Elijah Gillespie

2024 at Charleston Southern: Did not play ... Redshirted season ... Joined Charleston Southern's football program as a walk-on in the fall of 2024. High School: Originally from Gelax, Virginia and attended Grayson County High School and played football under Head Coach Stephen James ... Played under position coaches Stephen James, Zayne Williams (DC), Mike Anders (OC) ... Finished his senior year with 70 tackles on defense and 609 all-purpose yards and five touchdowns missing time with an injury ... In his junior year, he had 73 tackles to go with 1219 all-purpose yards and 11 touchdowns ... All-Region First-Team Selection in 2022 and 2023 ... Helped lead the squad to a region runner-up finish in 2022 for football ... Was a four-sport athlete as he was also on the basketball, soccer and track & field programs ... Named First-Team All-District and All-Region as a junior and senior in basketball ... Father, Kim Gillespie, was a running back at Richmond.