DeShon Elliott

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#25

Experience: 7 years

Height: 6-0

Age: 27

Weight: 210 lbs

College: Texas

2024 SEASON

Solo

38
SCK

0
FF

2
INT

1

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Year

Defense

Days

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF	INT
Mondays	1	7	5	2	1	0
Other Days (not Mon or Sun)	1	6	4	2	1	0
Sundays	9	49	29	20	3	1

Months

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF	INT
November	3	11	7	4	1	0
October	4	25	18	7	2	0
September	4	26	13	13	2	1

Opponents by Group

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF	INT
vs AFC Teams	7	38	24	14	1	0
vs NFC Teams	4	24	14	10	4	1
Outside Own Division	9	55	34	21	4	1
vs Own Division	2	7	4	3	1	0

Opponents by Team

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF	INT
Atlanta Falcons	1	4	1	3	2	1
Baltimore Ravens	1	1	0	1	0	0
Cleveland Browns	1	6	4	2	1	0
Dallas Cowboys	1	9	5	4	1	0
Denver Broncos	1	9	4	5	0	0
Indianapolis Colts	1	10	6	4	0	0
Las Vegas Raiders	1	6	5	1	0	0
New York Giants	1	7	5	2	1	0
New York Jets	1	3	3	0	0	0
Los Angeles Chargers	1	3	2	1	0	0
Washington Commanders	1	4	3	1	0	0

Outcomes

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Losses	3	25	15	10	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Wins	8	37	23	14	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0

Stadiums

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF	INT
Huntington Bank Field	1	6	4	2	1	0
Allegiant Stadium	1	6	5	1	0	0
Mercedes-Benz Stadium	1	4	1	3	2	1
Northwest Stadium	1	4	3	1	0	0
Lucas Oil Stadium	1	10	6	4	0	0
Acrisure Stadium	5	23	15	8	2	0
Empower Field at Mile High	1	9	4	5	0	0

Fumbles

Days

	G	FF	OPP FR
Mondays	1	0	0
Other Days (not Mon or Sun)	1	1	1
Sundays	9	1	2

Months

	G	FF	OPP FR
November	3	1	2
October	4	0	1
September	4	1	0

Opponents by Group

	G	FF	OPP FR
vs AFC Teams	7	2	3
vs NFC Teams	4	0	0
Outside Own Division	9	1	1
vs Own Division	2	1	2

Opponents by Team

	G	FF	OPP FR
Atlanta Falcons	1	0	0
Baltimore Ravens	1	0	1
Cleveland Browns	1	1	1
Dallas Cowboys	1	0	0
Denver Broncos	1	0	0
Indianapolis Colts	1	1	0
Las Vegas Raiders	1	0	1
New York Giants	1	0	0
New York Jets	1	0	0
Los Angeles Chargers	1	0	0
Washington Commanders	1	0	0

Outcomes

	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
Losses	3	0	0	2	0	1	0
Wins	8	0	0	0	0	2	0

Stadiums

	G	FF	OPP FR
Huntington Bank Field	1	1	1
Allegiant Stadium	1	0	1
Mercedes-Benz Stadium	1	0	0
Northwest Stadium	1	0	0
Lucas Oil Stadium	1	1	0
Acrisure Stadium	5	0	1
Empower Field at Mile High	1	0	0

Biography

PRO CAREER

Has played in 57 games (50 starts) over his six-year NFL career (Baltimore 2019-21; Detroit 2022; Miami 2023; Pittsburgh 2024)
Has registered 283 tackles (198 solo), 17 passes defensed, three interceptions, 12 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles, 11 quarterback hits and 3.5 sacks
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2019 (at Miami)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 1 of 2020 (vs. Cleveland)

PRO CAREER

Has played in 57 games (50 starts) over his six-year NFL career (Baltimore 2019-21; Detroit 2022; Miami 2023; Pittsburgh 2024)
Has registered 283 tackles (198 solo), 17 passes defensed, three interceptions, 12 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles, 11 quarterback hits and 3.5 sacks
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2019 (at Miami)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 1 of 2020 (vs. Cleveland)

2023 (DOLPHINS)

Played in 15 regular-season games (15 starts)
Registered 82 tackles (53 solo), one interception, seven passes defensed and one fumble recovery
Recorded season-high 13 tackles (eight solo) in his Dolphins debut in Week 1 at L.A. Chargers
Registered four tackles (three solo), one pass defensed and one fumble recovery in Week 2 at New England
Recorded 10 tackles (six solo), one pass defensed and one interception in Week 17 vs. Buffalo (intercepted QB Josh Allen in the end zone on 4th-and-2 in the final minute of the 1st quarter)

