LISTEN | Jets Podcast Profile Series: Elijah Moore (7/21)

was grown up. And then we also got Derek Nicks, who coached up the receivers, including More at all miss listen, the Jets were doing backflips when Elijah Moore was still on the board. At the beginning of Night two of the draft. They thought they got three first round talents in this draft, three of the top twenty five guys on their board. I know you probably can speak to it a little bit. I think Brian Shields was talking

about Elijah moren Flight one. He's one and one, said it was their sixteenth overall rated prospect and the Jets got him early in the second round at thirty four. On the bottom line is Elijah More was the best receiver in the best conference in college football last season. Barn On, his stats are amazing. I mean, you know, I understand people who would make the argument for Davante Smith because he's the Oisman Trophy winner. But Elijah More,

you can't argue with his production. And remember he opted out of the final I think two games of the two thousand in eight games, right, so he averaged nearly a hundred fifty yards receiving in game and almost eleven catches. I believe, Yeah, I mean his numbers are ridiculous. Like it's very much like we know we're gonna throw the ball to Elijah More. You know we're gonna throw the ball to Elijah More. Can you stop him? And the answer was no. And you know, I just think it's

really amazing what he did. And you factor in that he lines up inside where we'll get into this in side outside he's got four three speed in flight. One of the scouts was talking about how was one of the best Pro Day's workouts that he's been to, and

I think that speaks to Elijah More. And you know, let's start back with Kevin Allen, who knew Elijah More when he was a student at St. Thomas Aquinas, which, by the way, let me just read you some of the football alum at St. Thomas Aquinas over time, we're talking about Geno Atkins, Giovanni Bernard, the Bosta brothers, LaMarcus Joyner ironically one of them, Philip Dorset. I mean, there is a long list of St. Thomas Aquinas football players

who had success in the NFL. Yeah, on the program speaks for itself, those names that you just Jamal Westerman too off their former New York Jet. Of course, um Tevin Allen was at all time low. He told me he's just been recently had been cut in the CFL, and that's when he got introduced to this young kid, Elijah More. More was fourteen years old at the time, and that relationship developed over time. But what you could tell early on, I think from More was he had

a passion to be great. Nothing was ever enough for him. And I think this Jet two thousand twenty one draft class, we've talked about it before, I think it has a chance to be special. And I know none of these guys have played a down, but they have really unique intangibles coupled that with unbelievable physical skill sets. And Elijah More when he measured in as Pro Day five nine, not the biggest guy, and Robert Sala called him what

a jitterbug he's And we'll get into this too. He was very impressive in the spring and there were no pads. We know that, but he was still very impressive. And it looks like that he's picking up the offensive or the offense early. And on top of all this, you hear different coaches like Michael Floor and Brand Boyer talk about his work ethic. I mean, you can tell he really lives and breathes football. Well, he wants more. But then you can close your eyes and say that about

a number of guys in this draft class. But Elijah Morris team, the guys who are around him, his family members, friends, supporters, guys like Vin Allen believe he will be the best receiver in this draft class period, no matter that he want in the second round or not. And you look at the production at Mississippi, it's just skyrocketed each and every year, no one from the thirties to the sixties, and then last year or whatever, it was like we

all miss singles season record. So you're just looking at somebody who is continually uh he's his evolution is just in front of your eyes. And I think he's just gonna get better as a pro And the other thing about him and Zack Wilson were when one of those camps ended and rookie is an opportunity to go home, both of those guys stayed. They stayed and they found fields locally and they were throwing the ball to each other.

I mean, well, Wilson was throwing the ball more of course, but they could have they could have thrown it back, but they could have went home and departed whatever things like that, but they just couldn't get enough. Yeah, I think their relationship is really cool, and you started to see that. I think it was after Rookie Minicamp is what you're talking about. The two of them go out in the city, get some dinner, hang out off the field.

