Syracuse’s 2027 recruiting class keeps building momentum, and one of its newest headliners says he’s already locked in with the group. Four-star running back Elijah Kimble, the Buffalo native and Canisius High School standout, committed to Syracuse football on July 3 and is now the highest-ranked pledge in the class.
Kimble told WKBW in Buffalo that he and the other Orange commits in the 2027 cycle stay connected through a group chat, swapping messages every morning and keeping each other updated. He called the setup “awesome” and said, "It's real surreal that in a couple of months, I'll be off with those guys working on something that we all want."
The 5-foot-10, 185-pound back is one of at least three four-star prospects already in Syracuse’s 2027 haul, joining safety Jalen Welch from Grayson High School in Loganville, Ga., and wide receiver Chanin Harris from James F. Byrnes High School in Duncan, S.C. Syracuse currently has 24 verbal pledges in the class, which ranks No. 34 nationally by 247Sports and No. 45 overall per Rivals.
There’s also a detail worth watching with Kimble’s arrival. Media reports indicate he likely won’t enroll early in the spring and instead is expected to come to the Hill next summer.
While the Orange’s class is already deep, there’s still one major name left on the board. Athlete Amari Eliano, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound defensive back and wide receiver from Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio, has set his commitment date for August 9, which is his birthday.
Eliano, the son of Syracuse defensive backs coach Perry Eliano, took an official visit to Syracuse last month and picked up a scholarship offer from head coach Fran Brown on June 21. He also has offers from Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Miami (Ohio), Toledo and Western Michigan.
Syracuse has not logged any official predictions in Eliano’s recruitment, but the Orange are clearly in the mix after landing that visit and offer. With the early signing period for high school seniors coming in early December, Syracuse’s staff will have to keep other programs from trying to flip its verbal commitments while waiting on the rest of the 2027 picture to settle.
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