When 278 tackles, 47 tackles for loss and 17 sacks aren't enough to get you on the NFL's radar, you take matters into your own hands.
Last winter Kaden Elliss waited for the phone call that would send him to the Senior Bowl or the Shrine Game or the NFLPA Game. Instead, after being listed as an alternate at multiple senior all-star games and getting snubbed from the NFL Scouting Combine, Elliss remained undeterred. He continued working out on his own and with former Vandal punter T.J. Conley in Spokane, preparing for his next opportunity.