Elijah Kimble just added another line to an already wild résumé.
The Syracuse football 2027 verbal commit from Buffalo, N.Y., is now Western New York’s all-time rushing king after Canisius High School rolled past Huron Heights Secondary School of Kitchener, Ontario, 43-21 on Saturday. Kimble, a four-star running back listed at 5-foot-10 and 185 pounds, piled up 263 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 13 carries, according to Rivals, and in the process moved past Jehuu Caulcrick for the regional rushing record.
Caulcrick, who starred at Clymer Central School in Clymer, N.Y., before going on to Michigan State, finished his high school career with 6,559 rushing yards.
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Kimble’s Syracuse pledge came over the summer, when he committed to head coach Fran Brown. His recruitment drew nearly 40 scholarship offers, and he took official visits to Syracuse, North Carolina and defending national champion Indiana. He has also made several unofficial visits to SU.
The senior season has been every bit as loud as the recruiting buzz. Through the 2026 campaign, MaxPreps lists Kimble with 120 carries for 1,301 yards and 16 touchdowns. That works out to 10.8 yards per carry and 216.8 yards per game, numbers that jump off the page even before you get to the milestones.
Kimble has already stacked plenty of hardware, too. Last December, he won the Connolly Cup as a junior, becoming the first Canisius player to take home the award given annually to the top football player in Western New York. He’s a three-time finalist for the honor, and by the end of this season, it would be a surprise if he isn’t back in the mix again.
Syracuse fans have already gotten a look at him, too. Kimble was at the JMA Wireless Dome last month for a game-day visit to watch the Orange host California, and Inside the Loud House reported that he also plans to be on the Hill for Syracuse’s home game against SMU on Saturday, Oct. 31.
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