Is Kaden Elliss starting?
Kaden Elliss is the starting LILB for the New Orleans Saints. Currently listed Out.
New Orleans Saints depth chart · LILB No. 1 ›Kaden Elliss this week
The New Orleans Saints play next in Week 7, against the Pittsburgh Steelers at a neutral site on Sun, Oct 25 (NFL Net). Kaden Elliss is listed as the starter at LILB going into that game.
At LILB for the New Orleans Saints, Isaiah Stalbird is next in line behind him.
Kaden Elliss's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 27-35 vs LV (Sep 27); W 24-17 at BAL (Sep 20); L 30-31 at DET (Sep 13).
Kaden Elliss wears No. 55, is 31 years old, is listed at 6' 2", 238 lbs, has 8 years of NFL experience, came out of Idaho.
Is Kaden Elliss playing this week?
Kaden Elliss is listed Out (inactive) and is not expected to play (updated Oct 18, ESPN).
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Out (as of Oct 18, ESPN)
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NO | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | ATL | 17 | 57 | 10 | 3.5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | ATL | 17 | 73 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | ATL | 17 | 67 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | NO | 16 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | NO | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NO | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 8 yrs | 85 | 254 | 34 | 20.5 | 2 | 15 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 18, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#66 of 245 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)
Kaden Elliss is rated 84 (Good): production, role and draft slot rank 38th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 80% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Sep 27Lvs LVTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 27-35
Sep 20W@ BALTKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 24-17
Sep 13L@ DETTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final L 30-31
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | Lvs LV | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | W@ BAL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | L@ DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kaden Elliss's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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