Kevin Oestreicher: S DeShon Elliot
I’ve been a fan of Deshon Elliot ever since his days at the University of Texas and knew that when Baltimore drafted him in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft they got a steal. However, his NFL career has been marred by injuries that have kept him from the field.
Elliot has only played a total of six games over his two seasons in the league, but if he can stay fully healthy in 2020, he’s in line for a big role. The Ravens planned to use him in tandem with fellow safety Chuck Clark after Tony Jefferson went down with an injury, but that dream lasted just one game.
He’s a ball-hawking safety with very good instincts and can lay the boom on run plays. He flies to the ball and the ball seems to find him wherever he is on the field. Baltimore can use him in multiple ways, whether it be playing back deep or putting him in the box. He’s extremely versatile and his playstyle fits what the Ravens want to do on defense.I expect Elliot to be a big part of what Baltimore does on defense in 2020. He has plenty of talent, he just hasn’t been able to show it yet.