Elijah Hughes

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

RDT depth chart, 3rd

2 2026 tackles
0 · 0 2026 sacks · TFL
0 2026 INT + PD
33 Career games (0 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSTackles Sacks TFL INT PD FF
2026 Notre Dame702 0 0 0 0 0
2025 Notre Dame11021 1 3 0 0 0
2024 USC706 1 1 0 0 0
2023 USC806 0.5 1 0 0 0

2026 Percentile vs DLs

Tackles per game 0.3 4
Havoc plays 0 0
INT + pass breakups 0 0
Forced fumbles 0 0

The situation

Notre Dame 2026 defense ›
Explosive rate allowed 5.6% 99
Line yards per carry allowed 1.8 91
Sack rate 7.5% 78

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
#929 Misun Kelley CB · D.W. Daniel CLEM
#929 Aziah Johnson ATH · Thomas Jefferson MSU
DLs in the class
#100 Brendan Bett Ellison BAY
#100 Terry Simmons Jr. Calvary Day School DUKE
#102 Elijah Hughes Washington-Liberty USC
#103 Elinneus Davis Moorhead WASH
#103 Brian Simms III St. Frances Academy CIN
2026 · 0th pctile of DLs
Recruit · 66th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.