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Jersey Number 83
Elijah Elliss
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 225
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Farmington, Utah
- High School:
- Layton Christian HS
2025: Played in all 13 games, both on defense and special teams.
2024: Played in four games, contributing on special teams against Arizona State, TCU, Colorado and Iowa State.
High School: Played football and wrestled at Layton Christian HS.
Personal: Father, Luther, was a first-team all-conference and All-American for Utah from 1991-94, going on to play in the NFL for 10 years, and is currently Utah’s defensive tackles coach … brother, Jonah, was a consensus All-American at Utah and is currently with the Denver Broncos … brother, Kaden, played football at Idaho and is now with the Atlanta Falcons … brothers, Christian and Noah, also played football at Idaho.
- Totaled 18 tackles (3.0 TFL, 2.0 sack) on the season.
- Career-best five tackles against Colorado included 2.0 TFL and 1.0 sack.
- Three tackles during the Las Vegas Bowl win over Nebraska included a seven-yard sack.
- Made four takedowns during the win over Arizona State.
2024: Played in four games, contributing on special teams against Arizona State, TCU, Colorado and Iowa State.
- Selected as a Scout Team Player of the Game coming off the win at Utah State.
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
High School: Played football and wrestled at Layton Christian HS.
- Named first-team All-State his senior year.
- Had 35 receptions for 704 yards and 10 touchdowns his senior season.
- Also recorded 102 total tackles his senior year, averaging 9.3 stops per game.
- Posted 3.0 sacks and an interception in 2023 as well.
- Had seven double-digit tackle games in 2023, with a career-high 14 against Beaver.
- Father, Luther, was an All-American at Utah and the current defensive tackles coach.
- Brother, Jonah, is a current defensive end at Utah and consensus All-American.
Personal: Father, Luther, was a first-team all-conference and All-American for Utah from 1991-94, going on to play in the NFL for 10 years, and is currently Utah’s defensive tackles coach … brother, Jonah, was a consensus All-American at Utah and is currently with the Denver Broncos … brother, Kaden, played football at Idaho and is now with the Atlanta Falcons … brothers, Christian and Noah, also played football at Idaho.
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