School: Stanford
Year: Soph
Position: WR

Physical Attributes

• Height: 6-2
• Weight: 210
• RAS: 9.56
• 40 Time: 4.47

Rankings

• Joe’s Ranking: 6.5
• Consensus Position Rank: 10
• My Position Ranking: 8
• Difference in Ranking: 2
• Tier: 4
• Projected Round: 3

Games Watched

• Colorado ’23
• Notre Dame ’24
• NC State ’24

Ryan’s Notes

Positives

• With his his clean change of direction mechanics Elic is able to use quick cuts and smooth breaks to manipulate zones open.
• He makes the most of openings he creates with solid hands and the strength to push tacklers for a few extra yards.
• His release is electric with the first few yards covered with only a few low drive steps that carry a lot of power.
• When he opens up he gets press or motor corners to commit their hips and from here he can do damage.
• He attacks the ball on slants well using his long frame to pluck the ball out late as his big body frames corners out.
• His length and speed are great and with the ball in his hands he can run away from chasers and ruin angles from safeties.
• I think he is another receiver who needs to be in the flow of the game early because once he got going against Colorado after a quiet game in the first three quarters, everything became sharper with tighter footwork and crisp cuts that weren’t seen prior to a pair of huge touchdowns.
• He wasn’t helped by shoddy accuracy from his quarterback, I think he would have had a lot more production if he was looked at more often and had a QB who could layer the ball without losing all his mechanics. Case and point being when his sluggo route got 5 yards of separation in the endzone and the ball sailed a long way over his head.
• His balance is an asset, with the ball in hands he can survive contact and keep rolling without ever looking top heavy, in a big frame this can be a potent trait that opposing coaches cannot account for, he’ll require gang tackling and that can expose flaws.
• He can roll out of hitches to good effect meaning he can fall forward for maximum yards.

Negatives

• Elic is a bigger bodied receiver but he gets stuck on routes far too often for me, I thought his lower production was down to his offense not getting him the ball but part of it might be because he doesn’t quite have the technical details to separate from tight man coverage when he is matched physically.
• He generates good power off of his backfoot but his hip speed is poor and he turns the corner slowly because of it.
• Elic’s ball tracking skills are shaky which creates some timing issues as he presents his hands too early meaning he’s at full extension for balls he could run under.
• I think he could do better with his comeback routes, his hips drop slowly and he takes false steps when breaking outside and back to the ball.
• His hands are inconsistent with some issues catching through contact, he gets into NFL open windows vs man but struggles to hold on.
• I find the way he attacks the middle of the field to be a bit laconic and he prefers back shoulder balls than cross field balls he can take for as many yards as he can.

Ryan’s Summary

Elic is another bigger body do-it-all receiver who projects as a possession type going up into a pro system. His size and athletic ability is apparent from early on in his tape and with an explosive release he’s a handful for press corners. Elic is a decent route runner but he lacks the technical details of more polished prospects and his hips are a little tight. This is shown in his inability to get in and out of deep cuts meaning most of his breaks are built for speed. I have seen issues with his ball tracking and he has inconsistencies with his hands especially through contact at the catch point so whilst he’s got length and speed I don’t think he’d be your primary deep threat. That said, the way he can take a slant to the house with long strides that erase angles is going to turn heads and I think if he can slot in as a day one WR2 he can develop beyond Stanford’s coaching limitations into a consistent receiver.