BREAKING: Transfer edge/OLB Elijah McAllister commits to Auburn

Transfer eldge/outside linebacker Elijah McAllister has committed to Auburn.

McAllister, who has one year of eligibility, announced his decision Monday on Twitter.

“It’s time to get back to playing that brand of Auburn Football we all know and love,” McAllister wrote. “Committed.”

McAllister’s commitment to Auburn comes two days after an official visit. He has several reasons as to why he chose the Tigers.

“Auburn gives me the ability to grow athletically, academically and spiritually,” McAllister told Auburn Live. “The opportunities I have to build myself through the team that is being built there are like no other.

“I’m excited to get to work with the new coaching staff and the players.”

McAllister played in 34 games in his career at Vanderbilt, redshirting in 2018 as a freshman and not playing in 2020 during the Covid year. Across the 34 games in 2019, 2021 and 2022, he had 65 total tackles, including 6.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks in his career.

McAllister played high school football at Rumson-Fair Haven (New Jersey) High School, where he was a three-star prospect. He was the No. 665 overall recruit in the 2018 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

It’s time to get back to playing that brand of Auburn Football we all know and love. Committed. #WarEagle 🦅

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— Elijah McAllister (@e_mcallister1) December 20, 2022