Desman Stephens II

USC Trojans · #8 · Linebacker · Junior

2025 season

TOT

tied 65th of 4696

SACK

tied 1301st of 4696

tied 1662nd of 4696

Section

Overview

Next game

at Wisconsin

Oct 24

Defense

Season	Team	TOT	SOLO	AST	PD	SACK	FF	INT	YDS
2024	USC	13	8	5	0	0	1	1	42
2025	USC	89	59	30	0	0	1	0	0
2026	USC	19	12	7	1	0.5	0	0	0
Career		121	79	42	1	0.5	2	1	42

Ranks are over the players on a 2026 FBS roster who have been read, counting only those who recorded that statistic in 2025 — how many that is. Rate statistics are shown without a rank, because ranking them without a qualifying minimum would put one long run above a whole season of them.

Stats

Defense

Season	Team	TOT	SOLO	AST	PD	SACK	FF	INT	YDS
2024	USC	13	8	5	0	0	1	1	42
2025	USC	89	59	30	0	0	1	0	0
2026	USC	19	12	7	1	0.5	0	0	0
Career		121	79	42	1	0.5	2	1	42

Season rows count every game played, including bowl and playoff games. The national leaders table ranks the regular season only, so a figure there can be the smaller of the two.

Glossary

AST: Assist Tackles
AVG: Average Interception Yards
FF: Fumbles Forced
FR: Fumbles Recovered
INT: Interceptions
KB: Kicks Blocked
LNG: Long Interception
PD: Passes Defended
SACK: Sacks
SOLO: Solo Tackles
TD: Interception Touchdowns
TOT: Total Tackles
YDS: Interception Yards

Bio

Team	USC Trojans
Position	Linebacker
Class	Junior
Height / weight	6' 3" / 250 lbs
Birthplace	Clarkston, MI
Jersey	#8
Status	Active

Career history

USC Trojans 2024–2026 · 3 seasons

Splits

Season

Season, home and away

Split	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	PD
Season	19	12	7	0.5	1
Home	12	8	4	0	0
Away	7	4	3	0.5	1

Season

Split	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	KB	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
Season	83	54	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Season

Split	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	KB	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
Season	10	6	4	0	1	0	0	1	42	42.0	0	42	0

Game log

Season

Date	Opp	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	PD
8/29	vs SJSU	W 42-26	2	2	0	0	0
9/4	vs FRES	W 39-0	3	1	2	0	0
9/12	vs UL	W 49-30	5	3	2	0	0
9/19	@ RUTG	W 42-35	7	4	3	0.5	1
9/26	vs ORE	L 41-27	2	2	0	0	0
Total			19	12	7	0.5	1

Date	Opp	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
8/30	vs MOST	W 73-13	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/6	vs GASO	W 59-20	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/13	@ PUR	W 33-17	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/20	vs MSU	W 45-31	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/27	@ ILL	L 34-32	9	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/11	vs MICH	W 31-13	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/18	@ ND	L 34-24	10	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/1	@ NEB	W 21-17	10	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/7	vs NU	W 38-17	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/15	vs IOWA	W 26-21	7	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/22	@ ORE	L 42-27	17	11	6	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/29	vs UCLA	W 29-10	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
12/30	vs TCU	L 30-27 OT	6	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Valero Alamo Bowl
Total			89	59	30	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Date	Opp	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
9/7	vs USU	W 48-0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/12	vs PSU	L 33-30 OT	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	42	42.0	0	42	0
10/19	@ MD	L 29-28	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/25	vs RUTG	W 42-20	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/2	@ WASH	L 26-21	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/16	vs NEB	W 28-20	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
12/27	vs TA&M	W 35-31	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Total			13	8	5	0	1	0	1	42	42.0	0	42	0