Kaden Elliss ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Elliss in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Elliss a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2019 | 24 | NO | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 47 | 55.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 25 | NO | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 5 | 0.5% | 276 | 64.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 26 | NO | 13 | — | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 191 | 22.7% | 279 | 77.8% | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 118.7 | 4.1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 27 | NO | 17 | — | 67 | 34 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 7.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 630 | 54.1% | 278 | 59.8% | 31 | 19 | 0.6 | 76.8 | 5.0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 28 | ATL | 17 | — | 107 | 67 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,082 | 95.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 54 | 39 | 0.7 | 90.1 | 3.7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 29 | ATL | 17 | — | 138 | 72 | 66 | 8 | 16 | 5.0 | 29.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,095 | 98.3% | 36 | 8.1% | 60 | 48 | 0.8 | 97.0 | 4.7 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 60 | 7 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 30 | ATL | 17 | — | 105 | 57 | 48 | 10 | 10 | 3.5 | 23.5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,103 | 99.9% | 31 | 6.5% | 67 | 44 | 0.7 | 92.9 | 3.9 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 98 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | 31 | NO | 3 | — | 23 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 205 | 100.0% | 5 | 5.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 102 | — | 453 | 246 | 207 | 39 | 50 | 20.5 | 109.5 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 222 | 159 | — | — | — | 64 | 19 | 23 | 235 | 30 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
97 career value over replacement — #1201 all-time of 4,695. 19.4/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #244 (Rd 7) · NO · 2019 · +52.6 vs expected KV-H
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6 seasons · peak 4.0 in 2022
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
1.0 career wins over 6 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2022 · +0.3 wins
Latest season · 2025 · +0.2 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#54 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | NO | 7 | 0* | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 27 | NO | 15 | 9* | 67 | 34 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 7.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 28 | ATL | 17 | 16* | 107 | 67 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 29 | ATL | 17 | 17* | 138 | 72 | 66 | 8 | 16 | 5.0 | 29.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 30 | ATL | 17 | 17* | 105 | 57 | 48 | 10 | 10 | 3.5 | 23.5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 2026 | 31 | NO | 3 | — | 23 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 76 | 453 | 246 | 207 | 39 | 50 | 20.5 | 109.5 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24 | NO | 3 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 47 | 55.3% |
| 2020 | 25 | NO | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 5 | 0.5% | 276 | 64.9% |
| 2021 | 26 | NO | 13 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 191 | 22.7% | 279 | 77.8% |
| 2022 | 27 | NO | 17 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 630 | 54.1% | 278 | 59.8% |
| 2023 | 28 | ATL | 17 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 1,082 | 95.0% | 5 | 0.9% |
| 2024 | 29 | ATL | 17 | 17* | — | 0.0% | 1,095 | 98.3% | 36 | 8.1% |
| 2025 | 30 | ATL | 17 | 17* | — | 0.0% | 1,103 | 99.9% | 31 | 6.5% |
| 2026 | 31 | NO | 3 | — | — | 0.0% | 205 | 100.0% | 5 | 5.3% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | NO | 13 | 0* | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 118.7 | 4.1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 27 | NO | 17 | 9* | 31 | 19 | 0.6 | 76.8 | 5.0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 28 | ATL | 17 | 16* | 54 | 39 | 0.7 | 90.1 | 3.7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 29 | ATL | 17 | 17* | 60 | 48 | 0.8 | 97.0 | 4.7 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 60 | 7 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 30 | ATL | 17 | 17* | 67 | 44 | 0.7 | 92.9 | 3.9 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 98 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Career | 81 | 59* | 222 | 159 | — | — | — | 64 | 19 | 23 | 235 | 30 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.
| Home / Away | G |
|---|---|
| Home | 9 |
| Away | 11 |
| Wins / Losses | G |
|---|---|
| Wins | 9 |
| Losses | 11 |
| Regular season / Postseason | G |
|---|---|
| Regular season | 20 |
| By opponent | G |
|---|---|
| vs ARI | 1 |
| vs BAL | 1 |
| vs BUF | 1 |
| vs CAR | 2 |
| vs DET | 1 |
| vs IND | 1 |
| vs LA | 1 |
| vs LV | 1 |
| vs MIA | 1 |
| vs MIN | 1 |
| vs NE | 1 |
| vs NO | 2 |
| By month | G |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| September | 7 |
| October | 3 |
| November | 5 |
| December | 4 |
| Division games | G |
|---|---|
| Division | 6 |
| Non-division | 14 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 70.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 98%
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| vs NYJ | 1 |
| vs SEA | 1 |
| vs SF | 1 |
| vs TB | 2 |
| vs WAS | 1 |