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Elijah Hughes Football Roster

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Height 6-3
Weight 294
Class Junior
Hometown Arlington, VA
High School Washington-Liberty/USC
Elijah Hughes - Football - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

PRIOR TO NOTRE DAME (Southern California) 

AS A SOPHOMORE (2024)

  • Competed in seven games of the season with six tackles and one sack
  • Had an assisted tackle against Utah State
  • Posted a solo tackle against Rutgers
  • Had two tackles – one solo, one assisted – against Nebraska… one sack for a loss of five yards
  • Tallied two solo tackles at UCLA

AS A FRESHMAN (2023)

  • Saw action in eight games as a true freshman in the 2023 season
  • Recorded six tackles, including 1.5 for loss with a shared sack
  • Had one tackle against San Jose State in debut
  • Recorded one tackle for loss of two yards versus Nevada
  • Tallied a tackle against Stanford
  • Collected three tackles, including a shared sack for loss of two yards in the Holiday Bowl against Louisville

PREP AND PERSONAL

  • Selected as the 2022 6D Regional Defensive Player of the Year and the Liberty District Defensive Player of the Year while playing both offensive and defensive lineman at Washington-Liberty (Va.) HS
  • Was the first football player from Washington-Liberty to earn those distinctions in over 20 years
  • Named to the 2022 6D All-Region First Team and the 2022 All-Conference First Team as both an offensive and defensive lineman
  • 2022 Team Most Valuable Player
  • Helped the varsity make the NOVA playoffs for the first time in six years
  • Named to the 2021 6D All-Region First Team and the 2021 First Team All-Conference as both an offensive and defensive lineman as a junior
  • Led the defense with 113 tackles and a record-setting 13 sacks
  • Earned All-Liberty District First Team and All-Region Second Team honors in an abbreviated sophomore season in the spring of 2021
  • He earned 2019 All-Conference Second Team honors after his freshman season
  • Played basketball for Washington-Liberty and was named to the basketball 2022 6D All-Region Second Team and the All-Liberty District First Team, the Sun Gazette Sports All-Arlington Boys Basketball First Team
  • Was also a 2021 All-NOVA Junior Boys Team Honorable Mention
  • Competed in track and field and qualified for the 2022 state championships in throwing and placed second in the district in shot put in 2022