'13 TN ATH - Cornelius Elder (Miami Verbal)

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Athlete
Nashville, Tennessee
Ensworth

Ht: 5'11"
Wt: 170 lbs
40: 4.5 secs

Ohio State has offered.

2011: Ran for over 2,000 yards on just over 200 carries and scored 22 touchdowns. He finished with five interceptions at safety.

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Elder adds Ohio State offer..............Corn Elder picked up a big offer on Tuesday when Ohio State reached out to the No. 1 all-purpose back in the country.

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Football or basketball?
Cornelius Elder excels at football, but basketball his true love
Originally Published: April 5, 2012
By Dave Hooker | ESPN RecruitingNation

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The term "athlete" is used in football recruiting as a way to describe a prospect who can play a number of different positions equally well.

For Nashville (Tenn.) Ensworth School's Cornelius Elder, it goes well beyond that.

Elder isn't even sure which sport he'll play.

Elder's first love was football until he discovered the AAU basketball world. He soon fell in love with the travel and the one-on-one game. Suddenly, basketball surpassed football as his main focus. But despite his passion for basketball, high school and college coaches tell him that football is his best path for success.

"It makes me just work harder and harder in basketball," Elder said. "When people say that it just makes me think they haven't really seen me play basketball."

The mailbox at Ensworth says it all. Football coach Paul Wade said of the 20 or so letters that Elder gets daily, about 75 percent are from football recruiters.

The scholarship offers tell the same tale. Programs from the SEC, ACC, Big East and others have offered Elder a scholarship. Ohio State did so this week. Basketball coaches haven't followed suit. Elder has some offers from smaller schools but is still waiting on at least a mid-major offer. Elder, who's 5-foot-10 and 170 pounds and plays guard in basketball, said he'll need an offer from an NCAA tournament contender to turn down those football offers. He's hoping the AAU circuit can provide that.

"I'm kind of small for a basketball player," Elder admitted. "Hopefully they see what I can do this summer and I can get some basketball offers but if I don't, I will play football."

But don't get Elder wrong. He would be happy to play college football and is flattered by the attention, as varied as it has been. See, even if Elder chooses football, his future is very much in question. Some schools are recruiting Elder to play offense as a slot receiver/scatback. Others are recruiting him to play cornerback.

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That's quite the playmaker. Has Thad gotten in contact?

That's quite the playmaker. Has Thad gotten in contact?

OSU is recruiting him for football only at this point......

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Elder Reeling Them In.............Running back Corn Elder has been one of the featured attractions for college coaches mining the state of Tennessee for football prospects. Elder holds double digit offers with the possibility of more tenders on the way sooner rather than later.

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I briefly spoke with Corn.... He told me is he not sure if he'll be able to visit this summer, but can for sure make it up for a game, or two. When I asked him about Ohio State, he said, "I could see myself there." The Buckeyes like him as a slot receiver, or corner.

Wow! Elder is a stud!!


What a highlight reel...


This is the most impressive athlete that I've seen since watching Davonte Neal's tape last year...


*Honorable mention to Devon Allen

I forgot this kid is like Jalin Marshall. Mr. Excitement 2.0

Originally Posted by SuperBuckFan08

I forgot this kid is like Jalin Marshall. Mr. Excitement 2.0

Our team is going to be one of the most talented teams in the history of the B1G in a couple years (Slight exageration but I don't care)....