Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Boise State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 31-39@ Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#47
Elijah Rushing
Junior linebacker for Oregon. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 275 lb · Tucson, AZ · Salpointe Catholic HS
The numbers
2
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Boise State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior linebacker for Oregon. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Oregon in 2024.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 21.7 points in belief.
21.5own fans
43.2national conversation
We have Elijah Rushing giving pregame speech to our seniors on the d-line. Looks like its gonna be a rough day
Also worth knowing:
In Their Words
128 windows · 2026 fan posts
yards×14.3rushing×31.3oregon×11.4
“We have Elijah Rushing giving pregame speech to our seniors on the d-line. Looks like its gonna be a rough day”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
Elijah Rushing
Second year in the Oregon linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Oklahoma State, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Oregon4-star out of Salpointe Catholic
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Oregon
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–27
vs Boise State
1 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With D. Moore — 378 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -5 rush yds (2 car) · B. Ettridge — 48 yards per punt · 3 punts · 3 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dan Lanning — 15-3 over that span.
2025Oregon13-2HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning
2026Oregon2-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Pass share
50.9%
110 pass / 106 run
Plays / game
72.0
3 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
122 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
As A Redshirt Freshman (2025) Played in seven games in second season with the Ducks … Made three total tackles, the first of his collegiate career … vs. Oklahoma State (Sept. 6): First career tackle as Oregon recorded its largest margin of victory (69-3) ever against a Power 4 opponent … at…
The linebacker corps · Oregon
- #44Teitum Tuioti68 tackles · 2025
- #6Jerry Mixon57 tackles · 2025
- #9Devon Jackson41 tackles · 2025
- #10Matayo Uiagalelei34 tackles · 2025
- #47Elijah Rushing3 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Oregon team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology