S · Pittsburgh Steelers · week 7 vs New Orleans Saints · Sun Oct 25 · 9:30 AM ET
DeShon Elliott
CLASS 2018 · R6 P190
EXP 8 seasons
AGE 29-31
DEPTH SS2
As of week 7, DeShon Elliott was an SAF for PIT, age 29.4, 8 seasons of experience, drafted in round 6. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart. Before 2026 he played 81 games (postseason included) over 7 seasons. His injury history held 16 episodes (concussion 3, knee 3, ankle 2), 5 of them reaching OUT, 6 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a knee injury in 2025 week 9.
The full read
In short
DeShon Elliott is listed at strong safety for PIT. He has a knee injury. This week he practised in full every day the report covers. His team has listed him Questionable. We called him PLAY in week 6 and he did not play.
What the reports say
our calls for this week are for members
The reports, quoted
What was reported
Source
1
“safety DeShon Elliott and running back Rico Dowdle are listed as questionable. Elliott remains on injured reserve, but his window to return is open, and it seems very possible that he will play this week.”
Steelers Depot · 2026-10-23
2
“Wide receiver Ben Skowronek and corner Brandin Echols are listed as out for Week 7”
Steelers Depot · 2026-10-23
3
“This could be a sign that the Steelers will get DeShon Elliott back after he missed the first six games due to a knee injury.”
Behind The Steel Curtain · 2026-10-21
4
“With Pittsburgh releasing veteran safety Rayshawn Jenkins earlier in the day”
Behind The Steel Curtain · 2026-10-21
5
“Steelers safety DeShon Elliott also logged his second straight full practice as he hopes to return to the team's 53-man roster from injured reserve.”
Behind The Steel Curtain · 2026-10-22
6
“DC Patrick Graham did not even make clear that he will start when he returns”
Steelers Depot · 2026-10-20
7
“Safety DeShon Elliott (knee) remains on injured reserve but practiced fully.”
Steelers Depot · 2026-10-21
His team's word: Questionable
This is the TEAM'S OWN ANNOUNCEMENT, not a reading of ours. His team filed him on the injury report and we are restating it so the record is complete. There is nothing early about repeating an announcement — what we say ahead of one is on the week's page. Source: his team's reserve list (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended).
Practice this week
Fri
Thu
Wed
FPdated Fri Oct 23
FPdated Fri Oct 23
FPdated Fri Oct 23
Shape of the week: steady. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.
Stats, with ranges
fewer than 2 games this season
Missed while on the injury report
Season
Weeks on the report
Missed while listed
2026
2
2
Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2026 · wk 5
knee
3
Out
2025 · wk 9
knee
1
—
2025 · wk 7
Not injury related
1
Questionable
2025 · wk 2
knee
3
Out
2024 · wk 15
hamstring
3
Out
2024 · wk 8
back
1
—
2024 · wk 4
quad
1
—
2023 · wk 19
calf
1
Questionable
2023 · wk 15
concussion
2
Out
2023 · wk 5
groin
1
—
2023 · wk 4
ankle
1
Questionable
2022 · wk 16
shoulder
3
Out
2022 · wk 14
ankle
1
—
2022 · wk 11
concussion
1
Questionable
2022 · wk 8
hand
2
Out
2021 · wk 4
quad
3
Questionable
2021 · wk 3
concussion
1
Questionable
2020 · wk 13
knee
1
Questionable
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 18 episodes · 30 weeks on a report · same site more than once: knee ×4
2020
knee · 1w
2021
quad · 3wconcussion · 1w
2022
shoulder · 3wankle · 1wconcussion · 1whand · 2w
2023
concussion · 2wgroin · 1wankle · 1w
2024
hamstring · 3wback · 1wquad · 1w
2025
knee · 1wNot injury related · 1wknee · 3w
2026
knee · 3w
Weeks 1–18
ruled out
questionable
listed, and played
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status. One that began after week 18 is in the table above and not drawn here.
Our past calls vs what happened
Wk 5PLAY 84% ✗ missbefore his team said anything; did not play
Wk 6PLAY 84% ✗ missbefore his team said anything; did not play
Wk 7not ourshis club's word, restated
Season on him: 0 of 2 graded calls of ours right. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.
The rest of his team's report this week
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Sebastian Joseph-Day
DE
DNP
team's word
—
Jack Driscoll
OT
UNK
team's word
—
Brandin Echols
CB
DNP
team's word
Out
Ben Skowronek
WR
DNP
team's word
Out
Donte Kent
CB
UNK
team's word
—
Gennings Dunker
G
UNK
team's word
—
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 7
Role
SAF2
Season
2026 · no games on file through wk 6
Career
7 seasons · 81 games before 2026
Injuries
16 episodes · last: knee, 2025 wk 9
Bio
age 29.4 · 8 seasons' experience · drafted round 6
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.