Developed that relationship as well. And I think the relationship between More and Tevin Allen, who were about to hear from, is really interesting because he's known, he's seen Elijah Morris and he was fourteen years old, and he since he was an athlete at St. Thomas Aquinas and then at all Miss and now with the Jet. So let's hear from Tevin out Tebbing. You go a long way back with Elijah More. What were your earliest memories of him

in your interactions. Um, the first time we met, I was actually at my all time lowe, fresh out of college, got cut from the cfl UM, staying at my friend MoMA Martinez's house, and he said it was this kid that basically moved like me, uh played the game passionately like me. And he told me to come check him

out over at Western High School. So I pulled up to the game and I was impressed, you know, just by you know, the way he was able to uh be agile and avoid defenders and score touchdowns so easily. And after the game, I called him over to the stands and I basically said, you know, I'm up and coming training. UM built this movement called goal Fee Global, and I just wanted to be able to get my name out there and showcase, you know, my craft and

you know, build into something outside of football. So exchanged my number with him, and he had no idea who I was. That's just the type of person he is. He's willing to take a chance on anybody. Um, you know, if he feels that energy and he feels you know, the connection. His mom dropped him off and you know, I wrote my bike to the Park, he jumped the fence. We started training. Since then, Uh, he's been on my hip since he was fourteen years old. UM, just being

able to you know, hear that story. Uh you see the way he moves with you know, being a god fearing man. And and I'm just I'm happy guy put him in my life. I think to understand a person, you have to understand where they come from. What can you say about his neighborhood in South Florida and then also the high school that he played at St. Thomas Aquinas Eliza has always had a great support system. UM, from his mother to his grandparents too, his father and brother.

Uh didn't really you know, go through the struggle as you know most people in South Florida in Section eight housing in the hood. Um, he had a lot of love around him, UM, a lot of resources. And being able to have that, he was able to chase his dream and go to a school where you know, he felt like he was going to get a lot of recognition and he was able to challenge himself. And that's over at the same times, Aquinas, Uh, and just the

tradition over there, UM elevated his mindset. He's always been transparent about his life and who he wants to be. But going to St. Thomas that molded him, you know, into a college athlete. Uh. In high school, you know, they do a great job over there. Um, and I commended him for that. Just how good of a player was he in high school? And how the heck did he get out of the state of Florida. This guy

was such a good player. Well, he went for two thousand yards twenty touchdown sophomore year, goes into his junior at St. Thomas is um athletes like Mike Carley, Traymon Grimes, Power five UM guys. So, uh, it was really um little fish, big pond. And he went through his trial and tribulations. He was obviously on the same lives more.

But you know, I think those trials kind of prepared him to build more confidence, and just going through those obstacles made him really understand, like, you know, he's gonna beat the next man, make a better version of himself. Let me ask you this. You were his trainer physically, but I gotta imagine you were a trainer mentally as well, because you were taking a own kid and helping mold this piece of clay. Ever since he was fourteen. With

that being said, how did he develop throughout high school? Man? We do everything we love. Uh. It was no money involved as far as like this isn't uh cloud chasing company or um a company that is using athletes image and likeness. Like this was a real relationship. Um. And he made it easy UM on the situation just by you know, the great kid man. UM. And obviously the people around New York City it already you can see it through his Instagram. You can see it, you know

in person, the way he moves his energy. UM, it's just unmatched. So throughout that process, and UM, I always told him, never get too high, never get too low. Uh, stay even killed, stay grounded, because he's gonna achieve everything that he wants to achieve. And just he he wants it so bad. He's never satisfied. So sometimes he can get too far ahead. UM. And I think you know, God put me in his life to to make sure that, UM, he's leveled. You know he has somebody that can talk

to him about anything. Uh, he's real transparent. He asked a lot of questions. I mean, if I didn't make a better version of myself, Like how was I able to you know, bringing up a kid, you know, at fourteen years old, UM, and tell him to correct things. So he actually made me a better person and actually made me, you know, step up, uh and become a real man because he was watching my every move. What

do you think of his rise at all? Mess thirty six receptions of the freshman then sixty seven and eighty six in eight games of production was off the charts, averaging nearly eleven receptions a game last year in a hundred fifty yards in the nation's best conference. He wants more. Um. He actually every single year he'll come back like frustrated, you know, mad that he didn't achieve the goals that he set out to achieving. We'll get back to work.

