#56 Elijah Hughes Football Roster

AS A JUNIOR (2025)

• TEXAS A&M (9/13): Saw playing time and made his Irish debut
• PURDUE (9/20): Registered four tackles in the win – two solo and two assisted… credited with one tackle for loss
• BOISE STATE (10/4): Recorded two assisted tackles
• NC STATE (10/11): Saw playing time for the Irish… recorded first sack of the season… logged three tackles – two solo and one assisted
• USC (10/18): Saw action in the win… recorded two solo tackles
• AT BOSTON COLLEGE (11/1): Saw playing time for the Irish… recorded two solo tackles… helped limit Boston College’s rushing offense to just 40 yards
• NAVY (11/9): Saw action in the win… recorded three tackles – two solo and one assisted
• at PITTSBURGH (11/15): Saw playing time for the Irish… recorded a quarterback hurry
• SYRACUSE (11/22): Recorded two tackles – one solo and one assisted… had a tackle for loss
• AT STANFORD (11/29): Saw action in the win… posted one solo tackle 

PRIOR TO NOTRE DAME (Southern California) 

AS A SOPHOMORE (2024)

• During sophomore year at USC, competed in seven games of the season with six tackles and one sack… career record of two solo tackles (at UCLA)
• 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