Miami Hurricanes Have Officially Signed Elias Rudolph

Top-notch pass rusher Elias Rudolph is a Miami Hurricane

Author:
Brian Smith
Publish date:
Dec 20, 2023 10:45 AM EST

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By the end of National Signing Day, the Miami Hurricanes recruiting class will have the nation's best group of pass rushers. The latest commitment is the latest to sign with The U.

Elias Rudolph

Size: 6-feet-4, 215 pounds

Position: Defensive End

High School: Cincinnati (Ohio) Taft

Recruitment: Rudolph originally made a verbal commitment to the Michigan Wolverines before switching his commitment to the Hurricanes on Aug. 13, 2023. He's from Cincinnati but had moved down to Deerfield Beach (Fla.) High School. That's where the Canes began to notice him before he moved back to Cincinnati.

Strengths: Rudolph's first-step burst is elite. Seeing him be a pure speed rusher while offensive tackles struggle to keep up with his explosiveness is impressive. Rudolph also does a tremendous job of going across the field to make a play; he hustles like the Miami coaches will want him to.

Finally, Rudolph has a frame and long arms that can be molded into a 250-pound monster in time. He's going to need a couple of years to completely fill out in the weight room, but Rudolph has a world of potential.

Area to Improve:

He needs more power to take on offensive linemen within the run game. Rudolph relies on speed and quickness right now, but at some point, he must be able to take on bigger players and hold his own.

From the 2024 Miami Commitments and Evaluations page, here’s what AllHurricanes wrote about Rudolph:

Tremendously long arms, a sudden change of direction ability that's uncanny for a 6-foot-4 football player, and open-field speed that resembles a strong safety more than an edge defender, that's Rudolph. Just the way he looks when lining up just outside of the opposing offensive tackle, it's obvious that he's a natural to rush the passer.

Rudolph is the type of long and lanky edge rusher that the Miami football program is famous. Rudolph can be as good as he desires to be.