I don't even take ESPN's recruiting rankings into consideration anymore. Elijah is a top 5 safety in this class no doubt. 4-15 on ESPN are all 80's overall. Of course they would put him at 14 on the low end, just because.
ESPN:
Especially
Sh*tty
Pertaining to
Notre Dame Recruits.
Imaginary Discussion
ESPN "Scout" 1: "I hate that kid. He's slow. Doesn't react well to the ball in the air. Got an attitude that is negative to his team."
ESPN "Scout" 2: "Well, it looks like he just comitted to Auburn five minutes ago."
ESPN "Scout" 1: "Really?"
ESPN "Scout" 2: "Yup."
Long silence
ESPN "Scout" 1: "I love this kid. He's sneaky fast. He plays the body well, leading to contact at the point of reception. He isn't a ball hawk, but he can cover. He's got a swagger about him that will be an asset to any team.
Adorns ceremonial goat-head headress, grasps chalice of Bear Bryant's refrigerated blood
"Atrum Dominatio of SEC , EGO tribuo meus animus vobis. Beatus per athletes oh SEC , EGO imbibo vas of cruor of Bryant pareo meus unholy pactum. Diabolus , Senior , Malum , Niger Deus , Urbanus Meyer."
ESPN "Scout" 2: "All hail our dark lords of the SEC".
Scene
(Hint hint... translate from Latin to English for a chuckle)