DeShawn Page: LB · Mississippi State.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
DeShawn Page
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at Mississippi State: Mike Leach and Greg Knox. On tape: 7 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Alabama, Week 5, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 30 | 8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 33 | 13 | 5.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 11 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 74 | 23 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-7vs SE Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-24vs Arizona | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-41vs No. 14 LSU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-37@ South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-40vs No. 12 Alabama | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 41-28vs Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 7-3@ Arkansas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-51@ Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-20vs Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-17vs No. 12 Ole Miss | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups30 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Knox
Pass share
47.0%
348 pass / 393 run
Plays / game
61.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
367 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #474 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Mississippi State, 74 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Leach → Zach Arnett. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