We'll keep working. He'll work with me on week days, Uh, go to his training slide Johnson um from premier athletes on the weekends, UM, and work out before school sometimes. Like this is the type of kid that he truly believes he could be the best wide receiver ever. Um. He's gonna work um to get that. So just seeing you know, the transformation from freshman soft one a year UM into this consistency all American season. UM, I wouldn't put it past him. Uh. He actually believes that he

could have did better, which is crazy. Tell versatile player, electric, ambitious, somebody who's gonna be UM, the guy on and off the field in the community. UM, and a great role model his versatility. Can you speak to that as far as somebody who played the game and somebody who's trained him for so many years about how we can do pretty much everything. People talk about him lining up outside the numbers, report him in the slot or running the jet sweeps. You just want to get the ball in

his hands. He never wants to be put in the box. Um. He can run every route in a route three at a high level. He could play the X, he could play the Z, could play the slot. UM. He played running back growing up, so that's easy. Just getting the ball his yards after catches unmanagement. He could return punts, return kicks. He's the type of guy that you want to be able to get him at least ten touches

in the game. He's going for over a hundred. He'll get you touchdowns, he'll bring you know his teammates up there. But one of the most electric athletes players I'm ever seen my own two eyes. Do you think he carries a chip on his shoulder. Uh. You talk about the village that raised him that he came from. Hey listen, good family, good support system. But you get to the NFL draft and he's a competitive spirit. So I'm sure he wanted to go in the first round. First round

talent for sure. Um, and we truly believe he's the best wide receiver that came out of that drafting. UM. Five teen years from now, we'll have to check the stats, and I believe he'll be on top. Um. Just the type of person he is. He you know, he was really frustrated after that first day. UM. He truly believed his name was gonna be called. He worked for it. Uh, he prayed for it. Um, it didn't happen. But you know, he's truly grateful and thankful to be where he's at

right now. How do you think he's gonna acclimate himself to his teammates, UM, obviously coming in here as a rookie learning the new system, and he could be playing with a rookie quarterback in week one. Yeah, right when the draft was over with. Uh, they got on the phone him and that got on the phone. I was talking about, Uh, what they want to do in the future, watching each other's highlights. Uh. And he stayed up there

actually in Jersey. Uh, he didn't come home when he could have came home, creating that bond and it could be a special thing. Man, looking forward to seeing it. What does he mean of the community down there? You know, like you mentioned same time, it's a quaint as well, a lot of tremendous athletes. But I gotta imagine a lot of people are gonna be tracking the course of his career now most definitely already. We call it the goal Fee Empire. Uh. We trained five years old up

to professionals. And he's one of those postal childs that everyone's seeing him grow from fourteen years old. So he has a great fan base. He comes back to the sessions, to the group sessions with the kids and trains with them, talks to them, motivates them, and a lot of people look at him. You know, as far as being a god fearing man, he's on the right pass. His stars are aligned. He just brings everybody up. Man, his frequency is so high, with with with joy and happiness and love,

like you always want to be around him. I gotta imagine moving forward for you at gold Feet Global that you're going to be able to point to Elijah and say, hey, kids, this is what you can strive to be. Most definitely, only time will tell man, and it's long and he keeps God first, how can he lose? All? Right? Now, let's turn the page to All Miss and Elijah More

is what you know. A lot of people have brought this up the third out of like the All Miss trilogy between A J. Brown, Dk Metcalf and now it's more and A J. Brown and Elijah More are extremely close. I'm pretty sure Matt Calf and More are close as well, but it definitely seems like there's a deeper connection between A J. Brown and Elijah More. So much so that A J. Brown posted this video of after Elijah Moore was drafted, he was at his draft party and then

also the two of them. I don't know if you saw this recently, we're working out in Brooklyn together. I saw that on social media. Yeah, did they just pop at a park? They just think jumped out of the park and decide they're going to work out there. I think there's like a group of people working out. I don't know if they're like a well known group, but they just said, you know, let's get this work in

and they've worked out altogether. Yeah. From the photo that I saw, all those was are a pretty good shaped That was something else. How about Mississippi though, is it becoming a wide receiver you I talked to Derek Knicks about it. He said he kind of started with Dante Moncrief then the Kwan treadwell and you just mentioned A J. Brown of course, and DK metcalf and Elijah spent a lot of time with A J. Brown before last summer, and Nick talked about Brown helping More, Um, you know

