2018 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 23
Elijah Rodgers
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Blacksburg, S.C.
- High School:
- Blacksburg HS
Transferred to Gardner-Webb from Big Ten member Indiana in August, 2018 ... Has four seasons of eligibility remaining ... Is the younger brother of current GWU safety Kobe Rodgers.
High School: Played at nearby Blacksburg (S.C.) High under Coach Andrew Chisolm … Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.53 seconds … Boasts a 36-inch vertical … Long, athletic corner blocked seven kicks over his final two prep seasons … Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com … 2017 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas selection … Named 2017 Class AA Upper State Defensive Back of the Year and 2017 Palmetto Champions Team … A first-team All-South Carolina selection by USAToday … A two-time All-State and three-time All-Region choice … Earned All-Area honors from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal for three seasons … Two-way standout as a senior … Posted 29 total tackles, five pass break ups, three interceptions and forced four fumbles … Also recovered two fumbles and blocked four kicks … Passed for 866 yards and 14 scores and rushed for 534 yards and five touchdowns … Posted 20 total tackles, with two interceptions and three blocked punts as a junior … Originally chose Indiana over offers from Cincinnati, BYU, Georgia Tech, Purdue, Georgia Southern, Coastal Carolina, Colorado State and East Carolina.
High School: Played at nearby Blacksburg (S.C.) High under Coach Andrew Chisolm … Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.53 seconds … Boasts a 36-inch vertical … Long, athletic corner blocked seven kicks over his final two prep seasons … Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com … 2017 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas selection … Named 2017 Class AA Upper State Defensive Back of the Year and 2017 Palmetto Champions Team … A first-team All-South Carolina selection by USAToday … A two-time All-State and three-time All-Region choice … Earned All-Area honors from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal for three seasons … Two-way standout as a senior … Posted 29 total tackles, five pass break ups, three interceptions and forced four fumbles … Also recovered two fumbles and blocked four kicks … Passed for 866 yards and 14 scores and rushed for 534 yards and five touchdowns … Posted 20 total tackles, with two interceptions and three blocked punts as a junior … Originally chose Indiana over offers from Cincinnati, BYU, Georgia Tech, Purdue, Georgia Southern, Coastal Carolina, Colorado State and East Carolina.
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