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Class of 2027 · edge rusher

Elijah Cox

6-5, 230 · Westlake · Atlanta, GA

Committed to Ole Miss since Jul 5

69offer strength · No. 768
0.8822composite · 3-star
22offers · 12 power

His offers

22 offers · visited 5
Ole Miss logoOle Miss
SEC · strength 83
Committed
offered Nov 8, 2025
Clemson logoClemson
ACC · strength 86
cool
official visit May 29
Wake Forest logoWake Forest
ACC · strength 71
cold
offered Jan 27
Kentucky logoKentucky
SEC · strength 74
cold
offered Jan 20
Mississippi State logoMississippi State
SEC · strength 67
cool
official visit Jun 19
Missouri logoMissouri
SEC · strength 71
cold
offered Dec 17, 2025
Show all 22 offersBaylor logoBaylor
Big 12 · strength 63
cold
offered May 6, 2025
Colorado logoColorado
Big 12 · strength 55
cold
offered Apr 22
Tulane logoTulane
American Athletic · strength 53
cold
offered Jan 30
West Virginia logoWest Virginia
Big 12 · strength 54
cold
offered Apr 22
Georgia Tech logoGeorgia Tech
ACC · strength 47
cold
offered Mar 11
South Alabama logoSouth Alabama
Sun Belt · strength 42
cold
offered Jun 2, 2024
Florida State logoFlorida State
ACC · strength 63
cold
visited Apr 4
Purdue logoPurdue
Big Ten · strength 50
cool
official visit Jun 5
Jacksonville State logoJacksonville State
Conference USA · strength 33
cold
offered Jun 12, 2025
East Carolina logoEast Carolina
American Athletic · strength 38
cold
offered Jul 21, 2025
UConn logoUConn
FBS Independents · strength 38
cold
offered May 10, 2025
Georgia Southern logoGeorgia Southern
Sun Belt · strength 26
cold
offered Mar 1
Western Kentucky logoWestern Kentucky
Conference USA · strength 25
cold
offered May 7, 2025
Georgia State logoGeorgia State
Sun Belt · strength 18
cold
offered Jan 9, 2025
Arkansas State logoArkansas State
Sun Belt · strength 15
cold
offered May 13, 2025
UT Martin logoUT Martin
cold
offered Apr 16
Best programs first, by what each offer is worth in our grade: program strength times how rarely that program offers (how it is made). Warm means an offer, visit or camp in the last 60 days or an official visit in the last 120; cool, contact in the last 180; cold, older or a decommit. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.

Where he fits

best 3 of 22 offers
Best fits
Mississippi State logoMississippi State
Has started 2 defensive lines his size since 2022; 5 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at defensive line (12 with 2+ years left)
No. 1
Missouri logoMissouri
Thin at defensive line (8 with 2+ years left); has started 2 defensive lines his size since 2022; 4 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 2
Colorado logoColorado
Thin at defensive line (6 with 2+ years left); has started 5 defensive lines his size since 2022; 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 3
Need (how thin the program is at his spot) x fit (whether it starts players his size) x room (who leaves after this season), and while he is uncommitted, STM odds. How it is made. Not advice, and never a dollar figure.
Where his size starts

260 of the 892 FBS starters at edge rusher since 2022 were his size (6-4 to 6-6, 214 to 246 pounds): most in the Big 12 (45), Big Ten (45) and ACC (41). Programs that start it most: Vanderbilt (7), Wyoming (7) and BYU (6). Of his offers, Kentucky (5), Colorado (5), Georgia Tech (5) and Purdue (5) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 22 offers, Baylor has the thinnest room at defensive line: 7 with 2+ years left of 19, 4 in their last year, 14 portal exits in 3 seasons, 1 commit this cycle. Also thin there: Colorado, Kentucky and Missouri.

Starter seasons 2022-2026: six or more games in one of the position's starting slots by volume (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is 2+ years left plus 2027 commits at the spot against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame); exits are the 2024-2026 portal feeds. How it is made.

