Air Force · W 28-14
8 tackles
The other 7 games average 4 tackles. This one was 4 above.
Desman Hearns
Transferred to Wyoming from Southern Illinois. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Air Force — Week 8, 2026.
36 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 8): 8 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-35@ Colorado State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-13vs Northern Colorado | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-24@ Central Michigan | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-10vs Hawai'i | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-28@ North Dakota State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 16-13@ San José State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-23vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-14vs Air Force | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 36 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 23 · W 28-14 vs Air Force, play by play
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Wyoming’s defense played that day
Air Force’s 6 drives: 3 stopped (3 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 4.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL36 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Jay Sawvel — 9-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Sawvel
Pass share
38.1%
173 pass / 281 run
Plays / game
56.8
8 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
197 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #338 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #8 of 17 Mountain West Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over four seasons.
