2021 Football Roster
Roster
Page, DeShawn
Jersey Number 16
DeShawn Page
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- High School/Previous School:
- Fulton HS (East Mississippi CC)
Bio
Career Honors
SEC Graduate
Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 36 career games with three starts … Recorded 75 career tackles, 23 solo and 52 assisted … Earned a half sack with one pass deflection and one fumble recovery.
2023 (Senior Season)
Appeared in 12 games with three starts … Recorded 30 tackles, eight solo and 22 assisted … Earned a half sack, first of his career … Season-high seven tackles against Alabama, also recovered his first career fumble … 2.5 tackles for loss on the year ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Notched a pair of tackles in his first career start as a Bulldog … Arizona (9/9): Tallied six tackles including a split tackle for loss … LSU (9/16): Finished with two tackles … at South Carolina (9/23): Had a trio of tackles … Alabama (9/30): Recorded seven tackles and split his first career sack for a loss of three yards … Also forced a fumble on a punt return … Western Michigan (10/7): Made a pair of stops … at Arkansas (10/21): Recorded two tackles ... tied a season-high tackle grade of 78.8 per PFF … at Texas A&M (11/11): Had two total tackles … Finished with a team-high 1.5 tackles for loss … Southern Miss (11/18): Finished with a tackle … Ole Miss (11/23): Broke up a pass to go with three tackles.
2022 (Junior Season)
Appeared in 11 games ... Finished with 34 tackles including 5.0 tackles for loss ... Memphis (9/3): Tallied three tackles ... at Arizona (9/10): Logged a pair of tackles in the win over the Wildcats ... at LSU(9/17): Totaled one tackle ... Bowling Green (9/24): Had a trio of tackles ... at Kentucky (10/15): Made three stops including a split tackle for loss ... at Alabama (10/22): Collected four tackles including a career-high two tackles for loss ... Auburn (11/5): Had a pair of tackles ... Georgia (11/12): Recorded three tackles with a split tackle for loss ... ETSU (11/19): Tied his career-high with eight total tackles including one for a loss ... at Ole Miss (11/24): Registered four stops with one being a tackle for loss ... vs. Illinois (1/2): Made one stop.
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Played in 13 games, seeing time mostly on special teams ... Finished the season with 12 total tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss ... at Arkansas (11/6): Made one tackle ... at Auburn (11/13): Recorded a solo stop ... Tennessee State (11/20): Made a career-high and team-leading eight tackles with a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss ... Earned an 81.4 tackling grade and a 78.3 coverage grade from Pro Football Focus, both of which were among the top three marks on the team ... vs. Texas Tech (12/28): Made two tackles, including one solo stop.
2020 (Sophomore Season – East Mississippi C.C.)
Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 (Freshman Season – East Mississippi C.C.)
Tabbed a top five junior college inside linebacker nationally by ESPN (No. 3) and 247Sports (No. 4) ... Rated a top 45 overall junior college recruit nationally by ESPN (No. 42) and 247Sports (27) ... Appeared in nine games ... Piled up 36 tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss ... Added 0.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Tallied a season-best eight tackles at Hinds C.C. (8/29) and at Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C. (11/2) ... Committed to MSU on October 24, 2020.
High School
Prepped at Fulton High School under head coach Rob Black ... Three-star recruit per ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports ... Was a top-40 recruit in Tennessee by ESPN (No. 40), Rivals (No. 23) and 247Sports (38) ... Rated as a top 50 linebacker by Rivals (No. 47) and 247Sports (No. 50) ... Earned Tennessee Titans Class 5A Mr. Football as a senior ... In his career, posted 227 tackles, 50 tackles for loss, eight sacks, five interceptions and three forced fumbles ... Blocked two punts ... Also rushed 1,299 yards and 15 touchdowns for the Falcons ... Added 259 yards receiving and six more touchdowns ... Accounted for 1,785 all-purpose yards and 22 total touchdowns in high school ... As a senior, amassed 76 tackles ... Totaled 16.0 tackles for a loss, three interceptions and one sack ... Led the team with 654 yards rushing and seven touchdowns ... As a junior, logged 70 stops ... Amassed 13.5 tackles for loss, four sacks and four fumbles recovered ... As a sophomore, totaled 65 tackles ... Posted 19.5 tackles for loss, three sacks and two interceptions ... As a freshman, had 16 tackles and one forced fumble ... Also lettered in basketball ... Helped FHS to a pair of Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association state runner-up finishes on the hardwood.
