Eli Apple is a well-known American football cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. Eli was born on August 9, 1995, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 27-year-old talented footballer stands at a height of 6 feet and 1 inch and weighs 92 kg.

Where did Eli Apple go to high school?

Eli attended Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees, New Jersey. Apple was rated the top prospect in New Jersey in the 2013 class by Rivals.com and was ranked the 28th best prospect nationally.

He received about twenty scholarship offers, including offers from Alabama, California, Virginia Tech, Boston College, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Purdue, Miami, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Michigan, Ole Miss, Nebraska, North Carolina, NC State, Clemson, and ranked his top three schools as Rutgers, Ohio State, and Notre Dame

Eli joined Ohio State in 2013 as a five-star prospect (ESPN 150) and was rated as high as the No. 11 prospect nationally on the ESPN 150. He was also rated as the No. 1 overall prospect in New Jersey and the No. 6 cornerback prospect nationally by 247sports.

Eli was part of the Ohio State team that won the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship, where he was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He has also played for the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers.

He redshirted as a true freshman and went on to play in 2014 as a redshirt freshman. He played in the 2015 Sugar Bowl and the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship. In his second season with the Buckeyes, he was the Defensive MVP.

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