in terms of hey, I can do it. You can do it too, right. I as what I guess he would say, like a I don't know if a confidence booster is the right word, but maybe like would you say, it's like, you know, it almost helped Elijah more realized he could do it, like because he said he was never lacking in confidence. But it's almost like, Okay, well these guys like this is real, like like I really do have a chance to be well. Look a look at what A J that And you know I was

playing alongside him, I was learning from him. I know what I can do. I can do damage um myself. Um, it's just fascinating too. As far as the connections, you think about what has happened here now a j Brown of course in Tennessee, Corey Davison Tennessee. Now Corey Davis signs with the Jets in the off season. And one of the reasons are a few of the reasons why this wide receiver corps is so much better is you started the top with Corey Davis and then the drafting

of Elijah More. Yeah, that is a cool little connection there as well. And Elijah Moore and Denzel Mim seemed to be getting along really quickly as well. The two of them were just hanging out on the turf field after practice one day, just sitting on the turf chatting it up. And we'll talk about this wide receivers room and how improved it is. You said a different episode, but really I think it is the most improved unit on this team. You could easily make the case, but

I do leave that it is. And in terms of more at all, Miss Nick's been at almost a long time, so I think his running backs coach first and then transition to wide receiver and then um, you think about just again, I'll read the stats of what Elijah More did an eight games in two thousand, twenty eighties six receptions, which is a school single season record, one thousand one yards and eight touchdowns in just eight games. Unbelievable work. Ethic Nix is gonna talk about this right now. He

does not accept mediocrity. Um. He's a guy who's going to be reaching for the stars and beyond a great work ethic, loves the game, a threat at every level to do damage. And we'll talk about the receiver's room and what Elijah More could potentially bring on special teams. But first let's hear from Derrek Knicks. He exploded a national seed last season? Why was he so prolific? Number one? Just worked ethic. Um, this guy, he tries to perfect everything that he does. Uh. He tried to bring guys

along with him. Uh. He doesn't accept meteorocrity. Um. He's a guy that's you know, he believes he's the best and he's gonna do everything he can in his power to prove that. And he's always learning. You know, he's always willing to try to find out what's the next step. You know, Coach, you know maybe about route running, coach, what about defenses? You know? What about coverages? You know, I can remember a numerous amount of times, you know, coach, I want to know the whole thing. I don't know.

I don't want to know just my position. I want to know the whole thing. And I think just that attitude of trying to be a winner, trying to you know, get outside of his position and be a total football player. And then, you know, I think about him growing in his spiritual of life, and I think about him growing, you know this as a regular person and with his social life. I mean, he was trying. He saw a bigger prize from stiff. He still does. I know, he's got more work he wants to get done. And you

know that inspired me. I told him when I was there, Man, he made my job in life so much easier. My best player in the room. Not only could he make plays, but he was also doing the right things away away from the football facility. Let's talk about the lies. This physical skill set, starting with acceleration and change of direction. What would you say, Um, he and he had another guy, coach a few you back deston mccluster. I mean, these guys can get to their top speed in the hurry.

You know, they're about two three, four steps in and they're going full till and I guess probably was even better than that. They can stop and start again and be right back full speed. And you know he's got a you know, lowson and ravity, so he can you know, he can go probably left and right just as fast as he can go forward. Um. You know, really big hands for a guy his size. He's stronger than your thing.

He's more physical and uh, you know, he's got some savanties to him, you know, and he's never afraid of a challenge. You know, basically trying to find out who the best dB was every week that we're playing, and he wanted to make sure when he got mashed up with him he had the opportunity to dominate or win. What about the way he can attack all levels of the field. I think some people look at the size and say, well, five eight, five nine, maybe he's gonna

be a short intermediate guy. But Elijah Moore at the collegiate level was short intermediate and vertical threat, no doubt. You know that that hype thing, it doesn't come into play. And you know, until the guy that showing him he can't jump with a lodging. He just blows that he

can jump too. So I mean he might be five nine, but when the ball is in there, he can jump up and become six five all of us sudden, you know what I mean with the vertical vertical, you know, leaping the bill of then and then just knowing how to play, knowing how to position his body, and you know the hype part, you know, being more physical than guys and beating him off the line of scrimmage. I think that's probably the next act you're trying to talk about.

