# Elijah Hughes

DL · Notre Dame (IA-INDEPENDENTS) · #56 · 6'3" · 295 lbs · SR

LDT depth chart rank 3 · 26 career games (0 starts)

## Career statistics

### Defense

| Season | Team | GP | Tackles | Sacks | TFL | INT | PD |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | ND | 11 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | USC | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | USC | 8 | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

## 2025 game log

| Week | Opponent | Carries | Targets | Rec | Scrimmage yds | TD | Team touch share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | vs PUR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 7 | vs NCST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 13 | vs SYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |

## Recruiting

3-star recruit in the 2023 class · #922 national · DL #102 · from Washington-Liberty (Arlington, VA)

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/players/31679210-9eaf-11ed-b23c-b1b7c283bdf7
Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.