Personal
Born DeShawn L. Page on October 7, 2000 ... Son of Latisha Page ... Has two sisters: Lashante and Day ... Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Social Media
Twitter – @DeshawnPage7
Instagram – 6.pages
SEC Graduate
Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 36 career games with three starts … Recorded 75 career tackles, 23 solo and 52 assisted … Earned a half sack with one pass deflection and one fumble recovery.
2023 (Senior Season)
Appeared in 12 games with three starts … Recorded 30 tackles, eight solo and 22 assisted … Earned a half sack, first of his career … Season-high seven tackles against Alabama, also recovered his first career fumble … 2.5 tackles for loss on the year ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Notched a pair of tackles in his first career start as a Bulldog … Arizona (9/9): Tallied six tackles including a split tackle for loss … LSU (9/16): Finished with two tackles … at South Carolina (9/23): Had a trio of tackles … Alabama (9/30): Recorded seven tackles and split his first career sack for a loss of three yards … Also forced a fumble on a punt return … Western Michigan (10/7): Made a pair of stops … at Arkansas (10/21): Recorded two tackles ... tied a season-high tackle grade of 78.8 per PFF … at Texas A&M (11/11): Had two total tackles … Finished with a team-high 1.5 tackles for loss … Southern Miss (11/18): Finished with a tackle … Ole Miss (11/23): Broke up a pass to go with three tackles.
2022 (Junior Season)
Appeared in 11 games ... Finished with 34 tackles including 5.0 tackles for loss ... Memphis (9/3): Tallied three tackles ... at Arizona (9/10): Logged a pair of tackles in the win over the Wildcats ... at LSU(9/17): Totaled one tackle ... Bowling Green (9/24): Had a trio of tackles ... at Kentucky (10/15): Made three stops including a split tackle for loss ... at Alabama (10/22): Collected four tackles including a career-high two tackles for loss ... Auburn (11/5): Had a pair of tackles ... Georgia (11/12): Recorded three tackles with a split tackle for loss ... ETSU (11/19): Tied his career-high with eight total tackles including one for a loss ... at Ole Miss (11/24): Registered four stops with one being a tackle for loss ... vs. Illinois (1/2): Made one stop.
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Played in 13 games, seeing time mostly on special teams ... Finished the season with 12 total tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss ... at Arkansas (11/6): Made one tackle ... at Auburn (11/13): Recorded a solo stop ... Tennessee State (11/20): Made a career-high and team-leading eight tackles with a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss ... Earned an 81.4 tackling grade and a 78.3 coverage grade from Pro Football Focus, both of which were among the top three marks on the team ... vs. Texas Tech (12/28): Made two tackles, including one solo stop.
2020 (Sophomore Season – East Mississippi C.C.)
Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 (Freshman Season – East Mississippi C.C.)
Tabbed a top five junior college inside linebacker nationally by ESPN (No. 3) and 247Sports (No. 4) ... Rated a top 45 overall junior college recruit nationally by ESPN (No. 42) and 247Sports (27) ... Appeared in nine games ... Piled up 36 tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss ... Added 0.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Tallied a season-best eight tackles at Hinds C.C. (8/29) and at Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C. (11/2) ... Committed to MSU on October 24, 2020.
High School
Prepped at Fulton High School under head coach Rob Black ... Three-star recruit per ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports ... Was a top-40 recruit in Tennessee by ESPN (No. 40), Rivals (No. 23) and 247Sports (38) ... Rated as a top 50 linebacker by Rivals (No. 47) and 247Sports (No. 50) ... Earned Tennessee Titans Class 5A Mr. Football as a senior ... In his career, posted 227 tackles, 50 tackles for loss, eight sacks, five interceptions and three forced fumbles ... Blocked two punts ... Also rushed 1,299 yards and 15 touchdowns for the Falcons ... Added 259 yards receiving and six more touchdowns ... Accounted for 1,785 all-purpose yards and 22 total touchdowns in high school ... As a senior, amassed 76 tackles ... Totaled 16.0 tackles for a loss, three interceptions and one sack ... Led the team with 654 yards rushing and seven touchdowns ... As a junior, logged 70 stops ... Amassed 13.5 tackles for loss, four sacks and four fumbles recovered ... As a sophomore, totaled 65 tackles ... Posted 19.5 tackles for loss, three sacks and two interceptions ... As a freshman, had 16 tackles and one forced fumble ... Also lettered in basketball ... Helped FHS to a pair of Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association state runner-up finishes on the hardwood.
Personal
Born DeShawn L. Page on October 7, 2000 ... Son of Latisha Page ... Has two sisters: Lashante and Day ... Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Social Media
Twitter – @DeshawnPage7
Instagram – 6.pages
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