'20 VA ATH Elijah Gaines (Offer)

ResLife Hero · Feb 11, 2019

Cornerback / Wide Reciever
Alexandria, VA (Episcopal)

Measurements

Height: 6'3"
Weight: 200

Rankings

Rivals: *** 5.6 Rating #19 VA
247: *** 88 Rating
ESPN: NR

247 Composite: NR

Offers
Boston College
Duke
East Carolina
Michigan
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Purdue
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

Highlights:
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ResLife Hero · Feb 11, 2019

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">AGTG 🙏🏾 Blessed to receive an offer from THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTE DAME! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoIrish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoIrish</a> ☘️ <a href="https://twitter.com/RivalsFriedman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RivalsFriedman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BrianDohn247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrianDohn247</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachMoroz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachMoroz</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/FST_CoachNowell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FST_CoachNowell</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/litch_ajavon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@litch_ajavon</a> <a href="https://t.co/KzrbF64xyu">pic.twitter.com/KzrbF64xyu</a></p>— Elijah Gaines (@Elijah11Gaines) <a href="https://twitter.com/Elijah11Gaines/status/1095070213698129927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2019</a></blockquote>
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irishff1014 · Feb 11, 2019

Dude is a baller.

Luckylucci · Feb 11, 2019

irishff1014 said:
Dude is a baller.

Yea, I'm a fan.

zelezo vlk · Feb 11, 2019

Litchfield's teammate?

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arrowryan · Feb 11, 2019

If you notice in his tweet, thats Litch in the pic.

This team had a secondary of this kid, Litch, and the other kid that went to Stanford? Holy cow

After watching his tape, he quickly jumped up my list. Super lengthy and tall like Kyle Hamilton. I wonder if he plays CB or S in college? Maybe rover? I could also see him jumping to a high four star or even five star with tape like that.

ResLife Hero · Feb 11, 2019

arrowryan said:
If you notice in his tweet, thats Litch in the pic

Tagged him in it too. Hopefully they're tight.

arrowryan · Feb 11, 2019

ResLife Hero said:
Tagged him in it too. Hopefully they're tight.

Gaines was wearing a Notre Dame shirt when Litch sent in his LOI. I think we might be in good shape here.

BobbyMac · Feb 11, 2019

Luckylucci · Feb 11, 2019

If Terry Joseph or Todd Lyght make him a priority, I'd be shocked if he ended up elsewhere. IMO, this offer is more about them being prepared to accept a commitment than just throwing their hat in the ring.

BobbyMac · Feb 11, 2019

Luckylucci said:
If Terry Joseph or Todd Lyght make him a priority, I'd be shocked if he ended up elsewhere. IMO, this offer is more about them being prepared to accept a commitment than just throwing their hat in the ring.

Absolutely.

I have the same, if not more irrational feeling about Dontae Manning out of KC.

Luckylucci · Feb 11, 2019

NDCrusader said:
Absolutely.

I have the same, if not more irrational feeling about Dontae Manning out of KC.

Agreed, I think it both fall under the "1 visit away from popping category". Hopefully we see their names pop up on some visit lists in the near future.

Manning is a nice athlete at CB. Easy take for me.

NDIrish88 · Feb 11, 2019

Honestly based on the film I like him at CB,FS, or even WR. Great athlete and if he runs a 4.5 too damn. Just take him wherever he wants.

koonja · Feb 12, 2019

Don't take this the wrong way, but I'd like to see more film of him that displays his lateral quickness/suddenness. He's a good looking athlete, but that entire film is running straight lines or taking rounded angles.

Doesn't mean he doesn't have the ability to shake loose, or get separation by running a great route, but it just wasn't in the film.

Otherwise a good looking athlete with a good mix of speed and strength.

BobbyMac · Feb 12, 2019

koonja said:
Don't take this the wrong way, but I'd like to see more film of him that displays his lateral quickness/suddenness. He's a good looking athlete, but that entire film is running straight lines or taking rounded angles.

Doesn't mean he doesn't have the ability to shake loose, or get separation by running a great route, but it just wasn't in the film.

