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BREAKING: Notre Dame Lands Commitment from Elite 4-Star DL Elijah Golden

Notre Dame continued its dominance on the recruiting trail today, as 4-star DL Elijah Golden announced his commitment to the Fighting Irish. Golden is a 6’4", 275lbs DL out of Cardinal Mooney High School in Sarasota, Florida. 247Sports ranks him as the No. 107 overall recruit nationally, and the No. 12 overall recruit in the state of Florida.

 

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Golden is a force on the line of scrimmage, demonstrating his ability to line up and be successful from multiple alignments. As The Irish Tribune's Head of Scouting, Max Uretsky puts it:

“The first thing that stood out to me is his ability to get consistent pressure using a bull rush. His strength is really on display when he uses this technique, especially when lined up as a traditional nose tackle right over the center. He will occasionally come off the line with too high of a pad level, which limits leg drive when converting speed to power, but he also has an excellent rip and swim move that he mixes in his rush package. What makes him even more dangerous as a pass rusher is his ability to line up anywhere on the LOS. I saw him take reps from a 0-technique, 1-technique, and 3-technique in the film I watched. This gives the ability to utilize match-up specific packages in key situations.”

 


Golden transferred to Cardinal Mooney High School last season and helped the Cougars make the semifinals in the Florida 2A Playoffs. He ended the season with 61 tackles (29 tackles for a loss), 10 sacks, 8 QB hurries, and a pass breakup in 11 games, earning him MaxPreps Junior All-American second team honors. He joins Rodney Dunham, a 5-star Edge out of Myers Park High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, Ebenezer Ewetade a 4-star Edge out of South Garner High School in Garner, North Carolina, and Tiki Hola a 3-star DL out of Bastrop High School in Bastrop, Texas as the current defensive line commits for Notre Dame in the 2026 class.

 

Before committing to the Irish today, Golden held 41 D1 Offers from such notable schools as Alabama, Oklahoma, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, Texas, Texas A&M, and Notre Dame, among others.


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