Usage / Role
59%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Kent State
Dru Deshields
QB • 6'2" • 185 lbs • Beloit, OH, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Dru Deshields is a balanced quarterback profile with 16.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
48
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Player Story
Dru Deshields built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a quarterback from Beloit, OH wearing No. 12, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Dru Deshields' career was his passing role: 2,030...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Dru Deshields, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State. Dru Deshields is a balanced quarterback profile with 16.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 2,068
- Passing yards
- 2,030
- Rushing yards
- 38
- Touchdowns
- 21
Quick Answers
Dru Deshields quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 2,068
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Buffalo
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · West Branch · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- West Branch · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Freshman
- 2025 Total offense rank
- 2,068 total offense · QB 100th (top 24%) · Mid-American 8th (top 6%) · National 100th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 2,068 | 2,030 | 38 | 21 | 66.4 |
Related Context
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Dru Deshields played QB for Kent State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Dru Deshields recorded 2,030 passing yards, 38 rushing yards, and 21 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Kent State paired 2,068 primary output with 58.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 58.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Loss with 316 yards of offense and 67 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
11
Primary Metric / G
188
Efficiency
58.2
Usage
16.6
Consistency
70.7
Best Game by takeover score
Buffalo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Merrimack: 120. Texas Tech: 138. Buffalo: 316. Florida State: 120. Massachusetts: 142. Toledo: 139. Bowling Green: 175. Ball State: 220. Akron: 310. Central Michigan: 179. Northern Illinois: 209
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Merrimack: 14 by 65.8. Texas Tech: 21 by 61.9. Buffalo: 46 by 67. Florida State: 20 by 46.9. Massachusetts: 22 by 56. Toledo: 25 by 48.1. Bowling Green: 27 by 62.4. Ball State: 32 by 59.2. Akron: 31 by 67. Central Michigan: 38 by 51.3. Northern Illinois: 25 by 54.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins191.2 · Games = 5 · +5.9 vs Losses
Losses185.3 · Games = 6 · -5.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Buffalo
Best efficiency game
67 vs Akron
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | @ Northern Illinois | W 35-31 | 11 | 22 | 207 | 50.0 | 2 | 1 | 54.2 | 3 | 2 | 0.70 | 0 | 5 |
| Thu 11/20 | vs Central Michigan | L 16-28 | 14 | 28 | 185 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 51.3 | 10 | -6 | -0.60 | 1 | 10 |
| Wed 11/12 | @ Akron300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 42-35 | 17 | 25 | 317 | 68.0 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 6 | -7 | -1.20 | 0 | 4 |
| Thu 11/6 | @ Ball State | L 13-17 | 15 | 27 | 212 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 59.2 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Bowling Green | W 24-21 | 13 | 22 | 160 | 59.1 | 1 | 0 | 62.4 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Toledo | L 10-45 | 12 | 23 | 159 | 52.2 | 1 | 1 | 48.1 | 2 | -20 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Massachusetts3+ TD | W 42-6 | 10 | 18 | 148 | 55.6 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 4 | -6 | -1.50 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Florida State | L 10-66 | 9 | 18 | 129 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 46.9 | 2 | -9 | -4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Buffalo3+ TD | L 28-31 | 22 | 32 | 279 | 68.8 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 14 | 37 | 2.60 | 1 | 10 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Texas Tech | L 14-62 | 7 | 15 | 116 | 46.7 | 1 | 0 | 61.9 | 6 | 22 | 3.70 | 1 | 10 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Merrimack | W 21-17 | 6 | 10 | 118 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 65.8 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 6 |
Player Story
Dru Deshields story
Dru Deshields built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a quarterback from Beloit, OH wearing No. 12, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Dru Deshields' career was his passing role: 2,030 passing yards, 18 touchdown passes, 240 attempts, and 38 rushing yards across 11 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Kent State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 38 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 11 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kent State.
The arc is straightforward: Dru Deshields 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
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Kent State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kent State | 2,068 | 58.2 | 16.6 | 2,068 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 95 Buffalo
Week 3 · L 28-31 · Conference game
Loss with 316 yards of offense and 67 efficiency.
316
Total Offense
79.2 takeover
316 total offense with 67 efficiency.
#2
@ No. 117 Akron
Week 12 · W 42-35 · Conference game
310
Total Offense
75.3 takeover
Win with 310 yards of offense and 67 efficiency.
310 total offense with 67 efficiency.
#3
vs No. 100 Central Michigan
Week 13 · L 16-28 · Conference game
179
Total Offense
56.6 takeover
Loss with 179 yards of offense and 51.3 efficiency.
179 total offense with 51.3 efficiency.
#4
@ No. 132 Ball State
Week 11 · L 13-17 · Conference game
220
Total Offense
54.2 takeover
Loss with 220 yards of offense and 59.2 efficiency.
220 total offense with 59.2 efficiency.
#5
vs No. 113 Bowling Green
Week 9 · W 24-21 · Conference game
175
Total Offense
52.5 takeover
Win with 175 yards of offense and 62.4 efficiency.
175 total offense with 62.4 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Kent State
2,068 primary output · 58.2 efficiency · 16.6 usage
66.4
#2
2023 Regular Season · Kent State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Kent State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
250+ passing yards
2
300+ total offense
3
3+ TD games
5
Above avg efficiency
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