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Class of 2026 edge rusher Zion Elee talks recent Rutgers football

Maryland edge Zion Elee talks Rutgers football offer.

In late March, Zion Lee was offered by Rutgers football, adding another Power Five program into a crowded recruitment.

A class of 2026 prospect, Elee plans to visit Rutgers football sometime this month.

Elee is an edge rusher from Joppatowne (Joppa, Maryland). He checks in at 6-foot-5, 225-pound who has a strong offer list that includes Maryland, Minnesota, Penn State, Tennessee, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin among others.

His offer from Rutgers came on a call with head coach [autotag]Greg Schiano[/autotag].

“I was excited to receive an offer straight from a head coach. That’s how you know it ain’t a game,” Elee told Rutgers Wire.

“The program is great in my opinion with a nice, building defense and they also bring put a lot of players in the league.”

In late March, Elee took an unofficial visit to Maryland.

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Following the offer from Rutgers, the Scarlet Knights are doing well with Elee in his recruitment.

 

“It’s up there in my top schools for now,” Elee said. “But I haven’t made an official top five, opportunities still rolling in.”

Wisconsin offers impressive edge rusher from Maryland

Badgers offer impressive edge rusher from Maryland

The Wisconsin Badgers football team offered Zion Elee, a class of 2026 edge rusher from Joppa, Maryland, on Tuesday. The 6-foot-5, 225-pound athlete is a sophomore at Joppatowne High School and he still has two years before he’d make the jump to the collegiate level.

Even though he’s still so far away, Elee has now received four Division 1 offers, including his home-state program Maryland, as well as Tennessee and South Carolina.

Elee possesses great overall size, fitting the mold of the type of player that head coach Luke Fickell and defensive coordinator Mike Tressel want to add to their team down the road.

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Zion Elee, a 4-star edge from Maryland, talks Penn State and spring visits

Zion Elee updates his recruitment.

It will be a busy spring for Zion Elee, the Maryland prospect who boasts a strong national offer list. The class of 2026 recruit has generated significant offers, including from Penn State.

Elee, from Joppatowne (Joppa, Maryland) is a 6-foot-5, 225-pound edge rusher. He is currently an unranked recruit but has a strong Power Five offer list.

He has great length and a good burst off the edge. He shows high-level athleticism with his fluidity and also contributes to Joppatowne as a tight end.

This week, he spoke with USA TODAY High School Sports about his recruitment. He is planning on visiting Penn State on March 16 and Maryland two weeks later.

“Been communicating with all the schools that have offered me but Penn State the most,” Elee told USA TODAY High School Sports.

Penn State, he says, have been having “big discussions with him” and that includes with head coach James Franklin.

“We’re getting tight. Talked to the head coach for the first time last week,” Elee said.

“Just discussing about me getting down there and a little bit about the team itself.”

Elee has been offered by Minnesota, Penn State, South Carolina, Syracuse and Tennessee among others. An in-state offer from Maryland hasn’t happened yet, but that could be in the picture when he visits the Terrapins on March 30.

“I only communicated with them a little but were are going to have big conversations on the visit coming up,” Elee said.