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DeShon Elliott
Steelers logoPittsburgh Steelers

DeShon Elliott

Sposition#25jersey29age6' 0"height210lbs9 yrsexperienceTexascollege
At a glance

DeShon Elliott is a safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 25). In 2 games of the 2026 season: 2 tackles, 0 sacks. Snap share in Week 8: 34% of defensive snaps.

Is DeShon Elliott playing this week?

DeShon Elliott is not on the current injury report. The Pittsburgh Steelers play next on the road at the Cincinnati Bengals on Sun, Nov 15, 8:20 PM ET (Week 10), on NBC.

What are DeShon Elliott's stats this season?

In 2 games of the 2026 season, DeShon Elliott has 2 tackles, 0 sacks.

What team does DeShon Elliott play for?

DeShon Elliott plays safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers, wearing No. 25. DeShon Elliott is 29 years old, 6' 0", 210 lbs. College: Texas. League experience: 9 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “DeShon Elliott 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/deshon-elliott (updated 2026-11-10).

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DeShon ElliottPittsburgh Steelers · #25
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · safeties

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades safeties with at least 135 defensive snaps this season. Elliott has 43, 92 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Snap %Tkl/gPDINTTFL
  • Snap %34%
  • Tkl/g2 tkl
  • PD0 PD
  • INT0 INT
  • TFL0 TFL
Small sample · 43 of 135 defensive snapsMethod2 games43 defensive snapsweeks 1–9peer group 96 qualified · min. 135 defensive snapsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 20 min agoGlossary →

Elliott is under the 135-defensive snaps minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 96 qualified safeties.

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Snap share

Defense and special teams, by week
33%19 snapsWk 7 · NO
34%24 snapsWk 8 · CLE

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Steelers · signed 2025 · 2 years, through 2026$6.3M a year
Total
$12.5M
Guaranteed
$7.2M
Share of cap at signing
2.2%
57% of the value guaranteed
85th paid37th in snapspercentiles among 398 DBs under contract, 2026
  1. 2025Steelers · Extension2 yrs · $12.5M · $6.3M/yrActive
  2. 2024Steelers · UFA2 yrs · $6.0M · $3.0M/yrExtended
  3. 2023Dolphins · UFA1 yrs · $1.8M · $1.8M/yrExpired
  4. 2022Lions · UFA1 yrs · $1.1M · $1.1M/yrExpired
  5. 2018Ravens · Drafted4 yrs · $2.6M · $654K/yrExpired

Game log

Defense
WeekOpponentResultTklSoloSacksTFLPDQB hits
7 Oct 25@ Saints logoNOW 16-10110000
8 Nov 1vs Browns logoCLEW 27-6110000
Season220000

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vsEvan WilliamsGB · 76 tacklesvsJeremy ChinnLV · 66 tacklesvsQuentin LakeLAR · 63 tacklesvsBudda BakerARI · 62 tacklesvsKyle HamiltonBAL · 60 tacklesvsJessie Bates IIIJAX · 60 tacklesvsJoshua MetellusMIN · 58 tacklesvsXavier WattsATL · 58 tackles
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Safeties in his range

Same position · nearest by grade · AFC North first
AFC NorthKyle DuggerBengals logoCIN · S10tkl1PD—No gradeAFC NorthRuss YeastBengals logoCIN · S6tkl0PD—No gradeAFC NorthBeau BradeBengals logoCIN · S0tkl0PD—No gradeAFCMike BrownPatriots logoNE · S10tkl0PD—No gradeAFCJalen HuskeyJaguars logoJAX · S3tkl0PD—No gradeLeagueDeMarcco HellamsFalcons logoATL · S14tkl1PD—No grade

More safeties on the Steelers

Jaquan BriskerS · 51 tkl · grade 66Robert Spears-JenningsS · 30 tkl · grade 34Sebastian CastroS · 0 tkl
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