Defensive back, Iowa, 2022–26
Deshaun Lee
Lettered 2023–25 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 189 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Belleville, MI
Deshaun Lee plays defensive back for Iowa. Last time out, at Washington: 1 tackles. Lee leads Iowa in interceptions this season.
2026 so far
18 tackles, 2 INT
Last game: 1 tackles at Washington, W 41–24
Next game: at Minnesota, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
9tackles, career highat Iowa State, 2023Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Iowa | 8 | DB | RS | ||
| 2023 | Iowa | 8 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Iowa | 8 | DB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Iowa | 8 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Iowa | 8 | DB | Sr. | 5′10″ | 189 |
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 Iowa 6 games, 18 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 40–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Iowa State | W 16–13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 55–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | at Michigan | W 20–19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Ohio State | L 14–31 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | at Washington | W 41–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Iowa 12 games, 34 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. UAlbany | W 34–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | atIowa State | L 13–16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Massachusetts | W 47–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Rutgers | W 38–28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Indiana | L 15–20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | at Wisconsin | W 37–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Penn State | W 25–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Minnesota | W 41–3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Oregon | L 16–18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at USC | L 21–26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Michigan State | W 20–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Nebraska | W 40–16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Iowa 11 games, 42 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Illinois State | W 40–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Troy | W 38–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atMinnesota | W 31–14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atOhio State | L 7–35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Washington | W 40–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Northwestern | W 40–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Wisconsin | W 42–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | at UCLA | L 17–20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Maryland | W 29–13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | vs.Nebraska | W 13–10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Missouri | L 24–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Iowa 7 games, 32 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Utah State | W 24–14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atIowa State | W 20–13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Northwestern | W 10–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Illinois | W 15–13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | atNebraska | W 13–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs.Michigan | L 0–26 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | L 0–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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