He is the son of former Detroit Lions defensive tackle Luther Elliss and has three brothers that also play football: Kaden, Christian, and Noah.
[1] He was named the Inland Empire League Player of the Year as a senior.
[2] Elliss was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Utah.
[3] Elliss played in all 14 of the Utah Utes games during his freshman season and recorded 15 tackles.
[10] In Denver's Wild Card loss against the Buffalo Bills, Elliss suffered a fractured scapula.