2022 (LIONS)

Played in 14 regular-season games (13 starts)
Registered 95 tackles (72 solo), one interception, three passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
Recorded season-high 12 tackles (10 solo), one pass defensed and one interception in Week 5 at New England
Recorded six tackles (three solo) and one forced fumble in Week 13 vs. Jacksonville (forced a fumble of RB Travis Etienne on the 2nd play from scrimmage, which was recovered by LB Alex Anzalone and led to a Lions TD)

2021 (RAVENS)

Started all six games in which he appeared, posting 23 tackles (19 solo), three tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, three QB hits and two passes defensed before suffering a season-ending injury in Week 9 vs. Minnesota
Helped Baltimore rank No. 1 in run defense (84.5 ypg)
Registered six tackles, including two tackles for less, before leaving the game with injury in the 34-31 overtime win in Week 9 vs. Minnnesota
Notched three tackles, 1.0 sack, one tackle for loss, two QB hits, his first-career interception and two passes defensed in the 34-6 win in Week 6 vs. L.A. Chargers, as Baltimore's defense posted a second-half shutout and limited the Chargers to a season-low 208 total yards and six points
Recorded seven tackles in Week 1 at Las Vegas
Helped hold the Raiders to 3-of-6 in red zone TD efficiency, limiting them to one FG, forcing one turnover on downs and making one interception inside the 20-yard line

2020 (RAVENS)

Played in 16 regular-season games (16 starts)
Registered a career-high 80 tackles (51 solo), 2.5 sacks, three tackles for loss, five QB hits, two forced fumbles and four passes defensed for the NFL's No. 2 scoring defense (18.9 ppg) and No. 2 third-down unit (34.0%)
Baltimore led the NFL with 25 forced fumbles
Made his postseason debut, recording four tackles (three solo) and a key third-down pass defensed in the fourth quarter of the 2020 Wild Card Playoff win at Tennessee
Baltimore limited Tennessee to 4-of-12 (33%) on third down and held Derrick Henry to 40 rushing yards on 18 carries (2.2 ypc)
Recorded seven tackles (five solo) and a pass defensed in the 47-42 win in Week 14 at Cleveland
Registered five tackles (two solo), 1.0 sack and two tackles for loss in the 27-3 win in Week 5 vs. Cincinnati
Collected four tackles and his first-career sack in the 33-16 win in Week 2 at Houston
Helped limit the Texans' offense to 5-of-14 (36%) on third down, en route to Baltimore's 14th-consecutive regular season victory
In his first-career NFL start, registered five tackles (two solo) in the season-opening win vs. Cleveland
Baltimore's defense limited the Browns to 0-for-3 on fourth down and 3-of-12 (25%) on third down

2019 (RAVENS)

Played in six regular-season games (no starts)
Missed the rest of the season after being placed on injured reserve on Oct. 15
Registered three tackles (three solo) and one pass defensed
Recorded three special teams tackles (three solo)

2018 (RAVENS)

Missed the entire season after being placed on injured reserve on Aug. 31

COLLEGE

Played in 31 games (13 starts) in three-year career at Texas (2015-17)
Registered 106 tackles (85 solo), 2.5 sacks, nine interceptions, 23 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries
Started all 12 games as a junior in 2017, recording 63 tackles (50 solo), 15 passes defensed, six interceptions and three forced fumbles
In 2017, his 127 return yards on six interceptions were the fourth-most in school history for a single season
Returned an interception for a career-long 43 yards vs. Baylor
In 2017, recorded first-career interception return for a TD (38 yards) at USC
Earned several honors his final season at Texas, including first-team All-American by AFCA, Associated Press, FWAA, The Sporting News and WCFF, first-team All-Big 12 by league's coaches and AP
Named Jim Thorpe Award finalist, awarded annually to the nation's best defensive back (2017)

PERSONAL

Prepped at Rockwall-Heath H.S. (Rockwall, Texas), where he was an All-State and two-time All-District honoree and a 2015 Under Armour All-America Game participant
As a senior, recorded 81 tackles, five passes defensed, three interceptions (one returned for TD), two tackles for loss and one forced fumble, despite missing two games
Also saw action on offense and special teams, catching 15 passes for 226 yards and three TDs and returning seven punts
Nickname is "The Joker"
Fan of the character and created a celebratory move inspired by the villain
Enjoys skateboarding and is a big movie buff
Majored in corporate communications at Texas

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