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NE · LILB · #53

Christian Elliss

StarterQuestionable

As of Oct 14, 5:16 PM ET

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Christian Elliss is the starting LILB for the New England Patriots. Currently listed Questionable.

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Christian Elliss this week

The New England Patriots play next in Week 6, at home against the New York Jets on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Christian Elliss is listed as the starter at LILB going into that game.

At LILB for the New England Patriots, Darius Muasau and Namdi Obiazor are next in line behind him.

Christian Elliss's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 45-17 vs LV (Oct 11); W 29-26 at BUF (Oct 4); L 6-35 at JAX (Sep 27).

Christian Elliss wears No. 53, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 2", 231 lbs, has 5 years of NFL experience, came out of Idaho.

Is Christian Elliss playing this week?

Christian Elliss is listed Questionable and may not start (updated Oct 14, ESPN).

NE LILB Depth

1Christian EllissStarter
2Darius Muasau
3Namdi Obiazor

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Age
27
Height
6' 2"
Weight
231
Experience
5 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026NE5171100
    2025NE15370003
    2024NE143911.515
    2023NE8152000
    2022PHI290000
    2021PHI120000
    Career6 yrs4511942.518

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    17
    +0.9/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    1
    +0.2/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    6
    Games
    45
    Tackles
    119

    #30 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Christian Elliss is rated 68 (Depth): production and role rank 116th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 39% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production
    On-field production
    50th percentile
    Beats 50% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 15 games
    2026 + 2025 · 942 snaps
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Wvs LVTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 45-17

    Oct 4W@ BUFTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 29-26

    Sep 27L@ JAXTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 6-35

    Sep 20Wvs PITTKL 6
    TKL
    6
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 20-3

    Sep 9L@ SEATKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 10-13

    Christian Elliss's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Christian Elliss plays 95% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share95%

    College

    Idaho