
But he didn’t allow a touchdown and had one interception, which explains why his passer rating against was decent.

He yielded a 92.5 passer rating in his coverage area last season, compared to 118.5 for Eric Rowe, who wasn’t re-signed and is now in Carolina.Įlliott allowed 17 of 21 passes to be caught for 230 yards, a 13.5 average (too high). Pro Football Focus ranked him 44th of 88 safeties last season, including 43rd against the run. Though Elliott was part of a Lions secondary that permitted 4,179 passing yards (third most in the NFL), his metrics weren’t bad at all.
