Last confirmed: Texas, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 210 lb · Rockwall, TX · Rockwall-Heath
DeShon Elliott: DB · Texas · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
DeShon Elliott
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Three seasons at Texas, two different head coaches: Charlie Strong and Tom Herman. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Kansas — Week 11, 2017.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
63 tackles. 9 passes defended. 6 interceptions. 8.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 41-51vs Maryland | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs San José State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-27@ No. 4 USC | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-7@ Iowa State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-34vs Kansas State | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-29vs No. 12 Oklahoma | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-13vs No. 10 Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-7@ Baylor | 8 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 7-24@ No. 10 TCU | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-27vs Kansas | 7 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-14@ No. 24 West Virginia | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-27vs Texas Tech | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Total | 63 | 50 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 6 | 9 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%9 pass breakupsInterceptions
6interceptionsTackle volume
63tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%8 TFL63 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 9 pass breakups · 6 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 6.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Herman
Pass share
49.7%
496 pass / 501 run
Plays / game
76.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
543 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
63 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas, 93 tackles — drafted at #190 overall by the Baltimore Ravens.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Charlie Strong → Tom Herman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Baltimore RavensEntering 9th NFL season
Baltimore RavensEntering 9th NFL season
