2022 Football Roster
Samples, Elisha
Jersey Number 79
Elisha Samples
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 311
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cumming, Ga.
- High School:
- North Forsyth
- Major:
- Entrepreneurship
Bio
2023: Played in one of five games this season (Michigan).
2022: Redshirted during initial year with the program … Officially signed with East Carolina on Dec. 15, 2021.
High School: A three-year letterman and offensive line anchor for a North Forsyth program ... Helped Raiders to successive winning campaigns (6-4, 6-4, 7-5) and a playoff appearance in 2019 that included an opening round 44-41 win over Brookwood ... Earned all-county honors as a senior ... Was also selected to the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl Watch List and was a Georgia Class 7A Preseason All-State pick in 2021 ... Started his prep career at Horizon Christian Academy High School in 2018 as a freshman ... A three-star prospect according to 247Sports.com and ESPN.com ... Was a two-star projection per Rivals.com ... Also considered FBS offers from UAB, Georgia State and Troy.
Personal: Son of Craig and Amanda Samples ... Major is entrepreneurship … Earned inclusion in fall 2022 to ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
2022: Redshirted during initial year with the program … Officially signed with East Carolina on Dec. 15, 2021.
High School: A three-year letterman and offensive line anchor for a North Forsyth program ... Helped Raiders to successive winning campaigns (6-4, 6-4, 7-5) and a playoff appearance in 2019 that included an opening round 44-41 win over Brookwood ... Earned all-county honors as a senior ... Was also selected to the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl Watch List and was a Georgia Class 7A Preseason All-State pick in 2021 ... Started his prep career at Horizon Christian Academy High School in 2018 as a freshman ... A three-star prospect according to 247Sports.com and ESPN.com ... Was a two-star projection per Rivals.com ... Also considered FBS offers from UAB, Georgia State and Troy.
Personal: Son of Craig and Amanda Samples ... Major is entrepreneurship … Earned inclusion in fall 2022 to ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
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