Christian Elliss

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Christian Elliss was re-signed by the New England Patriots as a restricted free agent on March 25, 2025 ... Originally signed by Minnesota as a rookie free agent (5/5/21) ... Released by Minnesota (8/23/21) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (9/9/21) ... Released by Philadelphia from the practice squad (10/6/21) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (10/11/21) ... Released by Philadelphia from the practice squad (10/18/21) ... Signed by San Francisco to the practice squad (11/3/21) ... Released by San Francisco from the practice squad (11/10/21) ...  Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (11/24/21) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (1/8/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (1/10/22) ... Signed by Philadelphia to a futures contract (1/18/22) ...  Released by Philadelphia (8/30/22) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (8/31/22) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (12/3/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (12/5/22) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (12/10/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (12/12/22) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (12/17/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (12/19/22) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the 53-man roster from the practice squad (12/23/22) ... Released by Philadelphia (12/6/23) ... Claimed off waivers and awarded to New England from Philadelphia (12/8/23).

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2025 (15/13, 4/2)

• Played in 15 games with 13 starts and finished with a career high 76 tackles (32 solo, 44 assists), 1 forced fumble, 3 passes defensed and a career high and team-leading 18 special teams tackles.
• Played in all four postseason games with two starts and tallied 18 tackles (9 solo, 9 assists), 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, 2 passes defensed and 1 assisted special teams tackle.
• Had a career high four games with at least 3 special teams tackles: at Miami (9/14), vs. Atlanta (11/2), vs. the N.Y. Giants  (4) (12/1) and at the N.Y. Jets (12/28).
• Forced a fumble for the first time in his career in the fourth quarter at New Orleans (10/12) when he knocked the ball loose from TE Juwan Johnson after a 13-yard reception from QB Spencer Rattler. It was recovered by S Craig Woodson.
• Inactive at Tampa Bay (11/9) and vs. the N.Y. Jets (11/13) due to injury and returned to the starting lineup at Cincinnati (11/23).
• Finished with a single-game career-high 4 total special teams tackles vs. the N.Y. Giants (12/1), the most special teams tackles in a game for a Patriots player since DB Cody Davis had 4 vs. the N.Y. Jets on Oct. 24, 2021. Also tied for the team lead in tackles on defense with 6 and had two big hits to set the tone on both defense and special teams.
• Finished with 3 assisted special teams tackles at the N.Y. Jets (12/28) to increase his 2025 total to a career-high 18 special teams tackles.
• Started for the first time in the playoffs in the Wild Card Round vs. the L.A. Chargers (1/11/26), logging 7 tackles (3 solo), 1 pass defensed, 1 fumble recovery and 1 special teams tackle.
• Recorded a forced fumble on a sack of QB Jarrett Stidham on the Denver 12-yard line in the AFC Championship at Denver (1/25/26). The fumble was recovered by LB Elijah Ponder, setting up the team's game-tying touchdown in the second quarter.

2024 (16/5)

• Played in 16 games with five starts, finishing with 72 total tackles (37 solo, 35 assists), 11/2 sacks, 1 interception, 5 quarterback hits, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery and 5 passes defensed. Also a key member of the special teams units, tallying a career-high 8 special teams tackles on the season and 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery.
• Began the season a reserve linebacker and filled in as starting role at times throughout the season in the second half of the season.
• Recorded his first-career forced fumble and recovery at San Francisco (9/29) during the second-half kickoff to give New England a first down at the San Francisco 27-yard line, which helped set up the Patriots first touchdown of the game: a 5-yard pass from QB Jacoby Brissett to TE Austin Hooper. Added a career-high 3 special teams tackles.
• Recorded his first-career sack vs. Houston (10/13) when he split a sack of QB C.J. Stroud with S Marte Mapu for a 9-yard loss on a third-down play in the second quarter. Recorded 2 special teams tackles to set a new career-high of 8 special teams tackles in a season.
• Had a three-game streak with at least 2 special teams tackles, the longest streak of his career. He became the first Patriot to do so since S Brenden Schooler recorded at least 2 special teams tackles in three-straight games in 2023: vs. Buffalo (10/22), at Miami (10/29) and vs. Washington (11/5).
• Made his second-career start and first start for the Patriots in the win vs. the N.Y. Jets (10/27) and led the team with 9 total tackles. Earned his first-career full sack when he took down QB Aaron Rodgers for an 8-yard loss in the fourth quarter. The sack forced a Jets 44-yard field goal that missed wide left.
• Inactive at Chicago (11/10) due to injury but returned to the starting lineup vs. the L.A. Rams (11/17) .
• Recorded his first career interception vs. Indianapolis (12/1) when LB Jahlani Tavai tipped a pass from QB Anthony Richardson intended for WR Michael Pittman Jr. on a second-and-11 situation in the second quarter and returned it 6 yards to the Indianapolis 42-yard line.
• Set a single-game career-high in tackles vs. Buffalo (1/5), leading the team with 13, the most by a player in 2024. His previous high was 9 tackles at the Jacksonville Jaguars on Oct. 20 and vs. the N.Y. Jets on Oct. 27.

2023 (4/0)

• Started the season with Philadelphia before being claimed  and awarded to New England off waivers. He played in four games and finished with 2 tackles on special teams.
• Made his debut with New England on special teams vs. Kansas City (12/17). He had one special teams tackle in the fourth quarter on the punt coverage team.

2023 (12/1 - Philadelphia)

• Played in 12 total games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams.
• Collected 16 tackles on defense and 5 tackles on special teams.
• Had 6 tackles vs. Buffalo (11/26) in an overtime win. Which was his career-high for single game tackles.
• Released by Philadelphia on Dec. 6.

2022 (6/0, 3/0 – Philadelphia)

• Saw action in six games after being elevated to the active roster for three games and then signed to the 53-man roster.
• Collected 4 special teams tackles in 106 total special teams snaps and logged 7 total tackles (5 solo, 2 assists) on defense as a reserve linebacker.
• Played in all three postseason games including the Super Bowl.

2021 (1/0, 0/0 – Philadelphia)

• Spent the year on the practice squad. Was elevated and made his NFL debut vs. Dallas (1/8/22) and collected 3 tackles before reverting back to the practice squad.

COLLEGE

• First Team All-Big Sky as a senior in 2020.
• Started all four games for the Rams and earned honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference honors during a shortened 2020 season.
• Set career highs with 54 tackles and 5.0 sacks, including a 3-sack performance at Wyoming in 2019.
• Was a two-time all-conference and all district honoree and finished his career with 266 tackles, the 18th most in program history.
• Appeared in 38 games and racked up 266 tackles, 1 interception, 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery.

PERSONAL

• He is the second oldest of 12 children and has three brothers with NFL experience. His older brother, Kaden, is in his eighth NFL season (New Orleans, 2019-22; Atlanta, 2023-25; New Orleans, 2026). His younger brothers, Noah (Philadelphia, 2022-23) and Jonah (Denver, 2024-Present) also played in the NFL.
• His father, Luther, was a 1st-round pick by Detroit in the 1995 draft, was a two-time Pro Bowl DL and spent nine seasons in the NFL playing for Detroit and Denver.
• Selected to play in the 2017 Polynesian Bowl.