Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017Texas
DeShon Elliott
DB • 6'2" • 210 lbs • Rockwall, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
DeShon Elliott shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
65
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: USC
Player Story
DeShon Elliott built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive back from Rockwall, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of DeShon Elliott's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 16
- Overall
- No. 190
- NFL Team
- Baltimore Ravens
DeShon Elliott, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Texas. DeShon Elliott shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 93
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- Passes defended
- 13
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
DeShon Elliott quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · DB
- Career Tackles
- 93
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Texas
- Top game
- USC
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Rockwall-Heath · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Rockwall-Heath · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 6 · Pick 16 · Baltimore Ravens
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 63 tackles · DB 80th (top 10%) · Big 12 24th (top 6%) · National 411th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 49.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas | 9 | 30 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | 40.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 12 | 63 | 8.5 | 1.5 | - | 9 | 4 | 67.7 |
Related Context
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DeShon Elliott played DB for Texas. Across 3 tracked seasons, DeShon Elliott recorded 93 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Texas paired 25 primary output with 42.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 42.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: USC
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Texas
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.1
Efficiency
42.7
Usage
9.5
Consistency
49
Best Game by takeover score
USC
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 0. San José State: 0. USC: 5. Iowa State: 5. Kansas State: 3. Oklahoma: 0. Oklahoma State: 0.5. Baylor: 1.5. TCU: 2. Kansas: 3. West Virginia: 1. Texas Tech: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Maryland: 4 by 16.7. San José State: 1 by 4.2. USC: 7 by 79.2. Iowa State: 6 by 75. Kansas State: 6 by 55. Oklahoma: 6 by 25. Oklahoma State: 2 by 13.3. Baylor: 8 by 48.3. TCU: 5 by 40.8. Kansas: 7 by 59.2. West Virginia: 5 by 30.8. Texas Tech: 6 by 65
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.3 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
USC
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs USC
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Texas TechSplash game | L 23-27 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ West Virginia | W 28-14 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs KansasSplash game | W 42-27 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ TCUSplash game | L 7-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Baylor | W 38-7 | 8 | 7 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Oklahoma State | L 10-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Oklahoma | L 24-29 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Kansas StateSplash game | W 40-34 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/29 | @ Iowa StateSplash game | W 17-7 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | @ USCSplash game | L 24-27 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs San José State | W 56-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Maryland | L 41-51 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
DeShon Elliott story
DeShon Elliott built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive back from Rockwall, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of DeShon Elliott's career was his defensive production: 93 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 9 interceptions across 22 career games in the available record. That gives DeShon Elliott's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Texas
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas | 2 | 40 | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas | 9 | 25 | 4.8 | 7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 25 | 42.7 | 9.5 | 16 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ USC
Week 3 · L 24-27
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Iowa State
Week 5 · W 17-7 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Kansas
Week 12 · L 21-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#4
vs UTEP
Week 2 · W 41-7
2
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Kansas State
Week 6 · W 40-34 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Texas
25 primary output · 42.7 efficiency · 9.5 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Texas
49.3
2 primary · 40 efficiency · — usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Texas
40.7
9 primary · 25 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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