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Elijah Washington Commits to Syracuse

The Orange lands a highly regarded tight end for its 2024 class.
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Elijah Washington Commits to Syracuse
Elijah Washington Commits to Syracuse

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Class of 2024 Norfolk (VA) Lake Taylor tight end Elijah Washington has committed to Syracuse, he announced on social media Wednesday evening. Washington chose the Orange over offers from Rutgers, Virginia and West Virginia among others. 

Washington is a 6-6, 210 pound tight end prospect who is rated as a high three-star by 247Sports, On3 and Rivals. In fact, he is ranked as the 25th best tight end prospect by On3 and an 89 overall (a 90 is a four star). Washington was offered in May and kept in constant contact with primary recruiter Darrell Perkins and future position coach Nunzio Campanile since that point. 

He has not visited the Orange yet, but is looking to take an unofficial in September and an official after that.

Washington becomes the 17th player overall in Syracuse football's 2024 recruiting class. He is also the second player from the state of Virginia, joining safety Michael Matthews-Canty. Washington is also the second highly regarded tight end to join the Orange's class, along with Jamie Tremble out of Georgia. 

Syracuse is in the midst of training camp as it gears up for the 2023 season, which opens against Colgate on Saturday, September 2nd in the JMA Wireless Dome.  

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MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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