana Studies
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2025 Academic All-Big Ten:
2025 (Sophomore): Did not see game action ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10).
2024 (Freshman): Did not see game action.
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Bruce Ward at Gahanna Lincoln … played defensive end and tight end during scholastic career … left as the program’s all-time sack leader ... helped the Golden Lions to a 12-1 record and an OHSAA Division I, Region III Championship appearance in 2023 … finished senior season with 63 tackles, 27 tackles-for-loss, 14.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery … first team all-state selection on defense … also guided Lincoln to a OHSAA Division I, Region III title as a junior … a top-50 signee from Ohio by both 247Sports and Rivals … a top-100 defensive end prospect nationally by ESPN … also played basketball at Lincoln.
Major: Africana Studies