Player Dossier

2019-2023

Ole Miss

DeShawn Gaddie Jr.

CB • 6'1" • 190 lbs • Arlington, TX, USA

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DeShawn Gaddie Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.6 disruption score.

Usage / Role

8%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

21

Developing production for a corner

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Reliability

14

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

37

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · North Texas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
North Texas • Ole Miss
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UTEP

Player Story

DeShawn Gaddie Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a cornerback from Arlington, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with North Texas and Ole Miss. The clearest part of DeShawn Gaddie Jr.'s career was...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8625

East · Akron, OH

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Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

DeShawn Gaddie Jr., CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · North Texas. DeShawn Gaddie Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.6 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
143
TFL
2
QB hurries
3
Passes defended
20

Quick Answers

DeShawn Gaddie Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
Ole Miss · CB
Career Tackles
143
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 41 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · North Texas
Top game
UTEP
Recruit profile
3-star · East
High school pipeline
East · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 9 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank
9 tackles · CB 238th (top 58%) · SEC 313th (top 51%) · National 2,892nd (top 49%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonNorth Texas33-0--036.6
2020 PostseasonNorth Texas92-0--025.4
2020 Regular SeasonNorth Texas9250.50-2025.4
2021 PostseasonNorth Texas126-0--032.8
2021 Regular SeasonNorth Texas12511.50-6032.8
2022 Regular SeasonNorth Texas1147-0310055.6
2023 Regular SeasonOle Miss69-0-209.5

Related Context

DeShawn Gaddie Jr. played CB for North Texas and Ole Miss. Across 5 tracked seasons, DeShawn Gaddie Jr. recorded 143 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with North Texas.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

North Texas paired 13 primary output with 29.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 9.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across North Texas, Ole Miss.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: LSU

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Regular Season · Ole Miss

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

9.6

Usage

0.9

Consistency

5.6

Best Game by takeover score

LSU

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Mercer: 0. Tulane: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. LSU: 2. Arkansas: 0. Texas A&M: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Mercer: 1 by 4.2. Tulane: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 2 by 8.3. LSU: 2 by 28.3. Arkansas: 1 by 4.2. Texas A&M: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

First Half0 · Games = 3 · -0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.7 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

LSU

Best efficiency game

28.3 vs LSU

Result
Sat 11/4vs Texas A&MW 38-3521000
Sat 10/7vs ArkansasW 27-2010000
Sat 9/30vs LSUSplash gameW 55-4921002
Sat 9/16vs Georgia TechW 48-2321000
Sat 9/9@ TulaneW 37-2011000
Sat 9/2vs MercerW 73-711000

Player Story

DeShawn Gaddie Jr. story

DeShawn Gaddie Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a cornerback from Arlington, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with North Texas and Ole Miss. The clearest part of DeShawn Gaddie Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 143 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 20 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. His career also includes 9 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives DeShawn Gaddie Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    North Texas

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Ole Miss

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonNorth Texas04.20.7
2020 PostseasonNorth Texas4.517.54.64.5
2020 Regular SeasonNorth Texas4.517.54.60
2021 PostseasonNorth Texas7.526.143
2021 Regular SeasonNorth Texas7.526.140
2022 Regular SeasonNorth Texas1329.645.5
2023 Regular SeasonOle Miss29.60.9-11

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UTEP

Week 15 · W 45-43 · Conference game

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

79.4 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.

#2

@ Rice

Week 9 · W 30-24 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

67.2 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.

#3

@ Western Kentucky

Week 9 · W 40-13 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

59.7 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.

#4

@ Memphis

Week 4 · L 34-44

2

Havoc Plays

58.3 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.

#5

vs UTSA

Week 13 · W 45-23 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

52.5 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · North Texas

13 primary output · 29.6 efficiency · 4 usage

55.6

#2

2019 Regular Season · North Texas

36.6

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · North Texas

32.8

7.5 primary · 26.1 efficiency · 4 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

8

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games