You know, him being a quick starter, but he can explode off the line, and you know he can avoid and guys try to dam him. He does a great job of using his hands and use the technique. And he's a guy like you said, he can excel and touches and quick game, he can excel. And being in the backfield, I mean we lined them up in South Carolina line to tailback line. U been a slot in line up as outside receiver. Um, you can put him in motion and of course, like you said, you can,

you can throw the ball deep to him. He has enough speed under the hood and that he can beat guys down the field vertically too, and really no weakness in this game, you know. Besides everybody try to cut him down about being about being a little bit shorter. He talked about his hands before, can you can you um expand on that just a little bit in terms of, hey,

he's got sticky myths, but he's also tough. So the ball would come over the middle and he knows he's gonna take a shot, but all hang in there and he's gonna grab it, no doubt about it. I mean, it's it's a game in particular against uh against Kentucky this past year, He's running a dig route going across the middle of the field, balls behind, and the opened up his hills concentrate looked at football in and he gets blasted right after it. But he needed to. He was,

you know, a key first down to keep a drive alive. Um. I knew he had really good hands all during his career, but it really got his implified against Alabama last season, It's been raining all day. It's raining partly during the game. You know, I'm me being a former running back. You know if it rained, I freaking out. You know, I was running back we can barely catch, and uh you know, some of the other receivers worried about what what about rain gloves, And all of a sudden, I see a

lodger locks of code. I'm just gonna go bear handed man and uh then didn't have a drop and confident catching in the traffic, catching the ball hop on it. I mean that showed me there, man, this guy was the real deal, do in it against top quality competition and doing it and when the when the weather conditions went perfect. Are the Jets getting in a Sunday talent?

You look at his collegiate career, thirty six receptions the first year, sixty seven catches his second year, and then his third year, where you guys didn't even play a full season. Well, Elijah than not play a full season eighty six catches, no doubt. I think most teams want to see it that way, seeing a guy getting better every season. And he did that. Uh you know, you gotta get a lot of credit to coach Kiffing and

coach Levy. They came win in with an awesome plan, figuring out way to get him touches and get him the ball, and uh me, like you said, he did it in the shortened season, you know, and and going against top quality competition every every week, you know, playing all this schedule, you know, staying healthy, you know, you know, really taking the heart how we tell them to get rest and taking the heart about putting the right food in the body, you know, doing the right things in

the weight room and man he it all of that and you know, it got a great reward and great results from it last season. What is in the water down there with the receivers, DK, metcalf A, J. Brown. Now you guys, sund Elijah more to the NFL. You know, it's it's become you know, kind of a tradition here now, you know, it's become a writer of patches, passage. You know, you know, my long career here, this is going on my four team year. Really one of the first guys I see really do it and do it on a

high level and they come, you know a draft. The NFL draftee was Dante Montcrief and after that was a Crawing tread Well and then after that, of course you got DK, you got a J and all those guys kind of you know, left the position better than what they found it. You just much about the relationship these guys have and the pride they have playing for Mississippi. What was your reaction when you saw A J. Brown

with tears in his eyes after Elijah was drafted? Just genuine, you know, uh, A J. Was probably one of the guys to help, you know, get a Lodger to even come to school there, and you know, their relationship while they they were there was you know great, and especially on the field with these guys training and compete against each other every day, and you know, I would imagine a Lodger saw what A J did and use it for a lot of motivation and say, you know what,

if he can do it, I can do it. And I want to get team to train and I want to push myself. And I'm also going to use it for answers. You know, tell me about the process after you left school world, you know, tell me about to combine, you know, tell me about the interviews and I'm getting ready to do with these NFL teams. I think all of that came into play with a larger minut and

learn from these guys. Not only talking about watching these guys an example, how well is that position flex going to help him here with the Jets running a West Coast system under Micha La Fleur. Uh. Robert Salez already said, we we can put them outside the numbers. We can play them with the slot. And you already mentioned before their times at Mississippi, you put him in the offensive backfield.

