Keyshaun Elliott
Keyshaun Elliott
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. All-Big 12 in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. The receipt: 13 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Houston — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Arizona State, 299 tackles — drafted at #166 overall by Chicago.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Herm Edwards → Kenny Dillingham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Chicago2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big 12
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arizona State | 98 | 54 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Arizona State | 64 | 25 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 110 | 58 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 27 | 16 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 299 | 153 | 29.5 | 11.5 | 9 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 26–22
vs Texas Tech
10 TOT · 5 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to K'Von Sherman’s 2025 season.
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Differs from K'Von on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Alex Howard's senior season at Duke (2024).
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