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Keyshaun Elliott Season 2025

#44
PositionLinebacker
Weight230 lbs
Height6-2
ClassSenior
HometownRichmond, Mo.
Previous SchoolNew Mexico State
NMSU/HIGH SCHOOL
  • Led the Aggies and was 30th in the FBS with 111 total tackles on the season, leading NMSU to its first 10-win season since 1960, just its sixth bowl appearance ever and a spot in the Conference USA Championship Game
  • Earned C-USA Second-Team Honors for his efforts, which also included 10.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, six pass breakups, a fumble forced and one recovered
  • Played 929 snaps on defense for the season, most of any player in the C-USA and 16th-most of any FBS defender in 2023
  • Suited up in 12 games for NMSU as a true freshman in 2022, making one start at outside linebacker… Made 27 stops on the year, tied for tenth most on the squad while adding a fumble recovery and a trio of pass break-ups
  • Shined in all three phases of the game during his prep years as a quarterback, linebacker, and punter and was ranked as a three-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports Composite… The No. 23 player in Missouri according to ESPN and 34th ranked recruit in the state by 247 Sports Composite
  • Was a three-time All-Conference selection at both quarterback and linebacker … Named First-Team All-State at both linebacker and punter
  • Offensively, Elliott accounted for 128 touchdowns throughout his high school career … At linebacker, Elliot tallied 180 tackles, 20 sacks, and four interceptions
  • Was a three-sport athlete at Richmond High School in Richmond, Missouri, playing football, basketball, and running track… Won the Missouri state championship in the 4x200m relay … Also a member of the Academic All-Conference and graduated with honors
  • Cousin, Linval Elliott, played in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals and San Francisco 49ers, winning Super Bowl XVI with the latter
Keyshaun_Elliott

Junior
2024

Linebacker
6-2 / 230 lbs