2018 UConn Commit #14 - Elijah Jeffreys (Somerville MA)

[huskymedic]

Elijah Jeffreys is a 6-4 190lb QB from Somerville High School in Somerville MA



Track Profile: Elijah Jeffreys

 

[Skiblets]

Word! Word ! Word!

 

[Exit 4]

Wonder if this kid camped with us. It would be great to hear that the staff got to watch him in person.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Elijah Jeffreys is a 6-4 190lb QB from Somerville High School in Somerville MA



Track Profile: Elijah Jeffreys

You had me at track profile. As several others have noted, RE1.0 was notorious for going after track athletes.

 

[uconnphil2016]

Wonder if we see him as QB moving forward?

 

[Skiblets]

Wonder if we see him as QB moving forward?

This has Athlete written all over

 

[formerlurker]

There's a bunch of FB video of Elijah here.

Eligah Jeffreys' High School Videos

 

[Bonehead]

Welcome Dawg!

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Wonder if we see him as QB moving forward?

I would be surprised. Nothing about the video screams D1 QB, but it sure as hell screams D1 athlete.

 

[Guapo]

Do we know whay other offers he had?

 

[huskymedic]

Do we know whay other offers he had?

No recruiting profiles or significant social media presence that I can see.

Clearly Randy/Rhett saw something they liked.

 

[Guapo]

No recruiting profiles or significant social media presence that I can see.

Clearly Randy/Rhett saw something they liked.

Yeah, I'm all for it.

 

[UConnDan97]

Welcome to the Dog Pound, Elijah!!!

 

[hardcorehusky]

reminded me of Tyler Lorenzen

 

[WhereistheDove?]

reminded me of Tyler Lorenzen

They do both have similarly funky shot-putesque throwing motions.

 

[kris1]

Wonder if we see him as QB moving forward?

I see a potential 6'4 WR with 4.45 speed. Love the commit, though. An athlete with length that can stretch the field vertically.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Prototypical size for an offense using 11 TE's.

 

[kibblesnbits]

Looking at his size and build, TE was the first thing that came to my mind. Add 40 lbs and you'll have a guy that no safety is going to want to cut down on a seam route.

 

[uchusky32]

Welcome to the Pound Elijah!

 

[TheDrifter75]

Mr Jeffreys, welcome to the Pound!

 

[UConnRock]

A classic NE recruit. He is playing qb in high school as he is the best athlete and there is no prototype qb at the school. Put him in a decent size school down south or in PA or NJ and there would be another talented qb and Jefferys would be specializing his skills as a 6'4" wr with great speed. The odds of him seeing the field as a qb are very slim, but he could blossom into a true wr weapon. He may have been a solid 3-star wr is a different system. What Edsall has done with the wr position with recruits and transfers has been very refreshing. Lots of speed and skill.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

At that size he could be a WR, DB, or LB in our system (at least what the system is in my mind having never actually seen it).

 

[BNich]

Wonder if we see him as QB moving forward?

I agree. Quite mobile, but I really question the arm. Doesn't look like strong enough to me.

 

[uconnfan68]

This has Athlete written all over

Big, fast, quick, and endurance too.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

I see enough there to build a good college QB. Arm looks fine. Tweak the mechanics and help him with anticipation...and you have a 6'4" weapon of mass destruction.

 

[HuskyHawk]

It will be interesting to see if he has a promise at QB or is trusting the staff to find a spot for him. I see a big WR rather than a TE. He's not going to carry 250 pounds, but 215 with speed makes him a perfect modern outside threat.

 

[huskymedic]