Jonah Elliss: DE · Utah · #83.
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Jonah Elliss
Turns pressure into sacks — pressures become finishes. Three seasons in the Utah defensive front to date. First career honor, 2023: All-America (Consensus). On tape: 10 tackles and 5 tackles for loss against UCLA, Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 15.5 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 this player by name this season.
The Salt Lake Tribune Nov 2
KJZZ Oct 29The Salt Lake Tribune Oct 27
KUTV Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-11vs Florida | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 20-13@ Baylor | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs Weber State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 14-7vs No. 22 UCLA | 10 | 5 | 5.0 | 3.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 7-21@ No. 19 Oregon State | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 7 | W 34-14vs California | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 8 | W 34-32@ No. 18 USC | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 55-3vs Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-35@ No. 5 Washington | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 22 | 15.5 | 11.5 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
31%12 sacksTFL rate
42%16 TFLHurry rate
8%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
79%12 of 14 pressures37 tackles · 15.5 for loss · 11.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 28-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
37.3%
328 pass / 551 run
Plays / game
67.6
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
350 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2023
First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #56 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2023
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
How it ended
Three seasons at Utah, 16 sacks, a Consensus All-American season (2023) — drafted at #76 overall by the Denver Broncos.
A stat line in 26 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2023)
3 first-team selectors
ALL-PAC-12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Pac-12 1st team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kyle Whittingham.
Next stop · NFL
Denver BroncosEntering 3rd NFL season
Denver BroncosEntering 3rd NFL season
