Usage Score
12
Player Dossier
2019-2024UAB
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.
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
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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.
Desmond Little played EDGE for LSU and UAB. Across 6 tracked seasons, Desmond Little recorded 86 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with UAB.
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
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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
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3 · Games = 2 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 8 · -1.7 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · Games = 6 · -1.7 vs Second Half
Second Half2.6 · Games = 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 11/23 | vs Rice | W 40-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Memphis | L 18-53 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs UConn2+ sacks · Splash game | L 23-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs TulsaSplash game | W 59-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ South Florida | L 25-35 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Army | L 10-44 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Tulane | L 20-71 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Navy | L 18-41 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Arkansas | L 27-37 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ UL Monroe | L 6-32 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
LSU
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
UAB
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Progression
201920202021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | LSU | 5.5 | 32.2 | 10.7 | 5.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | LSU | 1 | 35 | 3.9 | -4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UAB | 16 | 28.5 | 17.6 | 15 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UAB | 18.5 | 32 | 12 | 2.5 |
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.