Desmond Tisdol: LB · Florida Atlantic · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Desmond Tisdol
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for five head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Army — Week 2, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
The Roost Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 41 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 61 | 32 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2022 | Auburn | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Auburn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Auburn | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 118 | 63 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-16@ Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-24vs Army | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 38-20vs Florida International | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-48@ UConn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-10vs Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 37-41vs North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-38@ UTSA | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-44vs South Florida | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-49@ East Carolina | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 15-18@ Temple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-39vs Charlotte | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 63-16@ Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups41 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chad Lunsford
Pass share
43.4%
349 pass / 455 run
Plays / game
67.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
372 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #478 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Auburn and Florida Atlantic, 118 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Gus Malzahn, Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams and Tom Herman.
