New Orleans Saints · LB · 4 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Idaho (2019 Round 7, Pick 244)

Kaden Elliss

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72.1

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #39 of 156 qualified LBs

Combined tackles: 2914 solo · 15 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 05 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 20 forced fumbles
Coverage: 1 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 26967.3 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: +0.073Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Kaden Elliss among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Singleton93.8
Cashman93.8
Jones92.4
Dean89.5
Warner89.2
Trotter87.8
Smith86.4
Wilson84.6
Edmunds84.5
Elliss#3972.1

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 1.08 → Shrunk 30.81

38thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.12 → Shrunk 6.29

78thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.16 → Shrunk 8.73

84thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 11.6% → Shrunk 10.2%

78thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 5.6% → Shrunk 4.7%

74thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 3.4% → Shrunk 2.5%

76thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.7% → Shrunk 0.5%

57thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.073 → Shrunk +0.015

31thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Kaden Elliss. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	TFL	QB hits	PD	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ DET	L 30-31	9	3	0	3	1	77
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ BAL	W 24-17	6	4	1	2	0	58
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs LV	L 27-35	8	3	1	0	0	70
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs PIT	L 10-16	6	4	0	0	0	64

College to the NFL: Idaho to New Orleans Saints

Verified identity bridge linking Kaden Elliss's college regular-season tackles at Idaho to official NFL game lines.

Idaho (College tackles)

622016

802017

72018

244244th pick
2019 Draft

NO (NFL tackles)

12019

52020

162021

702022

1072023

1392024

1052025

292026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 8 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2019	NO	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a
2020	NO	15	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
2021	NO	13	16	8	8	1	1	3	0	0	0	191
2022	NO	17	70	35	35	7	7	10	2	0	2	630
2023	ATL	17	107	67	40	4	6	6	3	0	0	1,082
2024	ATL	17	139	73	66	5	8	16	3	1	1	1,095
2025	ATL	17	105	57	48	3.5	10	10	6	1	1	1,103
2026 (so far)	NO	4	29	14	15	0	2	5	1	0	0	269

Compare Kaden Elliss with top linebackers

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Kaden Elliss vs. Alex Singleton (DEN)Score 72.1 vs. 93.8 Kaden Elliss vs. Blake Cashman (MIN)Score 72.1 vs. 93.8 Kaden Elliss vs. Ernest Jones (SEA)Score 72.1 vs. 92.4 Kaden Elliss vs. Nakobe Dean (LV)Score 72.1 vs. 89.5 Kaden Elliss vs. Fred Warner (SF)Score 72.1 vs. 89.2 Kaden Elliss vs. Josiah Trotter (TB)Score 72.1 vs. 87.8