Linebacker, Arizona State (from New Mexico State), 2022–25
Keyshaun Elliott
- Number
- No. 44
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Richmond, MO
- Born
- Dec 12, 2003
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Keyshaun Elliott played linebacker at New Mexico State (2022–23) and Arizona State (2024–25). The Chicago Bears took Elliott in round 5, No. 166 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highvs. Houston, 20252sacks, career highat Colorado, 2025Honors
Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2024
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 27 | 16 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 110 | 58 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | Arizona State | 64 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | Arizona State | 98 | 54 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Career | 299 | 153 | 29.5 | 11.5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 44 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 44 | LB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Arizona State | 44 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Arizona State | 44 | LB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 235 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Arizona State 12 games, 98 tackles, 7 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Northern Arizona | W 38–19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Mississippi State | L 20–24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Texas State | W 34–15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Baylor | W 27–24 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | vs. TCU | W 27–24 | 7 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Utah | L 10–42 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Texas Tech | W 26–22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Houston | L 16–24 | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Iowa State | W 24–19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. West Virginia | W 25–23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Colorado | W 42–17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Arizona | L 7–23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Arizona State 12 games, 64 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Wyoming | W 48–7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.Mississippi State | W 30–23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | atTexas State | W 31–28 | 12 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atTexas Tech | L 22–30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Kansas | W 35–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs.Utah | W 27–19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Cincinnati | L 14–24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Oklahoma State | W 42–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. BYU | W 28–23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atArizona | W 49–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Iowa State | W 45–19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Texas | L 31–39 | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 New Mexico State 15 games, 110 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. Massachusetts | L 30–41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Western Illinois | W 58–21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Liberty | L 17–33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at New Mexico | W 27–17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Hawai’i | L 17–20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Florida International | W 34–17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Sam Houston | W 27–13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at UTEP | W 28–7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at Louisiana Tech | W 27–24 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 13–7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Western Kentucky | W 38–29 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Auburn | W 31–10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 20–17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 1 | atLiberty | L 35–49 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. Fresno State | L 10–37 | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 New Mexico State 11 games, 27 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Minnesota | L 0–38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atUTEP | L 13–20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Wisconsin | L 7–66 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Hawai’i | W 45–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Florida International | L 7–21 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.New Mexico | W 21–9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atMassachusetts | W 23–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Lamar | W 51–14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Missouri | L 14–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atLiberty | W 49–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Valparaiso | W 65–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (American team, won 17–9).
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1¾″ | |
| Weight | 231 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 76″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 38″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ | |
| Bench press | 21 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.02 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.38 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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