Linebacker, USC, 2024–26
Desman Stephens II
Lettered 2024–25 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Clarkston, MI
Desman Stephens II plays linebacker for USC. Last time out, at Penn State: 9 tackles.
2026 so far
28 tackles, 0.5 sacks
Last game: 9 tackles at Penn State, W 31–23
Next game: at Wisconsin, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
17tackles, career highat Oregon, 2025Defense
* 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
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 USC 6 games, 28 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. San José State | W 42–26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. Fresno State | W 39–0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Louisiana | W 49–30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Rutgers | W 42–35 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Oregon | L 27–41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Penn State | W 31–23 | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 USC 12 games, 86 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Missouri State | W 73–13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 59–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Purdue | W 33–17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Michigan State | W 45–31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Illinois | L 32–34 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Michigan | W 31–13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Notre Dame | L 24–34 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Nebraska | W 21–17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Iowa | W 26–21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | atOregon | L 27–42 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. UCLA | W 29–10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. TCU | L 27–30 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 USC 8 games, 13 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. Utah State | W 48–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Penn State | L 30–33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Maryland | L 28–29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs.Rutgers | W 42–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Washington | L 21–26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Nebraska | W 28–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atUCLA | W 19–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Texas A&M | W 35–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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