Zion Elee
MarylandSt. Frances Academy · Baltimore, MD
St. Frances Academy has sent 113 players to college rosters since 2010 and 3 were drafted. Background on the program, not an input to the projection below — across 5,852 schools, where a recruit went to high school adds nothing his rating already said.
What the model says
There's no college-production data for edge rushers, so we project the outcome we have for every position — the NFL draft. Our all-position model gives Zion Elee a 62% chance of eventually being drafted, driven by his composite rating and national rank.
Calibrated probabilities from models validated out-of-sample to beat the star ratings. They're the odds, not the call.
The scouting report
A 6-foot-3.5, 220-pound edge rusher, Elee earned Five-Star Plus+ status — a five-star across all four major services — and is the highest-rated signee in Maryland's recruiting-rankings history. 247Sports writes it's "as if he was built in a lab to get after the quarterback," citing elite length and a combine-testing profile (a verified 4.43 forty and a 134-inch broad jump) and comparing him to NFL pass rusher Chop Robinson.
He transferred to Baltimore power St. Frances Academy and posted 28 tackles for loss and 10 sacks against elite competition, with game-wrecking showcase performances. His decision to stay in-state over Oregon, Alabama, Miami and Penn State was a program-altering pledge for the Terps.
First-round physical tools at a premium, high-draft position — the draft model's strong number reflects exactly that testing/length profile.
- 247Sports — Scouting Take: Maryland lands program-altering pledge from five-star edge Zion Elee
- Bleacher Report — 5-star edge Zion Elee commits to Maryland over Oregon, PSU, Miami, more
- The Diamondback — Zion Elee signs with Maryland, becomes highest-ranked recruit in program history
Projection is data-driven (rating, national rank, position; validated out-of-sample). The scouting report is sourced reporting, cited above — we don't fabricate quotes or facts.