Elijah Rushing holds the DE · Backup spot in Oregon Ducks’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Elijah Rushing is a 6'6", 275-pound defensive end from Tucson, Arizona, who attended Salpointe Catholic HS. A four-star recruit ranked 45th overall in the 2024 class, Rushing appeared in four games as a true freshman in 2024 and was redshirted after playing 24 total snaps on defense. He recorded one solo tackle and a pressure in Oregon's win at Purdue on October 18. At the high school level, Rushing logged 55 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, and 13.5 sacks as a senior in 2023, earning All-Arizona recognition. Now a redshirt sophomore, Rushing returns to the roster in 2026.

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