Boards that looked like his

3 of 10 drafted
Austin HooperAustin Hooper
Class of 2013 · SDE · signed Stanford
5 offers from top-25 programs; Cox had 2; both about 6-5, 240
Drafted 2016, round 3, No. 81 · 10 NFL seasons as a starter
match 74
Shareef MillerShareef Miller
Class of 2015 · SDE · signing not on record
4 offers from top-25 programs; Cox had 2; both about 6-5, 230
Not drafted
match 74
Lugard EdokpayiLugard Edokpayi
Class of 2024 · EDGE · signed Michigan
2 offers from top-25 programs; Cox had 2; both about 6-6, 230
In college now
match 71
Darius Slade
Class of 2014 · SDE · signing not on record
3 offers from top-25 programs; Cox had 2; both about 6-5, 240
Not drafted
match 71
Aaron LynchAaron Lynch
Class of 2011 · SDE · signed Notre Dame
Both offered by Clemson and Florida State; both about 6-6, 240
Drafted 2014, round 5, No. 150 from South Florida
match 70
Show all 10
Charles OmenihuCharles Omenihu
Class of 2015 · WDE · signing not on record
7 offers from top-25 programs; Cox had 2; both about 6-5, 230
Not drafted
match 69
Jalyn HolmesJalyn Holmes
Class of 2014 · WDE · signed Ohio State
9 offers from top-25 programs; Cox had 2; both about 6-5, 225
Drafted 2018, round 4, No. 102 · 1 NFL season as a starter
match 69
Texas logoCedric Reed
Class of 2011 · SDE · signed Texas
7 offers from top-25 programs; Cox had 2; both about 6-5, 235
Not drafted
match 67
Michigan State logoAndrew Depaepe
Class of 2023 · DL · signed Michigan State
3 offers from top-25 programs; Cox had 2; both about 6-5, 245
Not drafted yet
match 67
Notre Dame logoAiden Gobaira
Class of 2022 · EDGE · signed Notre Dame
2 offers from top-25 programs; Cox had 2; both about 6-4, 230
Not drafted yet
match 66
Past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his: same position, about the same size, offers from programs of the same strength, about as many. Past boards are offers at signing day; his is the board he holds today (Nov 2, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2026 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2015. 7 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

29 dated moves since Jun 2, 2024
Ole Miss logoCommitted Ole MissJul 5
Ole Miss logoOfficial visit Ole MissJun 20
Mississippi State logoOfficial visit Mississippi StateJun 19
Purdue logoOfficial visit PurdueJun 5
Clemson logoOfficial visit ClemsonMay 29
Colorado logoOffered ColoradoApr 22
West Virginia logoOffered West VirginiaApr 22
UT Martin logoOffered UT MartinApr 16
Show all 29 moves
Clemson logoOffered ClemsonApr 15
Florida State logoUnofficial visit Florida StateApr 4
Georgia Tech logoOffered Georgia TechMar 11
Georgia Southern logoOffered Georgia SouthernMar 1
Florida State logoJunior day Florida StateJan 31
Tulane logoOffered TulaneJan 30
Purdue logoOffered PurdueJan 28
Wake Forest logoOffered Wake ForestJan 27
Kentucky logoOffered KentuckyJan 20
Florida State logoOffered Florida StateJan 16
Mississippi State logoOffered Mississippi StateJan 16
Missouri logoOffered MissouriDec 17, 2025
Ole Miss logoOffered Ole MissNov 8, 2025
East Carolina logoOffered East CarolinaJul 21, 2025
Jacksonville State logoOffered Jacksonville StateJun 12, 2025
Arkansas State logoOffered Arkansas StateMay 13, 2025
UConn logoOffered UConnMay 10, 2025
Western Kentucky logoOffered Western KentuckyMay 7, 2025
Baylor logoOffered BaylorMay 6, 2025
Georgia State logoOffered Georgia StateJan 9, 2025
South Alabama logoOffered South AlabamaJun 2, 2024
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