Eli Apple (born August 9, 1995), formerly known as Eli Woodard, is an American football player. He plays at the cornerback for Ohio State Buckeyes. He played high school football at Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees, New Jersey. Apple played in the first ever College Football Playoff in 2015.Apple enrolled at Ohio State in January 2013 as a five-star prospect (ESPN 150) and rated as high as the No. 11 prospect nationally on the ESPN 150. He was also rated as the No.