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Jonah Elliss Picked In Third Round of 2024 NFL Draft By Denver

by Utah Athletics
Apr 26, 2024

DETROIT – Former University of Utah Football defensive end Jonah Elliss has been picked 76th overall and in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos. Elliss is Utah's second pick in this year's draft.

He joins his father and current Utah defensive tackles coach, Luther Elliss, in the Utah record books as an NFL draft pick after Luther was picked in the first round (20th overall) to the Detroit Lions.

He is the first defensive lineman from the Utes drafted since 2020, the highest drafted since 2013 and the ninth defensive lineman taken in the Kyle Whittingham era. He is now the sixth player in program history drafted by Denver.  

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN IN THE NFL DRAFT: WHITTINGHAM ERA
2024: Jonah Elliss, 3rd Round (76th overall), Denver
2020: Leki Fotu, 4th Round (114th overall), Arizona
2020: Bradlee Anae, 5th Round (179th overall), Dallas
2020: John Penisini, 6th Round (197th overall), Detroit
2018: Kylie Fitts, 6th Round (181st overall), Chicago
2017: Pita Taumoepenu, 6th Round (202nd overall), San Francisco
2013: Star Lotulelei, 1st Round (14th overall), Carolina
2013: Joe Kruger, 7th Round (212th overall), Philadelphia
2007: Paul Soliai, 4th Round (108th overall), Miami

JONAH ELLISS | DEFENSIVE END
Hometown: Moscow, Idaho
High School: No. 1 recruit in the state of Idaho out of Moscow Senior HS.
Utah Awards: 2023 Consensus All-American; two-time All-Pac-12 selection; 2023 finalist for the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year, the Lombardi Award, the Lott IMPACT Trophy and the Ted Hendricks Award.
Career Games at Utah: 35 games played, 18 starts

2023 Quick Hits: Started in 10 games at defensive end before his season-ending injury, recording 37 tackles that included 16.0 TFL and 12.0 sacks.

  • Was leading the Power Five in sacks (12.0) at the time of his injury.
  • Had at least 2.0 TFL in five games and at least 2.0 sacks in four.
  • His 5.0 TFL against UCLA tied for the fourth-most in program history and were the most by a Pac-12 player since 2021.
  • Two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, also earning national honors from Walter Camp after his performance against UCLA.

2022 Quick Hits: Played in 11 games with eight starts, racking up 26 tackles (6.0 TFL), two forced fumbles and two recoveries.

  • Season-high four stops that included 1.5 sacks against Stanford.
  • Had a forced fumble and a recovery with two tackles against Arizona.

2021 Quick Hits: Played in all 14 games as a true freshman, originally beginning his career at Utah as a linebacker.

  • Had 15 stops on the season (1.0 sack) and two fumble recoveries.
  • Recorded his first sack as a Ute against Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship game.
     

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UTES DRAFTED IN 2024
Cole Bishop, 2nd Round (60th overall), Buffalo
Jonah Elliss, 3rd Round (76th overall), Denver

 

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