Elijah Griffin, Savannah Christian
Elijah Griffin, Savannah Christian
Position: Defensive line
Height, weight: 6-foot-5, 285 pounds
Class: Senior
College choices: Recruiting websites indicate that Georgia is the leader out of a reported 40 scholarship offers.
2023 season wrap-up: Griffin was named the AJC’s Class 3A defensive player of the year after recording 31 tackles for losses for a 12-3 state runner-up team. He had 30 tackles for losses as a sophomore. Griffin, a four-year starter who got his first scholarship offer in middle school, is the consensus No. 1 defensive line prospect nationally and the seventh-highest-rated Georgia recruit this century.
School’s first Super 11 player since: Demetris Robertson in 2015.
Meet the AJC Super 11
The 2023 edition of the AJC Super 11 is out, spotlighting the the AJC’s annual preseason choices for the best Georgia high school football players. The season begins Wednesday, Aug. 16
In 11 paragraphs, here’s a closer look at the newest Super 11
Photos: Learn more about the players who made our Super 11
Full coverage: Profiles and video of each Super 11 players, previews of the new season
Subscribers: A special section was published in Friday’s ePaper edition
Profiles of the 2023 AJC Super 11 team: K.J. Bolden | Sammy Brown | Ny Carr | Kameron Davis | Eddrick Houston | Demello Jones | Luke Kromenhoek | Mike Matthews | Prentiss Air Noland | Aaron Philo | Landen Thomas
How does the 2023 team stack up? Look back at the AJC Super 11 All-time Team
About the Author
Chip Saye rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025, at the launch of AJC Varsity. In 2009 he helped start Georgia High School Football Daily. He previously worked for the AJC, Athens Banner-Herald, Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail and Gwinnett Daily News.
