Player Career
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Player Story
Desmond Umeozulu built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Upper Marlboro, MD wearing No. 9, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Desmond Umeozulu's career was his defensive production: 29 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 1 sack across 17 career games in the available record. That gives Desmond Umeozulu's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
South Carolina
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | South Carolina | 2 | 8.2 | 1.9 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | 4.2 | 1.1 | -2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | South Carolina | 6 | 15.5 | 4.6 | 6 |
#1 Featured game
vs No. 14 Oklahoma
Week 8 · L 7-26 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
vs South Carolina State
Week 2 · W 38-10
2
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Jacksonville State
Week 10 · W 38-28
1
Havoc Plays
50.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Florida
Week 7 · L 39-41 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
47 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 34 Clemson
Week 14 · L 14-28
1
Havoc Plays
35.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35.8 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · South Carolina
6 primary output · 15.5 efficiency · 4.6 usage
42.1
#2
2024 Regular Season · South Carolina
37.8
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1.1 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · South Carolina
16.8
2 primary · 8.2 efficiency · 1.9 usage
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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