DeShon
Elliott
S
#25
DeShon Elliott
Pittsburgh SteelersHeight : 6' 0" · Weight : 210 lbs · Age : 29
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 38 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 108 | 73 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2023 | Miami Dolphins | 15 | 82 | 53 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 96 | 73 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Baltimore Ravens | 6 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 80 | 51 | 29 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Baltimore Ravens | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Pittsburgh Steelers payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 6.08 M$
- Average per year
- 6.25 M$
- Total value
- 12.5 M$
- Seasons left
- 2 · through 2027
- Status
- Injured reserve
2026
6.08 M$
Not guaranteed
2027
6.25 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2025 Safeties
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular safeties: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
38
4th percentile
Interceptions
1
43th percentile
Passes defended
2
9th percentile
Targets in coverage
19
Yards allowed
121 yd
Yards allowed per target
6.4 yd
90th percentile
Passer rating allowed
46.2
99th percentile
Missed tackle rate
7.3 %
68th percentile
Tackles for loss
1
23th percentile
Defensive snaps
281
0th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.1
Games
9
WAR 2025
0.1
Games played
5
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (-3)
- 2022-0.7 WAR · -0.050 per game
- 2023-0.7 WAR · -0.047 per game
- 20240.7 WAR · 0.047 per game
- 20250.1 WAR · 0.020 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
-3 · 28 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
80
Very good
- COV
- Coverage
- 81
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 72
- TCK
- Tackling
- 96
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 75
Why these ratings?Hide details
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- BAL — Ball skills : Ball carrier: fumbles avoided. Defender: interceptions and passes defended
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Tkl | INT | PD | Yds/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PIT | 5 | 0.1 | 94 | 80 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 6.4 |
| 2024 | PIT | 15 | 0.7 | 92 | 76 | 96 | 1 | 6 | 5.2 |
| 2023 | MIA | 15 | -0.7 | 4 | 56 | 75 | 1 | 7 | 12.8 |
| 2022 | DET | 14 | -0.7 | 9 | 53 | 88 | 1 | 3 | 14.5 |
| 2021 | BAL | 6 | -0.1 | 39 | 48 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 12.3 |
DeShon Elliott in five questions
What are DeShon Elliott's stats in 2025?
DeShon Elliott has 1 interception and 2 passes defensed in 5 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is DeShon Elliott?
DeShon Elliott is 29 years old. He is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 209 lb (95 kg).
How good is DeShon Elliott?
DeShon Elliott produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025. His PAL rating is 94 out of 100: elite for his position.
What number does DeShon Elliott wear, and what team does he play for?
DeShon Elliott plays for Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL, at S, and wears number 25.
What is DeShon Elliott's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.1 WAR in 2026, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
