Elijah Elliss
Utah Utes
85
Great

Elijah Elliss

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MACDefenseGreat
2nd String / Backup

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Elijah Elliss is listed 2nd string at MAC for Utah Utes.

Redshirt sophomore · #83 · 6'2", 225 lbs

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Depth at MAC · Utah Utes

  1. 11091Trey ReynoldsStarter
  2. 28385Elijah EllissYou
  3. 35467Tayson Reid

Utah Starting Lineup

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Top linebackers in the Big 12

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Up next for Utah

Utah plays BYU at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Layton Christian Academy, ranked #1,703 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 18 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,703 NatlTeam Share3%
Farmington, UT
Jersey
#83
Class
RS SO
Height
6'2"
Weight
225 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251832

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8478
National Rank
#1703
High School
Layton Christian Academy
Hometown
Layton, UT

Why this rating?

On a 91-rated defense; 72th-percentile production (×0.96 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 72% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WCINTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-25

Oct 25WHOUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-13

Oct 18WCOLOTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-24

Oct 11WKUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-24

Sep 26WISUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
3
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 31-17

Sep 19WUSUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 33-0

Sep 13WARKTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 43-10

Sep 4WIDHOTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 66-14

Elijah Elliss's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Great
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Team Role

18 tkl · 3 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement38%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.