Player Profile

Desmond Little

EDGE • 6'6" • 245 lbs • Prichard, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Desmond Little shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32 disruption score.

Usage Score

17.6

Efficiency

28.5

Consistency

70

Season Value

38.8

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · UAB

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Primary stop by seasons
LSU
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · UAB
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: UConn

Desmond Little, EDGE. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · UAB. Desmond Little shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

UAB paired 16 primary output with 28.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 28.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across LSU, UAB.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Temple

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · UAB

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1.6

Efficiency

28.5

Usage

17.6

Consistency

70

Best Game by takeover score

Temple

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. Georgia Southern: 1. Louisiana: 1. Georgia: 2. Tulane: 1. South Florida: 2. Memphis: 2. Florida Atlantic: 0. Navy: 2. Temple: 3

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 28.3. Georgia Southern: 5 by 30.8. Louisiana: 2 by 18.3. Georgia: 2 by 28.3. Tulane: 3 by 22.5. South Florida: 4 by 36.7. Memphis: 3 by 32.5. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 4.2. Navy: 5 by 40.8. Temple: 3 by 42.5

Split Comparison

Wins1.7 · n=3 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half1.4 · n=5 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half1.8 · n=5 · +0.4 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Temple

Best efficiency game

42.5 vs Temple

Result
Sat 11/18vs TempleW 34-2432111
Sat 11/11@ NavyL 6-3152110
Sat 11/4vs Florida AtlanticW 45-4210000
Sat 10/21vs MemphisL 21-4532110
Sat 10/7vs South FloridaW 56-3543110
Sat 9/30@ TulaneL 23-3533100
Sat 9/23@ GeorgiaL 21-49200.500.501
Sat 9/16vs LouisianaL 21-41200.500.500
Sat 9/9@ Georgia SouthernL 35-4953100
Fri 9/1vs Unknown20110

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    LSU

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UAB

    2023-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

201920202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonLSU0
2020 Regular SeasonLSU00
2021 Regular SeasonLSU5.532.210.75.5
2022 Regular SeasonLSU1353.9-4.5
2023 Regular SeasonUAB1628.517.615
2024 Regular SeasonUAB18.532122.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UConn

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.

#2

Tulsa

4.5

Primary metric

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.9 takeover score.

#3

Temple

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.9 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

2.5

Primary metric

Game with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.6 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · UAB

16 primary output · 28.5 efficiency · 17.6 usage

38.8

#2

2022 Regular Season · LSU

35.3

1 primary · 35 efficiency · 3.9 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · UAB

34.4

18.5 primary · 32 efficiency · 12 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8641

Vigor · Mobile, AL

Committed To
LSU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

86

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 25 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
EDGE
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
86