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Player Dossier
2016-2017Idaho
Kaden Elliss
LB • 6'3" • 222 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kaden Elliss shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
73
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Idaho
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Idaho
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Coastal Carolina
Player Story
Kaden Elliss built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a linebacker from Chicago, IL wearing No. 3, spending time with Idaho. The clearest part of Kaden Elliss' career was his defensive production: 146...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 30
- Overall
- No. 244
- NFL Team
- New Orleans Saints
Kaden Elliss, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Idaho. Kaden Elliss shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 146
- TFL
- 23.5
- Sacks
- 9
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 6
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Kaden Elliss quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Idaho · LB
- Career Tackles
- 146
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Idaho
- Top game
- Coastal Carolina
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 7 · Pick 30 · New Orleans Saints
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 80 tackles · LB 130th (top 12%) · Sun Belt 17th (top 4%) · National 211th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Idaho | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Idaho | 13 | 62 | 7.5 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 56.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Idaho | 12 | 80 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 76.4 |
Related Context
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Kaden Elliss played LB for Idaho. Across 2 tracked seasons, Kaden Elliss recorded 156 receiving yards, 146 tackles, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Idaho.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Idaho paired 32 primary output with 53.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 53.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Idaho
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.7
Efficiency
53.6
Usage
15.8
Consistency
52.1
Best Game by takeover score
Fresno State
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Game Log
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Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Fresno State
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Fresno State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 9/2 | @ Fresno StateSplash game | — | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kaden Elliss story
Kaden Elliss built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a linebacker from Chicago, IL wearing No. 3, spending time with Idaho. The clearest part of Kaden Elliss' career was his defensive production: 146 tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Idaho. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Kaden Elliss' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 156 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Idaho.
The arc is straightforward: Kaden Elliss moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Idaho
2016-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Idaho | 17.5 | 34.6 | 14.4 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Idaho | 17.5 | 34.6 | 14.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Idaho | 32 | 53.6 | 15.8 | 14.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 12 · L 7-13 · Conference game
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Louisiana
Week 10 · W 23-13 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
92.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.8 takeover score.
#3
vs UL Monroe
Week 9 · W 31-23 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Missouri
Week 8 · L 21-68
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Georgia State
Week 14 · W 24-10 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Idaho
32 primary output · 53.6 efficiency · 15.8 usage
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#2
2016 Postseason · Idaho
56.6
17.5 primary · 34.6 efficiency · 14.4 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Idaho
56.6
17.5 primary · 34.6 efficiency · 14.4 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
10
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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