Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025USC
Desman Stephens II
LB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Clarkston, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Desman Stephens II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 99
- TFL
- 4
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
Desman Stephens II quick answers
- 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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | USC | 8 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | USC | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 36.3 |
| 2025 Postseason | USC | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | USC | 12 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 52.1 |
Related Context
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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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
USC paired 4 primary output with 31.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 10.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
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 Postseason · USC
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
10.5
Usage
5.7
Consistency
12.5
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 0. Utah State: 0. Penn State: 1. Maryland: 1. Rutgers: 0. Washington: 0. Nebraska: 0. UCLA: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 3 by 12.5. Utah State: 2 by 8.3. Penn State: 1 by 14.2. Maryland: 2 by 18.3. Rutgers: 2 by 8.3. Washington: 2 by 8.3. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. UCLA: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Maryland
Player Story
Desman Stephens II 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 production: 99 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, and 1 interception across 20 career games in the available record. That gives Desman Stephens II's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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USC
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | USC | 3 | 10.5 | 5.7 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | USC | 3 | 10.5 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | USC | 4 | 31.5 | 8.2 | 1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | USC | 4 | 31.5 | 8.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 37 TCU
Week 1 · L 27-30 · Postseason
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Penn State
Week 7 · L 30-33 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 4 Oregon
Week 13 · L 27-42 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#4
@ Maryland
Week 8 · L 28-29 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
59.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 25 Michigan
Week 7 · W 31-13 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · USC
4 primary output · 31.5 efficiency · 8.2 usage
52.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · USC
52.1
4 primary · 31.5 efficiency · 8.2 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · USC
36.3
3 primary · 10.5 efficiency · 5.7 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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