Elliot DeJong
Elliot DeJong
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Nate Wahl | Prep Redzone Scout
If there is a 2027 athlete in this class that is due for a big junior season upcoming, I’ll take the odds on
Elliot DeJong
Elliot
DeJong
6'4" | 205 lbs | ATH
West Central | 2027
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from West Central. The tape right now is raw, but with how position flexible Elliot looks to be with all of his athleticsm he shows off 2025 should be be a great year. This kid was a monster on special teams for the Trojans in 2024 and without a doubt, you can see the football IQ Elliot has at his disposal. The 6’4 180 pounder, is one I hope to see what he can do on the offensive side of the ball in 2025 as he looks like a wide receiver that could give DBs fits in 11A.
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Read EvaluationNate Wahl | Prep Redzone Scout
Prep Redzone Next National Scouting Director, AL Pops: I came across DeJong when doing research on another player and immediately stopped looking up anything about the other prospect and zero’d in on DeJong. He’s a very gifted 2027 athlete that already has high school basketball and track and field experience under his belt. In fact, he threw down his first in-game dunk as a seventh grader in December of 2021. More recently, he was part of a school record-setting 4x400m team that finished third in the SDHSAA State Track Meet. While his best sport appears to be basketball from what I can tell, he looks like he could become one heck of a tight end too. Listed at 6-foot-4 and 180 pounds (unverified), if he uses the same sudden quickness on the football field, that he does on the hardwood, he would be a matchup nightmare anywhere in the country. He’ll be at West Central High School to continue writing his athletic story.
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