The Denver Broncos have to be pleased with their rookie third-rounder.
rookie watch has largely fixated upon quarterback Bo Nix, but there are others who've flashed along the way. Outside linebacker Jonah Elliss made a particularly good impression on Broncos head coach Sean Payton during his professional debut last week in Indianapolis.
"He's taking on the run, his run fits and then developing his rush plan," Payton critiqued Elliss on Wednesday. "He was speed and then he had a counter in college, you saw it. Speed, speed with a spin and then it's adding power to that. It's developing his rush plan and certainly taking on the run, whether it's point of attack or backside.
"The skill level is like everyone is the best," Elliss said after Wednesday's practice. "It's like high school, everyone in high school is the best. Goes to college, now it's the best college players all in the NFL. It's like you're playing the best college team in the NFL, but it's even better because now everything's just one notch higher. So you could definitely tell there's a difference out there, but it was football.
"Honestly, it's something you developed as a player throughout the years," Elliss said of adding more pass rush moves. "From high school to now, it's something that I've been trying to work on, craft and really master. I'm nowhere near to mastering it yet, but it's like getting with Coach and really working the moves, working what you want to set up, how to set it up and whatnot.
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