Launch Ratings / player ID 13154

DeShon Elliott Madden 27 ratings

80 OVR Strong Safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Review identity, abilities and every numeric attribute published in the official launch snapshot.

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DATASETEA / M27

2,362

players in the official source snapshot

Edition: Launch Ratings
Checked: Aug 14, 2026
Source: Electronic Arts
Method: Visible math ↗

PLAYER FILE / SS

DeShon Elliott

Pittsburgh SteelersStrong Safety

80OVR

Position: Strong Safety
Archetype: Run Support - S
Jersey: #25
Height: 6′ 1″
Weight: 210 lb
Age: 29
Experience: 8 years
College: Texas

RATINGS CONTEXT

How this player compares

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This is a descriptive comparison of EA's launch ratings, not a forecast. OVR uses competition rank; ties share a rank. Percentiles use each tied value's mid-rank, while medians and IQRs describe the comparison cohort.

SS OVR

#20of 104

Mid-rank percentile: 80.77%
Cohort median: 72
Cohort IQR: 11.25

Team OVR

#14of 74

Mid-rank percentile: 81.08%
Cohort median: 71.5
Cohort IQR: 11.75

Team SS OVR

#2of 3

Mid-rank percentile: 50%
Cohort median: 80
Cohort IQR: 8

POSITION-RELATIVE HIGHS

Attributes above the evidence gate

Requires at least the 85th mid-rank percentile, +5 versus the position median and an IQR of 3 or more.

Tackle84
Mid-rank
99.52%
Vs median
+15
IQR
9.5
Catching76
Mid-rank
87.98%
Vs median
+7
IQR
8
Pursuit84
Mid-rank
86.54%
Vs median
+8
IQR
7

POSITION-RELATIVE LOWS

Attributes below the evidence gate

Requires no more than the 20th mid-rank percentile and at least 5 points below the position median.

Agility78
Mid-rank
8.17%
Vs median
-5.5
IQR
6.25

CLOSEST ATTRIBUTE PROFILES

Nearby players in the same position

Candidates stay within 5 OVR, widening to 10 only when needed. Profile gap is the root-mean-square distance between shared position-attribute percentile vectors.

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