Elijah Hughes

DL • 6'3" • 297 lbs • Arlington, VA, USA

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Elijah Hughes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.4 disruption score.

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23%

Rotational defensive role

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Developing production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Notre Dame

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 2
Unique Seasons: 3
Program Path: USC • Notre Dame
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Player Story

Elijah Hughes built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Arlington, VA wearing No. 56, spending time with Notre Dame and USC. The clearest part of Elijah Hughes' career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8667

Washington-Liberty · Arlington, VA

Committed To: USC
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2023

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Latest team and position: Notre Dame · DL
Career Tackles: 32
Tracked sample: 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 16 games
Best season: 2025 Regular Season · Notre Dame
Top game: Nebraska
Recruit profile: 3-star · Washington-Liberty · USC
High school pipeline: Washington-Liberty · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 56 · Junior
2025 Tackles rank: 21 tackles · DL 331st (top 31%) · FBS Independents 31st (top 34%) · National 1,960th (top 32%)

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.

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