Eli Harold was a four-star high school recruit from Virginia Beach, Virginia. He chose to stay home due to Virginia’s head coach Mike London’s connection to the Virginia Beach area over a variety of SEC schools. Harold was the fifth-ranked weakside defensive end in the 2012 high school classs and no. 50 recruit nationally. Harold enters the 2015 NFL Draft as a future late first-early second round draft pick.
College Career Overview
Harold played in all 12 games as a true freshman in 2012 and drew the start for Virginia’s defense in 2013. Harold played well as a sophomore and was seen as a pre-season Bednarik Award watch list going into his Junior season. Harold earned All-ACC second team honors in 2014.
Measureables
| DOB | 1994 (not specified) | Bench (225 lb) | 24 reps |
| Height | 6’3-1/8″ | Vertical Jump | 35″ |
| Weight | 247 lbs | Broad Jump | 10’3″ |
| Arms | 33″ | 20 Yard Shuttle | 4.16 sec |
| Hands | 9-3/8″ | 3 Cone Drill | 7.07 sec |
| 40 Yard Dash (10 yd split) | 4.60 sec (1.56 sec) | 60 Yard Shuttle | 11.81 sec |
Stats and Awards
| University of Virginia (2012-2014) | All-ACC Second-team, All-ACC Coaches Second-team (2014) |
| 2014 - 54 tackles, 14.5 TFL, 7.0 sacks, 2 PD, 1 FF, INT | CollegeFootballNews All-Sophomore Second-team (2013) |
| 2013 - 51 tackles, 15 TFL, 8.5 sacks, 1 PD, 2 FF | Career No. 10 all-time in TFL and No. 11 in sacks at Virginia |
| 2012 - 36 tackles, 7 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 1 FF, 1 INT |
Scouting Report
- Fluid, natural runner in space
- No read-and-react on read-option plays
- Pass rushing moves consisted of club-swim, club-rip, and decent double-swipe to jump inside
- Solid spin move that he rarely, ever used that I wanted to see more of
- High effort player, doesn’t give up on pursuit
- Seems content with being blocked and doesn’t have a backup pass rush or second effort
- Very active hands while he’s pass rushing, but can’t seem to separate once the blocker is fully engaged.
