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Desman Stephens II

LB · USC

Desman Stephens II

LB · #8 · USC

Profile

Measurements: 6'3" · 250 lb
Seasons: 3
Recruiting: ★★★★☆ · 0.8975
Class rank: #388 · 2024
Hometown: Clarkston, MI
High school: Clarkston

Returning player.

Career

vs Power 4 · 22 games

Defense126 TOT · 80 SOLO · 7.5 TFL · 0.5 SACKS · 2 QB HUR · 2 PD · 0 TD

Interceptions1 INT · 42 YDS · 0 TD

2026

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−0.5

−1.5

−1

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Passes defended

@ Rutgers

Oregon

Washington

@ Penn State

@ Wisconsin

Ohio State

@ Indiana

Maryland

@ UCLA

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Fixtures still to play are faint — an empty column under a bold or plain opponent is a game he did not appear in. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

vs Power 4 · 5 games

Defense35 TOT · 21 SOLO · 3.5 TFL · 0.5 SACKS · 0 QB HUR · 2 PD · 0 TD

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS	PD
9	vs Ohio State	W 30–18	9	5	1	0	0
8	@ Wisconsin	L 7–24	8	6	1.5	0	1
6	@ Penn State	W 31–23	9	4	0.5	0	0
4	vs Oregon	L 27–41	2	2	0	0	0
3	@ Rutgers	W 42–35	7	4	0.5	0.5	1

2025

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−2

−1

TCU *

@ Purdue

Michigan State

@ Illinois

Michigan

@ Notre Dame

@ Nebraska

Northwestern

Iowa

@ Oregon

UCLA

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

vs Power 4 · 10 games

Defense80 TOT · 52 SOLO · 3 TFL · 0 SACKS · 1 QB HUR · 0 PD · 0 TD

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	QB HUR
17	vs TCU *	L 27–30	6	5	2	0
14	vs UCLA	W 29–10	6	6	0	0
13	@ Oregon	L 27–42	17	11	1	0
12	vs Iowa	W 26–21	7	2	0	0
10	@ Nebraska	W 21–17	10	5	0	0
8	@ Notre Dame	L 24–34	10	6	0	0
7	vs Michigan	W 31–13	5	5	0	1
5	@ Illinois	L 32–34	9	4	0	0
4	vs Michigan State	W 45–31	5	4	0	0
3	@ Purdue	W 33–17	5	4	0	0

2024

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−1

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Interceptions

LSU *

USC *

@ Michigan

Wisconsin

@ Minnesota

Penn State

@ Maryland

Rutgers

@ Washington

Nebraska

@ UCLA

Notre Dame

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

vs Power 4 · 7 games

Defense11 TOT · 7 SOLO · 1 TFL · 0 SACKS · 1 QB HUR · 0 PD · 0 TD

Interceptions1 INT · 42 YDS · 0 TD

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	QB HUR
17	vs USC *	L 31–35	3	2	0	0
13	@ UCLA	W 19–13	0	0	0	1
12	vs Nebraska	W 28–20	1	0	0	0
10	@ Washington	L 21–26	2	1	0	0
9	vs Rutgers	W 42–20	2	2	0	0
8	@ Maryland	L 28–29	2	2	1	0
7	vs Penn State	L 30–33	1	0	0	0

Interceptions

Wk	Opponent	Result	INT	YDS	TD
7	vs Penn State	L 30–33	1	42	0

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