Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Louisville
Dezmond Tell
DL • 6'1" • 295 lbs • Stockbridge, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dezmond Tell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Louisville
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Player Story
Dezmond Tell built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Stockbridge, GA wearing No. 99, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Dezmond Tell's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Dezmond Tell, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Louisville. Dezmond Tell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 81
- TFL
- 14
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 5
Quick Answers
Dezmond Tell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisville · DL
- Career Tackles
- 81
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Louisville
- Top game
- Miami
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Mater Dei · USC
- High school pipeline
- Mater Dei · 95 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 28 tackles · DL 204th (top 20%) · ACC 199th (top 26%) · National 1,515th (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisville | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisville | 6 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 14.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisville | 10 | 22 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 51.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisville | 8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 41.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Louisville | 12 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Louisville | 12 | 26 | 4 | 1.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 52.8 |
Related Context
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Dezmond Tell played DL for Louisville. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dezmond Tell recorded 81 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Louisville.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Louisville paired 8 primary output with 16.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Louisville
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
16.4
Usage
5.6
Consistency
53.9
Best Game by takeover score
Miami
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0.5. Austin Peay: 0.5. Jacksonville State: 1. Georgia Tech: 0. Notre Dame: 1. Virginia: 0. Miami: 2. Boston College: 0. Clemson: 1. Stanford: 0. Pittsburgh: 1. Kentucky: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 2 by 13.3. Austin Peay: 1 by 9.2. Jacksonville State: 3 by 22.5. Georgia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Notre Dame: 3 by 22.5. Virginia: 2 by 8.3. Miami: 4 by 36.7. Boston College: 4 by 16.7. Clemson: 2 by 18.3. Stanford: 1 by 4.2. Pittsburgh: 3 by 22.5. Kentucky: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 9 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · +0.4 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
Miami
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Miami
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/31 | @ Washington | W 35-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Kentucky | W 41-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Pittsburgh | W 37-9 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Stanford | L 35-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Clemson | W 33-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/25 | @ Boston College | W 31-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs MiamiSplash game | L 45-52 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Virginia | W 24-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Notre Dame | L 24-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Georgia Tech | W 31-19 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Jacksonville State | W 49-14 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Austin Peay | W 62-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dezmond Tell story
Dezmond Tell built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Stockbridge, GA wearing No. 99, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Dezmond Tell's career was his defensive production: 81 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, and 5 sacks across 40 career games in the available record. That gives Dezmond Tell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Louisville
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisville | 1 | 7.7 | 2.1 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisville | 1.5 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisville | 8.5 | 17.7 | 4.9 | 7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisville | 5 | 15.1 | 5.3 | -3.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Louisville | 8 | 16.4 | 5.6 | 3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Louisville | 8 | 16.4 | 5.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Miami
Week 8 · L 45-52 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Georgia Tech
Week 1 · W 39-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Florida State
Week 3 · L 31-35 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
77 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77 takeover score.
#4
@ Virginia
Week 6 · W 34-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#5
vs James Madison
Week 10 · W 34-10
1.5
Havoc Plays
58.3 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Louisville
8 primary output · 16.4 efficiency · 5.6 usage
52.8
#2
2024 Regular Season · Louisville
52.8
8 primary · 16.4 efficiency · 5.6 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Louisville
51.2
8.5 primary · 17.7 efficiency · 4.9 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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