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#0 Zion Elee

Class  FRStatus  True freshmanHt / Wt  6'4" · 220 lbHometown  Baltimore, MD · St. Frances Academy

Depth-chart placement

Zion Elee is on the Maryland Terrapins roster but is not placed on the maintained two-deep. Role and placement populate automatically once he appears on the published chart.

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Background & career

Zion Elee is a defensive lineman from Baltimore, Maryland who attended St. Frances Academy. A consensus 5-star recruit in the class of 2026, he holds a rating of 0.9975, making him Maryland's highest-rated recruit of all-time and surpassing Stefon Diggs. national outlets ranked him No. 2 overall nationally, while he was consensus No. 1 in Maryland. As a sophomore in 2023 at Joppatowne High School, he recorded 64 tackles with 24 for loss and 13 sacks. Elee participated in both the Under Armour All-America Game and Polynesian Bowl in January 2025 and was a 2024 MaxPreps Junior All-American. He joined Maryland over offers from South Carolina, Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon, and Penn State.

Maryland2026 — present

Recruiting5-star · No. 5 nationalOriginBaltimore, MD · St. Frances Academy