Desean Grayer: DE · South Alabama · #17.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Desean Grayer
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches at South Alabama: Joey Jones and Steve Campbell. One game to point at: 5 tackles against App State — Week 5, 2018.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | South Alabama | 25 | 14 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | South Alabama | 20 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2016 | South Alabama | 17 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2015 | South Alabama | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 62 | 29 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-30vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-55@ Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-31vs Texas State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-52@ Memphis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-52@ App State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 13-48@ Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-7vs Alabama State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-38vs Troy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-38@ Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-28vs Coastal Carolina | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 14 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
4%1 sackTFL rate
16%4 TFLHurry rate
12%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
25%1 of 4 pressures25 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Campbell
Pass share
39.3%
323 pass / 498 run
Plays / game
68.4
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
332 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at South Alabama, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Joey Jones → Steve Campbell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
