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Elijah Golden

ElijahGolden

Sarasota, FLCardinal Mooney

Jersey

#90

Pos

DL

HT / WT

6-3.5 / 278

Class

FR

Rivals Industry

92.67

Rivals

92

NATL: #229
POS: #20
ST: #26

NATL: #116
POS: #16
ST: #17

NATL: #222
POS: #30
ST: #28

The Journey

Class of 2026

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Fighting Irish

ENROLLED

Cardinal Mooney Cougars

2024 – 2025

HIGH SCHOOL

IMG Academy Ascenders

2023 – 2023

HIGH SCHOOL

King George Foxes

2022 – 2022

HIGH SCHOOL

Film

HIGHLIGHTS · ANALYSIS · COMMIT FILM

HIGHLIGHTS · HUDL

Elijah Golden - Cardinal Mooney - 2025 Senior Season Highlights

Posted 12/25/25

Elijah Golden - Cardinal Mooney - 2024 Junior Season

Highlights · 01/24/25

Elijah Golden - IMG Academy - 2023 Sophomore Season

Highlights · 01/24/25

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Team Predictions

Industry Consensus · RPM Picks

All Teams All Predictions

Team

Prediction

Recruited By

Distance

Class Rank

Draft Pos (5yr)

Draft Total (5yr)

ENROLLED8/9/2025

94.3%

1018 mi

2

1

27

OFFERED

1.5%

—

702 mi

29

1

14

OFFERED

1.1%

508 mi

6

5

44

OFFERED

N/A

—

1029 mi

15

1

22

OFFERED

N/A

—

635 mi

17

1

17

Notre DameENROLLED

Al Washington

94.3%

Virginia TechOFFERED

—

1.5%

AlabamaOFFERED

Freddie Roach

1.1%

OklahomaOFFERED

—

N/A

North CarolinaOFFERED

—

N/A

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Latest News

Rivals Network · Premium Coverage

ND afi-

Notre Dame leads for several key targets, on the move with others in tracking for another elite class

Steve Wiltfong3/4/26

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Wrestling helped Notre Dame DL Elijah Golden on and off the field

Mike Singer3/3/26

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The top 10 college football recruiters of the 2026 cycle

Steve Wiltfong2/4/26

Measurements & Testing

Elijah GoldenCardinal Mooney

Top 300 DL AvgAvg. Last 3 Years

NFL Combine DraftedAvg. Last 3 Years

Weight

278

276

300

100.7%92.7%

Latest News

Rivals Network · Premium Coverage

ND afi-

Notre Dame leads for several key targets, on the move with others in tracking for another elite class

Steve Wiltfong3/4/26

elijah golden ms on3 fp

Wrestling helped Notre Dame DL Elijah Golden on and off the field

Mike Singer3/3/26

best recruiters-afi copy

The top 10 college football recruiters of the 2026 cycle

Steve Wiltfong2/4/26

Photos

Gallery · 2 Images

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Personal Life

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