Elijah Durham-Smith

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-2
Weight:
240
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Pickerington, Ohio
High School:
Pickerington North HS

Bowling Green

2026 | Freshman
• Enrolled in January

Pickerington North High School

Pickerington, Ohio

• Played defensive line at Pickerington North for head coach Nate Hillerich
• Three-year varsity letterwinner in football
• Also lettered in basketball
• Team captain
• Helped Pickerington North to an 11-2 record in 2023 with 4 sacks
• Helped Pickerington North an 11-3 record in 2024 with seven sacks and 19 tackles for loss
• Earned first-team OCC and first-team all-district honors
• Named third-team all-state
• Helped Pickerington North to a 9-2 record in 2025 with six sacks and 10 tackles for loss

Personal

• Son of Nichole Durham-Smith and Eric Smith
• Father, Eric, played football at Ohio State
• Mother, Nichole, played basketball and ran track at Tiffin
• Older brother to Navadn Durham-Smith
• Plans to major in business administration
• Favorite athletes are Myles Garrett and Aaron Donald