I think it's gonna help him tremendously. Um, I'm really I think that's one of the reason why he was, you know, such a you know, hot, hot draft pick, because he did everything. You know, when he got to a pro day, you didn't really have the testimon anything. He basically did it all. I mean, if you want to see him running post turn on the tape. You want to see run the corner oute, turn on the tape. You want to see him take a handoff turn on

the tape. You want to see him catch the screen turn on the tape, you want to see him return the punt, turn on the tape. I mean, everything that they're looking for or have any ideas on where they can use them. There are the examples of that everywhere all over his film from college, Derek, what are you gonna tell some of the recruits that you're after or maybe some guys in your room next year and beyond when they asked you about Elijah more uh number one,

just his heart and his work ethic number one. But besides all the physical attributes so been never running fast forty bit to catch the football man he demanded from himself number one, and then demanded from his teammates and they'd be at their very best. And a great example of that. Man, We're in the middle of practice going on during the fall count and end those not going particularly well like we wanted to, and man, he shuts it down. He shut the whole thing down. We're throwing

with the quarterbacks doing routes on there. He shuts it down, and he grabs them all up, talked to him just like it like a coach would, and we started the whole period over and it was better for the rest of the day. I mean that type of mentality with a guy coming in being on a mission, you know, seeing past tomorrow, what he wanted his future to look

like and wanted his team to look like. I mean that that speaks Biden's and that's what you're really looking for when you're trying to recruit receivers to come here. If you had an opportunity to catch up with him, and as he told you about the situation he's currently in because right off the bat, people have seen synergy bet between him and fellow rookie Zack Wilson, and those guys both absorbed so much they cannot get enough football.

And I just want to get your thoughts on Wilson's skill set, how potentially is going to mess with Elijah because Zach Wilson can make all the throws and he's a highly athletic person himself. Yeah. I haven't been in the catch up with a whole lot. You know, We've been kind of you know, chexing back and forth at times, you know, not knowing his schedule. We just had the probably the busiest month and probably college football history. Uh,

in the month of June has passed. Everybody had all his pent up demand from you know, from from the pandemic and whatnot, and we basically combined spring recruiting and football camps and non officials all together one month. But I plan on you know, catching up with him a little bit, you know, as we get close to the season, see how he's doing, to make sure he's ready to roll. Um. I've seen Zach some won take and uh, you know, quick release, very accurate, and he's a attic and of

course make plays with his legs. And I'm excited for Alijah to have a quarterback at that caliber to go in and to go play with. So we've heard from Derek Knicks, We've heard from Tevin Allen. Let's talk about what Elijah More brings to this receiver's room and really what the Jets wide receiver's room looks like. And in terms of More, I mentioned this earlier. He's valuable because he's versatile. He can line up inside, he can line up outside, and I don't think that you're gonna line

up in the backfield. That's what Nicks was talking about. They played South Carolina last year. They put him in the backfield. He can he can line up all over the place. He's an offensive weapon. This is where the game is at right now in the National Football League. And um, you know, and how about you're a big number guy. Oh boy, you like the number eight? Yeah, I do. I do, especially all because he warred in college and now this is the first year where receivers

can wear single digit numbers. And I think Elijah More and hey, I think it looks good. Do you not like it? No? I think I don't know what you thought. You are a monstrous number guys something that it was very relevant. I like the connection with two Day. You know, we saw that a lot during the spring, and those guys have an instantaneous connection. There's no denying that. You don't have to see them in pads to say, oh, these these guys have good chemistry already. But you mentioned

the wide Receiver group. Uh, you got some big bodies space eaters on the outside, you can catch the ball. I think when they're covered, box people out and go up and get it and hide, point it and wile that you have a lot of options on the inside now too. Oh my god, it's it's really exciting the potential of the group. And the other thing about more is he in the spring was returning punts. I at least started to brand Boy talked about needs to attract

