Hawk Item – – Did not have senior football season in the fall . . . joined program as a walk-on.
2022 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten . . . Hayden Fry Award, special teams . . . 2022 – – Listed as first team long snapper following spring practice . . . saw action in all 13 games . . . handled all deep snaps in 7-3 opening win over South Dakota State, while also recording one solo tackle on punt coverage . . . handled all deep snaps in 10-7 loss to Iowa State . . . handled all deep snaps in 27-0 win over Nevada, and also recorded one assisted tackle on punt coverage . . . handled all deep snaps in 27-10 win at Rutgers . . . handled all deep snaps in 27-14 loss to #4 Michigan . . . handled all deep snaps in 9-6 loss at Illinois . . . handled all deep snaps in 54-10 loss at #2 Ohio State . . . handled all deep snaps in 33-13 win over Northwestern . . . handled all deep snaps in 24-3 win at Purdue . . . handled all deep snaps in 24-10 win over Wisconsin . . . handled all deep snaps in 13-10 win at Minnesota . . . handled all deep snaps in 24-17 loss to Nebraska . . . handled all deep snaps in 21-0 Music City Bowl win over Kentucky.
2021 Honors – – Next Man In Award, special teams . . . 2021 – – Saw first action of career in 27-17 win at #9 Iowa State . . . successfully handled PAT snaps following three touchdowns and successful field goals of 51 and 22 yards . . . handled all deep snaps in 30-7 win over Kent State . . . handled all deep snaps in 24-14 win over Colorado State . . . handled all deep snaps in 51-14 win at Maryland, while adding one solo tackle on special teams . . . handled all deep snaps in 23-20 win over #4 Penn State . . . handled all deep snaps in 24-7 loss to Purdue . . . handled all deep snaps in 27-7 loss at Wisconsin . . . handled all deep snaps in 17-12 win at Northwestern . . . handled all deep snaps in 27-22 win over Minnesota . . . handled all deep snaps in 33-23 win over Illinois . . . handled all deep snaps in 28-21 win at Nebraska . . . handled all deep snaps in 42-3 loss to #2 Michigan . . . one solo tackle on special teams . . . handled all deep snaps in 20-17 Citrus Bowl loss to #22 Kentucky.
High school honors – – Earned second-team all-conference honors as a sophomore and junior . . . Career – – Four-year football letterman as quarterback, wide receiver, safety, and long snapper . . . completed 60-127 pass attempts for 798 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior, while rushing 55 times for 383 yards and seven touchdowns . . . also had five receptions for 48 yards and on defense collected 25 tackles and one interception . . . completed 9-25 pass attempts for 149 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore, while rushing for 185 yards and three touchdowns and grabbing nine receptions for 81 yards and two scores . . . 26 tackles and five interceptions and a fumble recovery on defense . . . team captain as a junior and senior . . . also four-year letterman in baseball and hockey as a prep . . . earned second-team all-conference honors in baseball as a sophomore . . . named to hockey first-team all-state tournament team as a sophomore as team placed second in state . . . earned first-team all-conference honors as a junior.
Personal – – Born 6/27/02 . . . open major . . . named to A Honor Roll as a prep . . . parents are Dana and Mike Elkin . . . high school coach was Steve Jung.