#5

Deshaun Batiste

DE · Florida Atlantic · Fr. · #5

Returning to Florida Atlantic for 2026
Fr. · New Orleans, La. → John F. Kennedy
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Deshaun Batiste

DE · Florida Atlantic · Jr · #5

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
3 teams
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

3 coaches
2023
Florida Atlantic
2024
Florida Atlantic
era →
2025
Zach Kittley
Florida Atlantic
era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Tom Herman, Chad Lunsford, and Zach Kittley. Multi-era developmental context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Troy11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Balanced
2024Tulane9-5HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-heavy
2025Florida Atlantic4-8HC: Zach Kittley · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Florida Atlantic23114.04.0------
2024Tulane1082.50.5------
2023Troy840.50.0------
Career41237.04.5------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 56–14

vs Florida A&M

1 QB HUR  ·  4 TOT

Dominant 42-point win at home against Florida A&M.

How he plays

Play style

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Florida Atlantic

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive end · Florida Atlantic

Returning around him

  • 21% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -8 net (22 in / 30 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Florida Atlantic · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #82 · 2026 recruiting class #127

DNA match

Player DNA

Versatile End

No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.

EDGE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Antonio Showers’s 2022 season.

Troy · 2022

#2

Joe Evans

Iowa · 2022

All-Big Ten
75%
#3

Kaimon Rucker

North Carolina · 2021

75%
#4

Drew Beesley

Michigan State · 2021

74%
#5

Derrick Moore

Michigan · 2023

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 12
74%

Matches Antonio on

Sack rate
Height
Weight

Differs from Antonio on

Pressure-to-sack conversion (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Camron Cooper's junior season at UTSA (2024).

UTSA · 2024

#2

Sebastian Cheeks

Wisconsin · 2024

77%
#3

Grant Lyons

Miami (OH) · 2025

76%
#4

Maurice Westmoreland

UTEP · 2024

All-Conference USA
76%
#5

Darius Hodges

Tulane · 2022

All-AAC
75%

Matches Camron on

Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #11673

Final rank
#11679
Avg #11721.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #11673 this season.

Background

At Florida Atlantic Joined the Owls in the summer of 2025 Added a tackle assist in the Owls' season opener at Maryland Recorded five tackles, including a sack for a loss of 32 yards and a forced fumble in the Owls' 56-14 win over FAMU Credited with a solo tackle in his FIU start Collected three t...

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