#44

Keyshaun Elliott

Former linebacker at Arizona State. 2025: 98 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 7 sacks.

LB · Arizona State · Sr. · #44

6′2″ · 235 lb · Richmond, MO

CFB Index 88 · #20 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceDrafted by Chicago — Rd 5, Pick 26, #166 overall

How he plays

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

Tackles for loss: 99th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

tackles · 2025

14 TFL · 7 sacks · 2 PBU

Best game: 10 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sacks, at Baylor

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Arizona State. 2025: 98 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 7 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to New Mexico State in 2022.
Transferred from New Mexico State to Arizona State in 2024.
Drafted round 5 by the Chicago in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Arizona State, 299 tackles — drafted at #166 overall by Chicago.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202211 games

Signed with New Mexico State3-star out of Richmond

202315 games

All-Conference USAsecond

202412 games

Entered the portal
All-Big 12second

202512 games

All-Big 12second

2026

Drafted by Chicagoround 5, pick 166

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1995 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #166

Chicago · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

4 honors · 1 category

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ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM

All-Big 12 2nd team (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches

2022

Herm Edwards

Arizona State

2023–2025

Kenny Dillingham

Arizona State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Herm Edwards → Kenny Dillingham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Chicago2026 NFL rookie season

#166Rd 5 · Pick 26

Chicago2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022New Mexico State7-6HC: Jerry Kill · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023New Mexico State10-5HC: Jerry Kill · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2024Arizona State11-3HC: Kenny Dillingham · Run-leaning

2025Arizona State8-5HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

88All-Conference level #20 of 583?

High confidenceAscending6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (99th percentile). Strength: sacks (98th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#33 / 2975 · 99th pct

14.0

Sacks#39 / 2975 · 98th pct

7.0

Solo tackles#46 / 2975 · 98th pct

Tackles#55 / 2975 · 98th pct

QB hurries#288 / 2975 · 88th pct

Passes defended#777 / 2975 · 67th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	8.0	1.1	0.4	0.0
Road5g	8.4	1.2	0.8	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	7.3	1.2	0.7	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	9.0	1.1	0.5	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kenny Dillingham

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

88 · #20 of 583 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #20 at the position.

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.

With S. Leavitt — 319 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 70.6 · 3 rush yds (12 car) · K. Floyd — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 39 AVG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week