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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 37 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
76
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · UAB
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- LSU • UAB
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Player Story
Desmond Little built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as an edge defender from Prichard, AL wearing No. 8, spending time with LSU and UAB. The clearest part of Desmond Little's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Desmond Little, EDGE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · UAB. Desmond Little shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 86
- TFL
- 20.5
- Sacks
- 14.5
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Desmond Little quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UAB · EDGE
- Career Tackles
- 86
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · UAB
- Top game
- Tulsa
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Vigor · LSU
- High school pipeline
- Vigor · 25 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 40 tackles · EDGE 10th (top 18%) · American Athletic 91st (top 14%) · National 943rd (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | LSU | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2.5 | - | - | 0 | 51.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | LSU | 1 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 42.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UAB | 10 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 69.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UAB | 11 | 40 | 9.5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 72.4 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | LSU to Unlisted | P4 to Unlisted | 21.2 | Dec 8, 2022 |
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: 2024 Regular Season
UAB paired 25.5 primary output with 37 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 37 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: Tulsa
Win with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · UAB
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
2.3
Efficiency
37
Usage
14.4
Consistency
52.6
Best Game by takeover score
Tulsa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alcorn State: 3. UL Monroe: 1. Arkansas: 2. Navy: 0.5. Tulane: 0. Army: 1. South Florida: 2. Tulsa: 6.5. UConn: 5. Memphis: 1. Rice: 3.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alcorn State: 3 by 42.5. UL Monroe: 5 by 30.8. 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 66.7. UConn: 3 by 62.5. Memphis: 2 by 18.3. Rice: 3 by 47.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins4.3 · Games = 3 · +2.8 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 8 · -2.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tulsa
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Tulsa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/23 | vs RiceSplash game | 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 FloridaSplash game | 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 | @ ArkansasSplash game | 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 Alcorn StateSplash game | W 41-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Desmond Little story
Desmond Little built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as an edge defender from Prichard, AL wearing No. 8, spending time with LSU and UAB. The clearest part of Desmond Little's career was his defensive production: 86 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Desmond Little'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
LSU
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
UAB
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value 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 | 9.1 | 5.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | LSU | 1 | 35 | 3.9 | -4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UAB | 19 | 31.5 | 14.6 | 18 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UAB | 25.5 | 37 | 14.4 | 6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tulsa
Week 10 · W 59-21 · Conference game
Win with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6.5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Temple
Week 12 · W 34-24 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
vs UConn
Week 11 · L 23-31
5
Havoc Plays
79.8 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Memphis
Week 8 · L 21-45 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#5
vs McNeese
Week 2 · W 34-7
2.5
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · UAB
25.5 primary output · 37 efficiency · 14.4 usage
72.4
#2
2023 Regular Season · UAB
69.4
19 primary · 31.5 efficiency · 14.6 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · LSU
51.8
5.5 primary · 32.2 efficiency · 9.1 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
15
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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