Keyshaun Elliott: LB · Arizona State · #44.
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Keyshaun Elliott
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Jerry Kill and Kenny Dillingham. All-Big 12 in 2025 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 13 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Houston — Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
98 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 14 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-19vs Northern Arizona | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-24@ Mississippi State | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-15vs Texas State | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24@ Baylor | 10 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-24vs No. 24 TCU | 7 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 7 | L 10-42@ Utah | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-22vs No. 7 Texas Tech | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-24vs Houston | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 24-19@ Iowa State | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 25-23vs West Virginia | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-17@ Colorado | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 14 | L 7-23vs Arizona | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 98 | 54 | 14.0 | 7.0 | — | 2 |
Week 4 · 2025
W 27-24
at Baylor
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 10 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
98tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%14 TFLSack rate
7%7 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups98 tackles · 14 for loss · 7 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
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
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Pass share
47.1%
429 pass / 482 run
Plays / game
70.1
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
429 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #20 at the position.
The No. 1,995 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big 12 as a senior.
How it ended
Four seasons, at New Mexico State and Arizona State, 299 tackles — drafted at #166 overall by the Chicago Bears.
A stat line in 50 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jerry Kill and Kenny Dillingham.
Next stop · NFL
Chicago Bears2026 NFL rookie season
Chicago Bears2026 NFL rookie season
