Elijah Hughes

DL · #56 · Notre Dame · SR · 6'3" · 295 · Arlington, VA

LDT depth chart, 3rd

21 2025 tackles
1 · 3 2025 sacks · TFL
0 2025 INT + PD
26 Career games (0 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSTackles Sacks TFL INT PD FF
2025 Notre Dame11021 1 3 0 0 0
2024 USC706 1 1 0 0 0
2023 USC806 0.5 1 0 0 0

2025 Percentile vs DLs

Tackles per game 1.9 65
Havoc plays 5 58
INT + pass breakups 0 0
Forced fumbles 0 0

The situation

Notre Dame 2025 defense ›
Explosive rate allowed 7.0% 50
Line yards per carry allowed 2.9 50
Sack rate 3.2% 50

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#913 Gavin Geweniger EDGE · Chaparral STAN
#913 Terry Simmons Jr. DL · Calvary Day School DUKE
#922 Elijah Hughes DL · Washington-Liberty USC
#922 David Caulker EDGE · Des Moines North ISU
#922 Rasheem Biles ATH · Pickerington Central PITT
DLs in the class
#100 Brendan Bett Ellison BAY
#101 Terry Simmons Jr. Calvary Day School DUKE
#102 Elijah Hughes Washington-Liberty USC
#103 Elinneus Davis Moorhead WASH
#104 Brian Simms III St. Frances Academy CIN
2025 · 58th pctile of DLs
Recruit · 66th pctile of class