Deshawn Stevens
{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1997)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
| name = Deshawn Stevens
| team =
| image = 2022, 98, Deshawn Stevens (2).jpg
| image_upright = 1
| caption = Stevens with the Redblacks in 2022
| status = Active
| import = no
| position1 = Defensive lineman
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|6|9}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| number =
| college = West Virginia
Maine
| high_school = Kent School
| Height_ft = 6
| Height_in = 2
| Weight_lbs = 255
| CFLDraftedYear = 2021
| CFLDraftedRound = 1
| CFLDraftedPick = 6
| CFLDraftedTeam = Ottawa Redblacks
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2022|2024}}
| playing_team1 = Ottawa Redblacks
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2025}}
| playing_team2 = BC Lions
| career_footnotes =
| career_highlights =
| CFL = deshawn-stevens/166240/
}}
Deshawn Stevens (born June 9, 1997) is a Canadian professional football defensive lineman who is currently a free agent.
College career
After using a redshirt season in 2016, Stevens played college football for the Maine Black Bears from 2017 to 2020.{{cite web|url=https://wvusports.com/sports/football/roster/deshawn-stevens/16119 |title=Deshawn Stevens |publisher=West Virginia Mountaineers |access-date=January 20, 2024}} He played in 29 games where he had 211 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, one interception, three fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble.{{cite web|url=https://goblackbears.com/news/2021/5/4/football-ottawa-redblacks-draft-deshawn-stevens-with-no-6-overall-pick-in-cfl-draft.aspx |title=Ottawa Redblacks Draft Deshawn Stevens With No. 6 Overall Pick in CFL Draft |publisher=Maine Black Bears |access-date=January 20, 2024}}
Stevens then transferred to the University of West Virginia in 2021 to play for the Mountaineers, where he played in 12 games and had 12 total tackles.
Professional career
=Ottawa Redblacks=
Stevens was ranked as the 20th best player in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2021 CFL Draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2021/04/26/josh-palmer-tops-spring-cfl-scouting-bureau-rankings/ |title=Josh Palmer tops spring CFL Scouting Bureau Rankings |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=April 26, 2021}} He was then drafted in the first round, sixth overall, by the Ottawa Redblacks. However, he played out his final year of college eligibility in 2021. Thereafter, he signed with the Redblacks on May 6, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2022/05/06/redblacks-sign-2021-first-round-pick-deshawn-stevens/ |title=Redblacks sign 2021 first round pick Deshawn Stevens |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=May 6, 2022}} Following training camp in 2022, he made the team's opening day roster and played in his first professional game on June 10, 2022, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.{{cite web|url=https://cdn.ticats.ca/app/uploads/ticats/2022/10/28103642/2022_CFL_Gm_Notes_89_Ott_vs_Ham.pdf |title=Game Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=January 17, 2024}} He played in all 18 regular season games where he recorded seven defensive tackles and six special teams tackles.{{cite web|url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-CFL-Guide-PDF-for-site.pdf |title=2023 CFL Guide |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=December 12, 2023}}
In 2023, Stevens played in 12 games and recorded one defensive tackle and four special teams tackles.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/players/deshawn-stevens/166240/ |title=Deshawn Stevens |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=January 20, 2024}} He began the 2024 season on the injured list before moving to the practice roster.{{cite web|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-CFL-Gm-Notes-34-Ott-vs-Edm.pdf |title=Game Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=July 22, 2024}} He dressed in one game before being released on July 22, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2024/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=December 10, 2024}}
=BC Lions=
Personal life
References
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External links
- [https://www.bclions.com/players/deshawn-stevens/166240/ BC Lions bio]
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Category:Canadian football people from Toronto
Category:Canadian football defensive linemen
Category:Maine Black Bears football players
Category:Ottawa Redblacks players
Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football players
Category:Canadian expatriate American football people in the United States