#83

Jonah Elliss

Former defensive end at Utah. 2023: 11.5 sacks, 15.5 tackles for loss, 37 tackles.

DE · Utah · Jr. · #83

6′2″ · 246 lb · Moscow, ID

CFB Index 78 · #56 of 418 edge rushersMedium confidenceConsensus AADenver — drafted 2024, Rd 3, Pick 12, #76 overall

On production he ranks #56 of 418 edge rushers; on reputation he is a consensus All-American. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

3★

LB recruit

No. 1073 nationally · Signed with Utah

Statement game10 tackles · 5 TFL · 3.5 sacksvs UCLA (FBS) · W 14-7

Top 0.1% tackles for loss game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive end at Utah. 2023: 11.5 sacks, 15.5 tackles for loss, 37 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Utah in 2021.
Drafted round 3 by the Denver in 2024.
Named All-America (FWAA) in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Utah, 16 sacks, a Consensus All-American season (2023) — drafted at #76 overall by Denver.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20218 games

Signed with Utah3-star out of Moscow

20239 games

All-Americafirst · 4 selectors
All-Pac-12First Team

2024

Drafted by Denverround 3, pick 76

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1073 national

CFB

College

Utah

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #76

Denver · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

5 honors · 2 categories

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ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2023)

3 first-team selectors

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ALL-PAC-12 · 1ST TEAM

All-Pac-12 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2023

Kyle Whittingham

Utah

Played his entire career under Kyle Whittingham.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DenverEntering 3rd NFL season

#76Rd 3 · Pick 12

DenverEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 28-13 over that span.

2021Utah10-4HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning

2022Utah10-4HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning

2023Utah8-5HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

78All-Conference level #56 of 418?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (100th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (99th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#7 / 2842 · 100th pct

11.5

Tackles for loss#26 / 2842 · 99th pct

15.5

QB hurries#369 / 2842 · 83rd pct

Passes defended#512 / 2842 · 78th pct

Solo tackles#928 / 2842 · 66th pct

Tackles#983 / 2842 · 65th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Morgan Scalley

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Consensus All-American

First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

78 · #56 of 418 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #56 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2023

AP—

FWAA1st

AFCA—

WCFF1st

SN1st

SI—

Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Utah	37	22	15.5	11.5	3	--	--
2022	Utah	26	15	6.0	3.0	--	--	--
2021	Utah	16	9	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		79	46	22.5	15.5	3	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2023

W 14–7

vs UCLA

10 TOT · 5 SOLO · 3 SACKS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With J. Bouwmeester — 44 AVG · 6 IN 20 · 54 LONG · N. Johnson — 117 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 35.4 · 2 rush yds (14 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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 UCLA	10	5	5.0	3.5	—	0	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 5	L 7-21@ 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@ 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@ Washington	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		37	22	15.5	11.5	—	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology