Elijah Paige
OL · Redshirt Junior
6'7" · 315 lbs · Offense
Background
- Hometown
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- High school
- Pinnacle HS
Recruiting
- Rating
- 4-star (0.9179 247 composite)
- National rank
- #223
- Class
- 2023
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
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Paige, a veteran presence in the Trojan trenches, will return healthy to compete in 2026.
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Paige started and appeared in seven games at left tackle as a redshirt sophomore in 2025. He was limited by injuries throughout the season. USC finished the regular season ranked No. 7 in the nation and No. 1 in the Big Ten in passing offense (297.3) and No. 10 in nation in total offense (471.6) and second in the Big Ten.
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Paige started all 13 games as a redshirt freshman in 2024 at left tackle. He was named to the FWAA Freshman All-American: Team: and was an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention: . He was crucial to the success of the USC offense this season. USC finished the regular season ranked No. 10 in the nation in passing offense (291.9) and No. 1 in the Big Ten and No. 23 in the nation in total offense (437.2) and second in the Big Ten.
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Paige, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2023 after graduating a semester early from high school, saw action in 5 games (San Jose State, Nevada, Stanford, UCLA and the Holiday Bowl versus Louisville) on the offensive line making 1 start (Holiday Bowl) at left tackle as a true freshman in 2023. HIGH SCHOOL: He made the
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list as a senior offensive lineman at Pinnacle (Ariz.) HS. He was one of four player-elected captains for the 2022 Pinnacle squad. Paige primarily saw action at left tackle as a 2021 junior. He also played basketball for Pinnacle. PERSONAL: He is majoring in Communication at USC. He was earned placement on the
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CAREER: In his three-year career, Paige has seen action in 25 games with 20 starts (all at left tackle).
2026: Paige, a veteran presence in the Trojan trenches, will return healthy to compete in 2026.
2025: Paige started and appeared in seven games at left tackle as a redshirt sophomore in 2025. He was limited by injuries throughout the season. USC finished the regular season ranked No. 7 in the nation and No. 1 in the Big Ten in passing offense (297.3) and No. 10 in nation in total offense (471.6) and second in the Big Ten.
2024: Paige started all 13 games as a redshirt freshman in 2024 at left tackle. He was named to the
FWAA Freshman All-American:
Team: and was an
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention: . He was crucial to the success of the USC offense this season. USC finished the regular season ranked No. 10 in the nation in passing offense (291.9) and No. 1 in the Big Ten and No. 23 in the nation in total offense (437.2) and second in the Big Ten.
2023: Paige, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2023 after graduating a semester early from high school, saw action in 5 games (San Jose State, Nevada, Stanford, UCLA and the Holiday Bowl versus Louisville) on the offensive line making 1 start (Holiday Bowl) at left tackle as a true freshman in 2023.
HIGH SCHOOL: He made the
2022 Arizona 6A Northeast Valley All-Region: list as a senior offensive lineman at Pinnacle (Ariz.) HS. He was one of four player-elected captains for the 2022 Pinnacle squad.
Paige primarily saw action at left tackle as a 2021 junior.
He also played basketball for Pinnacle.
PERSONAL: He is majoring in Communication at USC. He was earned placement on the
2024 and 2025 Big Ten Fall All-Academic Teams.: He was named a
2026 David X. Marks Scholar: for having an overall GPA of 3.0 or better.