disruptive, high-motor DL with portal-built upside
Elijah St. John arrives at Purdue after a strong 2024 at LIU, where he played all 12 games and posted 40 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 2 forced fumbles, and a blocked kick. Purdue lists him at 6-foot-2, 296 pounds, and the buzz around him is simple: he’s a big-bodied interior defender with good agility for his size, a relentless motor, and the kind of disruptive flashes coaches love to rotate in. He looks like a depth-to-rotation fit now, with upside if he turns that effort into consistent Big Ten snap production.
