Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Florida Atlantic
Desmond Tisdol
LB • 6'0" • 236 lbs • Rochelle, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Desmond Tisdol shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
31
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
23
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Auburn • Florida Atlantic
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Army
Player Story
Desmond Tisdol built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from Rochelle, GA wearing No. 9, spending time with Auburn and Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of Desmond Tisdol's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Auburn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Desmond Tisdol, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic. Desmond Tisdol shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 118
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Desmond Tisdol quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida Atlantic · LB
- Career Tackles
- 118
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
- Top game
- Army
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Wilcox County · Auburn
- High school pipeline
- Wilcox County · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · LB 364th (top 30%) · American Athletic 88th (top 14%) · National 911th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Auburn | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Auburn | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Auburn | 5 | 12 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 61 | 5 | 2.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 57.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 41 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 29.2 |
Related Context
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Desmond Tisdol played LB for Auburn and Florida Atlantic. Across 5 tracked seasons, Desmond Tisdol recorded 118 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Florida Atlantic.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Florida Atlantic paired 9.5 primary output with 31.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 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 Auburn, Florida Atlantic.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Army
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
16.3
Usage
7.9
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Army
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 0. Army: 1. Florida International: 1. UConn: 0. Wagner: 0. North Texas: 0. UTSA: 0.5. South Florida: 0. East Carolina: 0. Temple: 0. Charlotte: 0. Tulsa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 2 by 8.3. Army: 9 by 47.5. Florida International: 3 by 22.5. UConn: 3 by 12.5. Wagner: 1 by 4.2. North Texas: 1 by 4.2. UTSA: 5 by 25.8. South Florida: 4 by 16.7. East Carolina: 5 by 20.8. Temple: 1 by 4.2. Charlotte: 3 by 12.5. Tulsa: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 9 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Army
Best efficiency game
47.5 vs Army
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Tulsa | W 63-16 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Charlotte | L 27-39 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Temple | L 15-18 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/8 | @ East Carolina | L 14-49 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/1 | vs South Florida | L 21-44 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ UTSA | L 24-38 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs North Texas | L 37-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Wagner | W 41-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ UConn | L 14-48 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Florida International | W 38-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Army | L 7-24 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | @ Michigan State | L 10-16 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Desmond Tisdol story
Desmond Tisdol built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from Rochelle, GA wearing No. 9, spending time with Auburn and Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of Desmond Tisdol's career was his defensive production: 118 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Florida Atlantic. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Desmond Tisdol's production has multiple signals. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Auburn and Florida Atlantic.
The arc is straightforward: Desmond Tisdol moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Auburn
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Florida Atlantic
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20202021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Auburn | 0 | 8.3 | 1.4 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Auburn | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Auburn | 0 | 10 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 9.5 | 31.7 | 5.8 | 9.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 2.5 | 16.3 | 7.9 | -7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Army
Week 2 · L 7-24 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#2
@ South Florida
Week 7 · W 56-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
75.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.5 takeover score.
#3
vs East Carolina
Week 11 · L 7-22 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#4
@ UAB
Week 10 · L 42-45 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Tulsa
Week 6 · W 20-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
53.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
9.5 primary output · 31.7 efficiency · 5.8 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Auburn
41.7
0 primary · 10 efficiency · 1.8 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Auburn
40
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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