Defensive back, Northwestern (from Iowa, Central Michigan), 2020–26
Brenden Deasfernandes
Lettered 2023 at Iowa (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Detroit, MI
Brenden Deasfernandes plays defensive back for Northwestern, after Iowa (2020–23) and Central Michigan (2024–25). Last time out, at Michigan State: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
11 tackles
Last game: 1 tackles at Michigan State, W 24–21
Next game: vs. Rutgers, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Iowa | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2026 | Northwestern | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 52 | 28 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Iowa | 3 | DB | |||
| 2021 | Iowa | 3 | DB | |||
| 2022 | Iowa | 3 | DB | RS | ||
| 2023 | Iowa | 3 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 3 | DB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 3 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Northwestern | 3 | DB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 200 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Northwestern 4 games, 11 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | at Indiana | L 23–29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Penn State | W 34–13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Ball State | W 45–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Michigan State | W 24–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Central Michigan 13 games, 25 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at San José State | W 16–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | at Pittsburgh | L 17–45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Michigan | L 3–63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Wagner | W 49–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 24–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | at Akron | L 22–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Bowling Green | W 27–6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Massachusetts | W 38–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Western Michigan | L 21–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Buffalo | W 38–19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | at Kent State | W 28–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Toledo | L 3–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Northwestern | L 7–34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2024 Central Michigan 7 games, 14 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Central Connecticut | W 66–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Florida International | L 16–52 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Illinois | L 9–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Ohio | L 25–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Bowling Green | L 13–23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atToledo | L 10–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Western Michigan | W 16–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Iowa 3 games, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs.Western Michigan | W 41–10 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atPenn State | L 0–31 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs.Michigan State | W 26–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.