2025-26 Football
Roster
Elijah Hughes Football Roster
DL
Height
6-3
Weight
294
Class
Junior
Hometown
Arlington, VA
High School
Washington-Liberty/USC

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