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ChristianElliss#53LB
Age
27
Jan 2, 1999
Height
6'2"
74"
Weight
231
lb
College
Idaho
2017-2019
Drafted
2021
UDFA
Exp
5
seasons
Contract
$14M
2y · $6.8M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Tackles
94
2025
TFL
0
regular season
Sacks
0.0
regular season
QB Hits
3
regular season
FF
1
regular season
Snap %
56%
avg / game
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2017 — Present · Includes honors
2023
New England Patriots · Linebacker
LB · 42 active weeks
NFL
2021–2023
Philadelphia Eagles · Linebacker
LB · 22 active weeks
NFL
2021
San Francisco 49ers · Linebacker
LB · 0 active weeks
NFL
2021
Philadelphia Eagles · Linebacker
LB · 0 active weeks
NFL
2017–2019
Idaho · LB
NCAA

Draft Profile

2021 Draft
Selection
Undrafted Free Agent
2021 UDFA signing with Philadelphia Eagles
TeamPHI
StatusUDFA
Undrafted Free Agent

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — NFL officialA local silhouette placeholder is shown in the hero. Official artwork is not embedded for licensing reasons; the `View headshot` button links to the source on NFL.com.
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.