Otherwise a good looking athlete with a good mix of speed and strength.

Did you read elsewhere that they'd give him a look on offense? With the talent they are in good shape with at WR/'20, I'd be shocked if he got a sniff on O.

koonja · Feb 12, 2019

NDCrusader said:
Did you read elsewhere that they'd give him a look on offense? With the talent they are in good shape with at WR/'20, I'd be shocked if he got a sniff on O.

No, this is the first I've heard of the kid. But even if he ends at corner, I want to see those hips swivel, and the ability to cut and accelerate immediately. I didn't see that in his offense or defense.

But he had a lot of good highlights so maybe those plays that displayed that just didn't make the cut, who knows. I saw enough to like him at safety. Enough for WR or CB? TBD, IMO.

BobbyMac · Feb 12, 2019

koonja said:
No, this is the first I've heard of the kid. But even if he ends at corner, I want to see those hips swivel, and the ability to cut and accelerate immediately. I didn't see that in his offense or defense.

But he had a lot of good highlights so maybe those plays that displayed that just didn't make the cut, who knows. I saw enough to like him at safety. Enough for WR or CB? TBD, IMO.

I think at his size as a 16/17 year old, he's most likely a S/Rov prospect. 6-2 CB's who weigh 200+ aren't unheard of but I doubt any of them were 200+ as Jr's in HS. He's already 15lbs more than the typical Rover prospect Lea/Elko recruited at Wake. He's also JOK's size when he signed, so he's a year a head of schedule there.

BobbyMac · Jun 23, 2019

Made his Top 7 but this trail went cold a while back. Which is odd, him and Litchfield had us believing there was something brewing. Everything I've read since seems to point to Mich being way out front, like the edit would suggest.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">AGTG 🙏🏾 Top 7! (Recruitment still 100% open) <a href="https://t.co/qlnS2nd4W7">pic.twitter.com/qlnS2nd4W7</a></p>— Elijah Gaines (@Elijah11Gaines) <a href="https://twitter.com/Elijah11Gaines/status/1142521404761550849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Luckylucci · Jun 23, 2019

Sounds like the staff hasn’t been pursuing him very hard. Only one true S is what keeps getting thrown around and he hasn’t been that high on the board.

PANDFAN · Sep 27, 2019

psu it is

Luckylucci · Dec 6, 2019

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="nl" dir="ltr">Recruitment 100% open <a href="https://t.co/4LoWMLGULC">pic.twitter.com/4LoWMLGULC</a></p>— Elijah Gaines (@Elijah11Gaines) <a href="https://twitter.com/Elijah11Gaines/status/1203003982186237952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Luckylucci · Dec 6, 2019

I'm assuming with the addition of Pryor and most likely Henderson we'd be done at S but this is an interesting name if spots come available. Exceptional fit and a long rangy defender.

stlnd01 · Dec 6, 2019

Could he play corner?

Luckylucci · Dec 6, 2019

stlnd01 said:
Could he play corner?

I wouldn’t think so. He played some as a Junior but I’d have my doubts about that being his best position.

stlnd01 · Dec 6, 2019

Luckylucci said:
I wouldn’t think so. He played some as a Junior but I’d have my doubts about that being his best position.

Oh, yeah, he is a pretty big long guy, isn't he? 247 suggests he could even bulk up to play OLB.

Luckylucci · Dec 6, 2019

stlnd01 said:
Oh, yeah, he is a pretty big long guy, isn't he? 247 suggests he could even bulk up to play OLB.

I was going to say he might be a future Rover.

NDIrish88 · Dec 6, 2019

Luckylucci said:
I was going to say he might be a future Rover.

Bingo.

Luckylucci · Dec 6, 2019

And just to clear there is no confirmation of any contact whatsoever. Just a familiar name that might be a fit.

JD Irish · Dec 6, 2019

Would be great to add him as an S or Rover signee. Looks very athletic.

NDdomer2 · Dec 7, 2019

Any word on the unfortunate circumstances?

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