Syracuse football recruiting: 2025 DL Elijah Crawford commits to the Orange

On Friday evening, the Syracuse Orange received their 28th commitment for the 2025 class. Defensive lineman Elijah Crawford of Owings Mills, Maryland chose Syracuse over Rutgers and West Virginia.

The 6’ 2.5” 285 lb defensive lineman is rated three stars by 247 and Rivals. He also had P4 offers from Pitt, Virginia Tech and Indiana. He’s considered a top 50 player in Maryland in his class.

Crawford hails from the same hometown as former Orange running back Sean Tucker and maybe he’ll follow Tucker in out-performing his rankings. Let’s take a look at the newest commit in action.