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5-star 2024 edge rusher Elijah Rushing to visit Arizona for Mississippi State game

Arizona signed its best recruiting class in at least 15 years in the winter, including the highest-ranked prospect in school history in wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan. And while a few have been committed to the Wildcats at one point or another, they have still never signed a 5-star recruit.

The groundwork to ended that drought could be laid on Saturday night during the home opener against Mississippi State, as Tucson product Elijah Rushing will be on hand at Arizona Stadium on an unofficial visit.

The 6-foot-6, 235-pound Rushing is ranked by 247Sports as the No.