2022 Football Roster
DeShawn Gaddie
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 188
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, IN
- High School:
- Lamar HS
2022: First Team All-CUSA (PFF) … Second Team All-CUSA (PFN, Phil Steele) … Honorable Mention All-CUSA (Coaches) … PFF National Team of the Week (8/31/22) … Second team Preseason All-CUSA (Athlon) … played in 13 games with 13 starts … 62 tackles and 12 PBU on the year … added two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery … 12 PBU was fifth in Conference USA … five tackles in opener at UTEP with two breakups … five tackles, one forced fumble with recovery and one QB hurry against Texas Southern … eight tackles at UNLV … five tackles at Memphis with one PBU … five tackles and three breakups at WKU … five tackles at UAB … nine tackles and one PBU in CUSA Championship game … six tackles with one breakup in Frisco Bowl against Boise State
2021: Started all 13 games in 2021 splitting between safety and corner ... Totaled 57 tackles with 1.5 TFLs, a forced fumble and six pass breakups ... Had six tackles in bowl game loss to Miami on 12/23 ... Made five tackles with two pass breakups against UTSA on 11/27 ... Made four tackles with a pass breakup at FIU on 11/20 ... Made seven tackles against UTEP on 11/13 ... Made seven tackles with half a TFL and two pass breakups at Rice on 10/30 ... Made three tackles against Liberty on 10/23 ... Made seven tackles against Marshall on 10/15 ... Made three tackles with a TFL at Missouri on 10/09 ... Made three tackles at Louisiana Tech on 9/25 ... Made seven tackles with a pass breakup against UAB on 9/18 ... Made two tackles at SMU on 9/11 ... Made three tackles with a forced fumble against Northwestern State on 9/04
2020: Played in nine games with seven starts ... Recorded 27 tackles (12 solo, 15 assisted), 0.5 tackle for loss, two interceptions, two pass break-ups, forced fumble and a blocked field goal ... Had two tackles in the Myrtle Beach Bowl vs. Appalachian State on 12/21 ... Had two tackles, two interceptions and a pass break-up in the win vs. UTEP on 12/11 ... Had three tackles vs. Louisiana Tech on 12/3 ... Had four tackles at UTSA on 11/28 ... Had two tackles and a blocked field goal in the win at Middle Tennessee on 10/17 ... Had three tackles vs. Charlotte on 10/10 ... Had four tackles and a pass break-up vs. Southern Miss on 10/3 ... Had three tackles vs. SMU on 9/19 ... Made his first career start and recorded four tackles, 0.5 for loss and forced a fumble in the season-opening win vs. HBU on 9/5
2019: Appeared in all 12 games and recorded three tackles and blocked a punt ... Had one tackle at Louisiana Tech on 11/9 ... Blocked a punt that was returned for a TD in the win vs. MTSU on 10/19 ... Recorded his first two career tackles in the win vs. UTSA on 9/21 ... Made his collegiate debut in the season-opening win vs. Abilene Christian on 8/31
High School: Prepped at Arlington Lamar High for coach xxxx ... Rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals, and 247Sports Composite ... Ranked the No. 140 cornerback in the nation and the No. 220 recruit in Texas by ESPN ... Ranked the No. 101 cornerback in the nation and the No. 134 recruit in Texas by 247Sports and 247Sports Composite ... Ranked the No. 84 cornerback by Rivals ... Ranked the No. 51 recruit in Dallas-Fort Worth by the Dallas Morning News ... As a senior, had 23 solo tackles, 34 assisted, four tackles for loss, five passes defended, three interceptions, two forced fumbles and one blocked field goal ... Also ran track in high school, in the high jump, long jump and 200- and 400-meter dash
