Deshaun Lee
Iowa Hawkeyes
98
Legend

Deshaun Lee

Iowa HawkeyesContender
RCBDefenseLegend
Projected Starter

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Deshaun Lee is the projected starter at RCB for Iowa Hawkeyes.

Redshirt senior · #8 · 5'10", 189 lbs

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Depth at RCB · Iowa Hawkeyes

  1. 1898Deshaun LeeStarter
  2. 2179Darion Jones

Iowa Starting Lineup

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Up next for Iowa

Iowa plays Northwestern away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

Legend-Tier Production

A 3-star recruit out of Belleville, ranked #967 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 34 tackles, 2 INT, 6 PBU. That's 8% of the team's production at his spot and 92th-percentile production nationally — good for a 98 overall (Legend tier).

Recruit3★ · #967 Natl3-Yr Total108 tacklesTeam Share8%Percentile92th
Belleville, MI
Jersey
#8
Class
RS SR
Height
5'10"
Weight
189 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20253426
20244214
20233203

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8611
National Rank
#967
High School
Belleville
Hometown
Belleville, MI

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 92th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 98. Ranks among the nation's elite at the position, which lifted them into the 92-99 tier.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 92% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WWISTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 30-0

Oct 24LMINNTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
2

Final L 13-10

Oct 10WWASHTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-24

Oct 3LOSUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 31-14

Sep 26WMICHTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 20-19

Sep 19WUNITKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 55-0

Sep 12WISUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 16-13

Sep 5WNIUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
1

Final W 40-0

Deshaun Lee's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

34 tkl · 6 PD · 2 INT
Usage / Involvement67%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.