The Baltimore Ravens were poised to have arguably the best secondary in the NFL heading into the 2020 season with three Pro Bowlers leading the way. When they released seven-time Pro Bowl safety Earl Thomas just before the season and only one year into a four-year deal worth $55 million, the responsibility for replacing him in the starting lineup fell on the shoulders of DeShon Elliott.
Not much was known about the 2018 sixth-round pick out of Texas who had spent most of his first two seasons in the league on injured reserve. He suffered a broken forearm in the preseason of his rookie year and a knee injury limited him to just six games in his second.