Noah Elliss (born March 31, 1999) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Idaho and was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent after the 2022 NFL Draft. He is the son of former Detroit Lions defensive tackle Luther Elliss and has three brothers that also play football: Kaden, Christian, and Jonah.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | March 31, 1999 Highlands Ranch, Colorado, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 367 lb (166 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch) |
| College: | Idaho (2019–2021) |
| Position: | Defensive tackle |
| Undrafted: | 2022 |
| Career history | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Early life and high school edit
Elliss grew up in Highlands Ranch, Colorado and attended Valor Christian High School where he registered 104 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, and one forced fumble in two seasons.[1][2]
College edit
Elliss was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Mississippi State.[3] Elliss was later ruled academically ineligible to play college football, and after the departure of Mississippi State's defensive line coach, Brian Baker, he opted to enroll at the University of Idaho, where his father was coaching.[4] Elliss was not eligible to play for the Vandals until 2019.[5] He suffered a torn ACL and a torn MCL early in his first season playing. Elliss played in all six of the Vandals' games during his redshirt junior season, which was shortened and played in the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[4] As a redshirt senior, he played in 10 games and finished the season with 46 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and one fumble recovery.[6] Following the end of the season, Elliss declared that he would be entering the 2022 NFL Draft.[7]
| Season | GP | TKL | TFL | SCK | INT | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 18 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 46 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 21 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Professional career edit
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4+1⁄4 in (1.94 m) |
346 lb (157 kg) |
32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
5.66 s | 1.88 s | 3.13 s | ||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[8][9] | ||||||||||||
On April 30, 2022, Ellis signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles following the 2022 NFL Draft.[10] He was waived on July 26, 2022, and placed on the reserve/non-football injury list.[11]
On August 19, 2023, Elliss was waived/injured by the Eagles and placed on injured reserve.[12] He was released on August 28. Eliss was then signed to the Eagles practice squad on October 24.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 18, 2024.[14] He was waived on April 30, 2024.[15]
Personal life edit
Elliss's father, Luther Elliss, played defensive tackle in the NFL for 10 seasons.[16] His two older brothers, Kaden and Christian, both played football at Idaho and currently play in the NFL.[17] His younger brother, Jonah, currently plays football for the Denver Broncos.[18]
References edit
- ^ Saunders, Patrick (December 3, 2016). "Christian and Noah Elliss revel in sharing another Valor Christian state title". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "Noah Elliss' Football Stats". MaxPreps. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ Wells, Adam (February 1, 2017). "Noah Elliss to Mississippi State: Bulldogs Land 4-Star DT Prospect". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "NFL draft 2022: How prospects from small schools fought to get noticed". ESPN.com. April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ Clark, Colton (August 28, 2019). "Vandals lose one Elliss, add another one". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ Wiebe, Stephan (December 3, 2021). "Vandal Notes: UI's Kendall to transfer, Elliss considering NFL". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ Wiebe, Stephan (December 29, 2021). "Elliss declares for NFL draft". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ "Noah Elliss Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Noah Elliss College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ O'Donnell, Meghan (May 6, 2022). "Eagles sign 12 rookie free agents". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ Spadaro, Dave; Hurley, Sage (July 26, 2022). "Eagles sign DT Kobe Smith as Training Camp opens". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Eagles sign 5 players including Marvin Wilson". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. August 19, 2023.
- ^ Ulrich, Logan (October 24, 2023). "Eagles Made Four Practice Squad Moves". NFL Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ "Eagles sign 20 players to Reserve/Futures deals". Eagles Wire. USA Today. January 18, 2024.
- ^ Boyle, Owen (April 30, 2024). "Eagles waive 4 players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- ^ O'Halloran, Ryan (March 4, 2022). "NFL Combine Journal: Valor Christian alum Noah Elliss hopes to follow father to big league". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ Counts, Ron (February 28, 2022). "Boise State Khalil Shakir, Idaho's Elliss at NFL Combine". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ Call, Jeff (April 8, 2023). "Utah football: Jonah Elliss is carrying on a family tradition". Deseret News. Retrieved September 1, 2023.