Desmond Little: EDGE · UAB · #8.
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Desmond Little
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Ed Orgeron, Brian Kelly and Trent Dilfer. First career honor, 2024: All-AAC. On tape: 5 tackles against Army, Week 7, 2024.
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
40 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-3vs Alcorn State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-32@ UL Monroe | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 27-37@ Arkansas | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 18-41vs Navy | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-71vs Tulane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-44@ Army | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 25-35@ South Florida | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-21vs Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 11 | L 23-31vs UConn | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 12 | L 18-53@ Memphis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-14vs Rice | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | 17 | 9.5 | 6.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
15%6 sacksTFL rate
24%10 TFLHurry rate
18%7 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
46%6 of 13 pressures40 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 6 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Trent Dilfer
Pass share
53.3%
445 pass / 390 run
Plays / game
69.6
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #52 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at LSU and UAB, 14 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Ed Orgeron, Brian Kelly and Trent Dilfer.
