Noah Elliss

Noah Elliss (born March 31, 1999) is an American football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played his college football for the Idaho Vandals.

Noah Elliss
Philadelphia Eagles
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1999-03-31) March 31, 1999
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:367 lb (166 kg)
Career information
High school:Valor Christian
(Highlands Ranch, Colorado)
College:Idaho (2019–2021)
Undrafted:2022
Career history
Roster status:Undrafted free agent

Early life and high school career

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 career

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 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]

College statistics
[[Idaho Vandals football|Idaho]]
Season GP TKL TFL SCK INT FF FR
2019 5110.50000
2020 6181.51000
2021 10466.51101
Career[8]215732001

Professional career

On April 30th, 2022 Ellis signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles following the 2022 NFL Draft.

Personal life

Elliss's father, Luther Elliss, played defensive tackle in the NFL for 10 seasons.[9] His two older brothers, Kaden and Christian, both played football at Idaho and currently play in the NFL.[10]

References
  1. "Christian and Noah Elliss revel in sharing another Valor Christian state title". The Denver Post. December 3, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  2. "Noah Elliss' Football Stats". MaxPreps. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  3. Wells, Adam (February 1, 2017). "Noah Elliss to Mississippi State: Bulldogs Land 4-Star DT Prospect". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  4. "NFL draft 2022: How prospects from small schools fought to get noticed". ESPN.com. April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  5. Clark, Colton (August 28, 2019). "Vandals lose one Elliss, add another one". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  6. Wiebe, Stephan (December 3, 2021). "Vandal Notes: UI's Kendall to transfer, Elliss considering NFL". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  7. "Elliss declares for NFL draft". Lewiston Morning Tribune. December 29, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  8. "Noah Elliss College Stats". GoVandals. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  9. "NFL Combine Journal: Valor Christian alum Noah Elliss hopes to follow father to big league". The Denver Post. March 4, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  10. "Boise State Khalil Shakir, Idaho's Elliss at NFL Combine". Idaho Statesman. February 28, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
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