Elijah Griffin

Griffin attended Savannah Christian Preparatory School in Savannah, Georgia.^[2][3] When Griffin was in eighth grade, he received an offer from Georgia, without playing a down of high school football.^[4] As a sophomore, he recorded 14.5 sacks, 82 tackles, and 30 tackles-for-losses.^[5] He followed that up by tallying 17.5 sacks with 97 tackles, 31 tackles-for-losses, and an interception as a junior.^[6][7] Griffin finished his high school career totaling more than 300 total tackles, 96 tackles-for-loss, and 44 sacks.^[8] Griffin was rated as a consensus five-star recruit and was the top rated defensive player in the 2025 class.^[9][10] Griffin committed to play college football at the University of Georgia over offers from Miami and USC.^[11][12] He officially signed with Georgia in December 2024.^[13]

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Elijah Griffin DL	Savannah, Georgia	Savannah Christian Preparatory School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Oct 18, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (91)

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