Player Dossier

2019-2024

LSU

Desmond Little

EDGE • 6'6" • 245 lbs • Prichard, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Desmond Little shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32 disruption score.

Usage Score

12

Efficiency

32

Consistency

48.7

Season Value

34.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · UAB

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
LSU • UAB
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UConn

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Desmond Little, EDGE. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · UAB. Desmond Little shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

UAB paired 16 primary output with 28.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 32 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across LSU, UAB.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UConn

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · UAB

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.7

Efficiency

32

Usage

12

Consistency

48.7

Best Game by takeover score

Rice

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. UL Monroe: 0. Arkansas: 2. Navy: 0.5. Tulane: 0. Army: 1. South Florida: 2. Tulsa: 4.5. UConn: 5. Memphis: 0. Rice: 1.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 32.5. UL Monroe: 5 by 20.8. Arkansas: 5 by 40.8. Navy: 4 by 21.7. Tulane: 1 by 4.2. Army: 5 by 30.8. South Florida: 5 by 40.8. Tulsa: 4 by 61.7. UConn: 3 by 62.5. Memphis: 2 by 8.3. Rice: 3 by 27.5

Split Comparison

Wins3 · n=2 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · n=8 · -1.7 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · n=6 · -1.7 vs Second Half
Second Half2.6 · n=5 · +1.7 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UConn

Best efficiency game

62.5 vs UConn

Result
Sat 11/23vs RiceW 40-14320.5001
Sun 11/17@ MemphisL 18-5321000
Sat 11/9vs UConn2+ sacks · Splash gameL 23-3133320
Sat 11/2vs TulsaSplash gameW 59-21432.5011
Sat 10/19@ South FloridaL 25-3551110
Sat 10/12@ ArmyL 10-4452001
Sat 10/5vs TulaneL 20-7110000
Sat 9/28vs NavyL 18-41410.5000
Sat 9/14@ ArkansasL 27-3752110
Sat 9/7@ UL MonroeL 6-3250000
Fri 8/30vs Unknown32110

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    LSU

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UAB

    2023-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

201920202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonLSU0
2020 Regular SeasonLSU00
2021 Regular SeasonLSU5.532.210.75.5
2022 Regular SeasonLSU1353.9-4.5
2023 Regular SeasonUAB1628.517.615
2024 Regular SeasonUAB18.532122.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UConn

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.

#2

Tulsa

4.5

Primary metric

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.9 takeover score.

#3

Temple

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.9 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

2.5

Primary metric

Game with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.6 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · UAB

16 primary output · 28.5 efficiency · 17.6 usage

38.8

#2

2022 Regular Season · LSU

35.3

1 primary · 35 efficiency · 3.9 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · UAB

34.4

18.5 primary · 32 efficiency · 12 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8641

Vigor · Mobile, AL

Committed To
LSU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

86

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 25 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Desmond Little quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
EDGE
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
86