the ball a little better and improved. But you know, I wouldn't put it past Elijah more if he came back and he was a much better punt returner in terms of tracking, because it seems like all all he does is work and we've seen it before where you know,

how can how can you maximize your value? And Alijah More clearly has a dynamic quality and he has multiple dynamic qualities with his shift nous, with his four three speed, and you would imagine that if he can track the ball well and if he has the proper vision, he could really make a difference as a returner. And he's a kid who believes in himself and he's going to drive himself to the next level. Tevin Ellen during that time we spent with them, said More truly believes he

can be the best receiver ever. And when I was done with that interview with Derrick Knicks, I said, thanks for your time. And this didn't make it on here during the podcast because interview had stopped. He said, this kid is special, and this kid is special. That's how we ended our conversation. I think, let me rephrase that, I'm very excited to see what Elijah More can bring to the Jets. And I think it'd be wrong to just say no, he's five nine, stick him on the inside.

And you know, it wouldn't shock me if there were situations where the Jets had Corey Davis on one side Elijah More opposite him and then somebody else on the inside. So great point there about the versatility. And also you've mentioned us HOWD a couple of times. Nick reminded me that Elijah More could jump out of the gym. So people say, okay, five nine, Well, not only is he an explosive runner in terms of a change of direction skills and also straight ahead speed, he also is a

big time leaper and he's strong as hell. He can catch it in traffic, and he's got big hands. So five nine with big hands, tough, also can jump through the roof. Uh, He's a threat at all three levels.

I remember when the Jets drafted Elijah More. You know, NFL Network had their little coverage right after each pick, and Daniel Jeremiah said what he really liked about Elijah More compared to somebody like Darius Tony, who was the receiver drafted by the Giants, is that Elijah He thought Elijah Moore was a little more confident over the middle,

especially with his hands. And for somebody like Elijah Moore, who has had so much volume at his time in terms of perceptions receiving yards, you can tell that he's polished. And with the Jets, you know whether it's play action, whether he's inside or outside, you'd imagine that he's gonna be go going over the middle a decent amount and then he's not gonna shy away. And Nick said he's got no weakness in his game. And then you think about the yards after the catch too, with the with

the breakaway speed and the quickness that he possesses. And also you mentioned the fact his strength. I just I just googled this. A J. Brown had nineteen reps of two pounds at the combine and he's six oh two six. Elijah Moore had seventeen reps and he's shorter and weighs less, got a lot of muscle on that body. The Brooklyn boys found out. Yeah, there's no doubt about that. Um So, I think he's another guy that how can you not

be excited about? And we've seen a lot of and we're actually writing about this right now on the website as far as who do you think is going to lead the jets and receptions and receiving yards, So do you have any little hints for us or where are you leaning here? Where Elijah more I leaned towards receptions over receiving y'all, But it wouldn't surprise me if it

was both. But I really do think I mean I say that, but I really you think that with the connection we've seen so far in training camp between Zack Wilson and Elijah More, it wouldn't surprise me if Elijah Moore really became the security blanket. But maybe guys like Corey Davis Denzel Mims, the taller guys, maybe they would. I think they would be more likely to lead the

team in receiving the yard. And so I'm not going to give away my answer, but I am going to say that last year in San Francisco, obviously MICHAELA Fleur part of the Shanahan staff, Brandon Ayouk led the forty Niners in receptions and receiving yards, a rookie who only appeared in twelve games. Now, they had quarterback problems last year in terms of injuries, but you go back two years ago, George Kittle, all world tight end, led the

team and receptions and receiving yards. But the receiver who led the forty Niners in terms of that group receptions receiving yards also was a rookie. Deep Samuel. Yeah, it's very, very good point. And know if you read the tea leaves, I think you'll know he had an answer. I'm just saying is that we've seen guys in this system come on early as a rookie and make impact. And both of those dudes, I you can Samuel offer a little more juice than just a receiver in terms of end arounds,

jet sweeps and more. Is clearly in that line. And he's not just a vertical guy. Oh listen, bottom line, fantasy players, I would not shy away for more because he's a rookie, especially in PPR leagues. Is what he a sang. So with that being said, I think that's how we close out this episode of the Jets Podcast Profile series on the Official Jets Podcast