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Eli Littlejohn

Running Back

2025 Class

5'7" Height

175 Weight

Nitro School

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Eli Littlejohn is a 5'7" Running Back in the 2025 class. Littlejohn attends Nitro in West Virginia. Littlejohn's Player Profile was created on July 14, 2023. Subscribe to Prep Redzone to see where Eli Littlejohn is ranked and what our scouts have written about them.

Expert Analysis

Matthew Layton

Prep Redzone Lead Scout

Eli Littlejohn Eli Littlejohn 5'7" | 175 lbs | RB Nitro | 2025 State WV continues to be a dynamic playmaker for the Nitro Wildcats this season as a runner and pass catcher in their explosive offense.

The 2025 RB is leading the team in all-purpose yards this season with 862 and is also leading in total touchdowns with 15. Littlejohn has some of the best footwork and change of direction ability in this class and may be undersized but is extremely explosive. He has tremendous burst and quickness and is very elusive in the open field. Littlejohn is very tough to tackle in space whose smaller size benefits him in that regard. He could very easily play slot receiver at the next level in addition to scatback and is a versatile athlete who has impressive playmaking ability.

2 years ago

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Matthew Layton

Prep Redzone Lead Scout

Eli Littlejohn Eli Littlejohn 5'7" | 175 lbs | RB Nitro | 2025 State WV is a dynamic playmaker for the Wildcats who can do a little bit of everything that he showed as a junior. Littlejohn finished his 2023 campaign with 1,200 all-purpose yards and 14 touchdowns as a dual-threat running back who can carry and catch the ball at a high level. While not the biggest athlete, Littlejohn is explosive and a natural playmaker with the ball in his hands who can be utilized in a variety of ways. Local D2 programs extended him his first offers this summer as he’s gotten out to camps and 7on7 events with more to come in his future.

Littlejohn is an exciting player to watch and will be a key piece to the Wildcats’ explosive offense again this season.

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Matthew Layton

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Another prospect new to the 2025 state rankings that I was able to see in person at the Winter Exposure Showcase who earned MVP honors was Nitro RB Eli Littlejohn Eli Littlejohn 5'7" | 175 lbs | RB Nitro | 2025 State WV . He could be classified as an ATH in the rankings and may switch to that position eventually but will be ranked as a running back for now. The 5’7 170 all-purpose back was productive in both the running and passing game for the Wildcats totaling 1,200 all-purpose yards and 14 touchdowns combined. Littlejohn is an undersized player but dynamic with the ball in his hands with very good speed. I thought he made a big jump from his sophomore season at St. Albans and thrived in Nitro’s offensive system. Littlejohn is a very versatile athlete that they lined up all over the field and used in a variety of ways. He can be your classic scatback that can be used in the screen game and on wheel routes but has the skill set to line up in the slot and out wide to be used in the more traditional passing game. His low center of gravity allows him to run through arm tackles and being undersized makes it difficult for defenders to hit him low. Littlejohn is built well physically which also makes up for his height and allows him to run between the tackles. He’s a very fun player to watch whose versatility as a player makes him an intriguing prospect.