Desmond Umeozulu

*2024 CSC Academic All-District
*2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
*2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

Third-year Edge rusher… has excellent length and continues to add strength… gained valuable experience in a backup role over the past two seasons… has appeared in 24 of 25 games over the past two campaigns… looking for a strong spring to springboard him into more consistent playing time in 2025.

2024 (Sophomore)
Second-year Edge rusher… played in 12 of 13 games, missing only the Alabama contest… credited with a pair of tackles including a half-sack, and one quarterback hurry… the sack came in the Kentucky game… also had a stop against Akron… also saw action on special teams… named to the CSC Academic All-District team and to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2023 (Freshman)
Reserve Edge rusher who saw action in all 12 games as a true freshman… credited with nine tackles and a pair of quarterback hurries… logged three stops in the win over Furman… had one stop in six other contests… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Edge rusher from C.H. Flowers High School in Springdale, Md… graduated in December 2022… played tight end and defensive end… led the Jaguars to a 13-1 record and a spot in the 4A state championship game as a senior… coached by Dameon Powell… as a junior, helped the Jaguars to an 11-2 record and a spot in the Maryland 4A state semifinals… selected to play in the Under Armour All-America game… ranked as the third-best prospect in Maryland, the 21st-best EDGE rusher and No. 144 overall in the 247Sports Composite… rated as the third-best player in the state, the 18th-best EDGE rusher in the nation and No. 148 overall by On3 Composite… considered the third best player in Maryland, the 14th-best defensive end in the country and No. 114 on the ESPN300.

PERSONAL
Desmond C. Umeozulu was born Nov. 11, 2004… is a mass communications major.