Usage Score
4.2
Player Dossier
2023-2025Notre Dame
Elijah Hughes
DL • 6'3" • 297 lbs • Arlington, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Elijah Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
14.2
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
11.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · USC
23232425
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- USC • Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Scouting Read
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Elijah Hughes, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · USC. Elijah Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.
Elijah Hughes played DL for USC and Notre Dame. Across 3 tracked seasons, Elijah Hughes recorded 32 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
USC paired 2 primary output with 13.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 14.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across USC, Notre Dame.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Notre Dame
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
14.2
Usage
4.2
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 1. Arkansas: 0. Boise State: 0. NC State: 2. USC: 0. Boston College: 0. Navy: 0. Syracuse: 1. Stanford: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 4 by 26.7. Arkansas: 2 by 8.3. Boise State: 2 by 8.3. NC State: 3 by 32.5. USC: 2 by 8.3. Boston College: 2 by 8.3. Navy: 3 by 12.5. Syracuse: 2 by 18.3. Stanford: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.4 · Games = 9
First Half0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.4 · Games = 9
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
NC State
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs NC State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | @ Stanford | W 49-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Syracuse | W 70-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | vs Navy | W 49-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Boston College | W 25-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs USC | W 34-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs NC State | W 36-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Boise State | W 28-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Arkansas | W 56-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Purdue | W 56-30 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
USC
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Notre Dame
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
2023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | USC | 2 | 13.6 | 4.6 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 2 | 13.6 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | USC | 2 | 11.3 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 4 | 14.2 | 4.2 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
NC State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.7 takeover score.
#2
Nebraska
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.
#3
Louisville
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.8 takeover score.
#4
Nevada
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.4 takeover score.
#5
Purdue
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Postseason · USC
2 primary output · 13.6 efficiency · 4.6 usage
23.2
#2
2023 Regular Season · USC
23.2
2 primary · 13.6 efficiency · 4.6 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Notre Dame
11.9
4 primary · 14.2 efficiency · 4.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8667
Washington-Liberty · Arlington, VA
- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
2
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
32
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 16 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.