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Player Dossier
2024-2025USC
Desman Stephens II
LB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Clarkston, MI, USA
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Desman Stephens II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
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Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
Desman Stephens II built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from Clarkston, MI wearing No. 23, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Desman Stephens II's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Desman Stephens II, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · USC. Desman Stephens II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.5 disruption score.
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- Latest team and position
- USC · LB
- Career Tackles
- 99
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · USC
- Top game
- TCU
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Clarkston · USC
- High school pipeline
- Clarkston · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 86 tackles · LB 79th (top 7%) · Big Ten 17th (top 3%) · National 107th (top 2%)
Desman Stephens II played LB for USC. Across 2 tracked seasons, Desman Stephens II recorded 99 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with USC.
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