Early life
Elkin attended Neenah High School in Neenah, Wisconsin. During his Junior (education year), junior season, he led his team to the playoffs and a 5–6 record, throwing for 798 yards and rushing for 383 yards. Coming out of high school, Elkin held offers to play as a Division II quarterback, but committed to play college football as a long snapper for the Iowa Hawkeyes football, Iowa Hawkeyes, joining the team as a walk-on.College career
Elkin made his collegiate debut in week 2 of the 2021 season versus rival 2021 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Iowa State. Heading into the 2024 season, he was named to the Mannelly Award watch list, after being named all-academic Big Ten Conference, Big Ten the previous two seasons. For his performance during the 2024 season Elkin was named a AFCA All-American, as well as being named second-team all-Big Ten. He finished his collegiate career with six tackles in 53 games.Professional career
After not being selected in the 2025 NFL draft, Elkin signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent.References
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