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Class of 2027 · cornerback

Elijah Lanier

6-0, 170 · Anniston, AL

Committed to Wake Forest since Jul 3

28offer strength · No. 1655
0.8500composite · 3-star
4offers · 1 power

His offers

4 offers · visited 1
Wake Forest logoWake Forest
ACC · strength 71
Committed
offered Mar 31
Tulane logoTulane
American Athletic · strength 53
cold
offered Aug 10, 2025
App State logoApp State
Sun Belt · strength 29
cold
offered Aug 10, 2025
Liberty logoLiberty
Conference USA · strength 32
cold
offered Aug 26, 2025
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 4 offers
Best fits
Wake Forest logoWake Forest Committed
Has started 5 defensive backs his size since 2022; 3 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; stocked at defensive back (13 with 2+ years left)
No. 1Tulane logoTulane
Has started 2 defensive backs his size since 2022
No. 2Liberty logoLiberty
Has started 7 defensive backs his size since 2022
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

509 of the 1,126 FBS starters at cornerback since 2022 were his size (5-11 to 6-1, 158 to 182 pounds): most in the SEC (72), Big 12 (71) and Big Ten (61). Programs that start it most: Kansas (10), Illinois (8) and Oklahoma State (8). Of his offers, Liberty (7), Wake Forest (5), Tulane (2) and App State (1) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 4 offers, Wake Forest has the thinnest room at defensive back: 13 with 2+ years left of 24, 3 in their last year, 10 portal exits in 3 seasons, 6 commits this cycle (him included). He committed to a spot that is stocked by our count.

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

1 of 10 drafted, 1 in rounds 1-2
Josh JacksonJosh Jackson
Class of 2014 · CB · signed Iowa
5 offers; Lanier had 4; both about 6-0, 170
Drafted 2018, round 2, No. 45 · 1 NFL season as a starter
match 74
Riyahd Jones
Class of 2011 · CB · signing not on record
4 offers; Lanier had 4; both about 6-0, 175
Not drafted
match 69
Houston logoTarrin Mitchell
Class of 2014 · CB · signed Houston
5 offers; Lanier had 4; both about 6-0, 175
Not drafted
match 68
Minnesota logoMartez Shabazz
Class of 2012 · CB · signed Minnesota
5 offers; Lanier had 4; both about 6-0, 170
Not drafted
match 67
Travon Reid
Class of 2013 · DB · signing not on record
5 offers; Lanier had 4; both about 5-11, 170
Not drafted
match 66
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Orion StewartOrion Stewart
Class of 2012 · CB · signed Baylor
5 offers; Lanier had 4; both about 6-1, 175
Not drafted
match 65
Arkansas logoCarroll Washington
Class of 2013 · CB · signed Arkansas
4 offers; Lanier had 4; both about 6-0, 175
Not drafted
match 65
Tim Hill
Class of 2014 · CB · signing not on record
4 offers; Lanier had 4; both about 5-11, 175
Not drafted
match 64
USC logoIsiah Wiley
Class of 2011 · S · signed USC
4 offers; Lanier had 4; both about 6-0, 160
Not drafted
match 62
Texas State logoGermod Williams
Class of 2013 · S · signed Texas State
5 offers; Lanier had 4; both about 5-11, 175
Not drafted
match 61
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. 10 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

6 dated moves since Aug 10, 2025
Wake Forest logoCommitted Wake ForestJul 3
Wake Forest logoOfficial visit Wake ForestJun 19
Wake Forest logoOffered Wake ForestMar 31
Liberty logoOffered LibertyAug 26, 2025
App State logoOffered App StateAug 10, 2025
Tulane logoOffered TulaneAug 10, 2025
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