Bears select LB Keyshaun Elliott with 166th pick in 2026 NFL Draft

Bears select LB Keyshaun Elliott with 166th pick in 2026 NFL Draft

The Chicago Bears have selected Arizona State linebacker Keyshaun Elliott with the 166th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, adding another piece to Dennis Allen's defense.

Elliott, who measures 6-foot-1 and 233 pounds, started 38 games at the collegiate level between New Mexico State and Arizona State. He totaled 98 tackles and seven sacks last season for the Sun Devils, which earned him. All-Big 12 honors. Elliott has good instincts and was a team captain, but he does need to improve in coverage.

The Bears got another great value pick with Elliott, who The Athletic's Dane Brugler had ranked 83rd overall and with a third-round grade, and Chicago gets him in the back half of the fifth round.

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This is the second pick Chicago received in their Day 3 trade with the , where the Bears moved up in the fourth round to select cornerback Malik Muhammad. It was a fourth- and fifth-round pick swap between the teams.