Desman Hearns
Desman Hearns
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Southern Illinois to Wyoming — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 8 tackles against San José State — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Sawvel
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wyoming | 28 | 24 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 28 | 24 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 31–7
vs Northern Iowa
1 TOT · 1 INT
Dominant 24-point win at home against Northern Iowa.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wyoming
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Wyoming
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +3 net (19 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wyoming · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #117 · 2026 recruiting class #114
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jacobi Francis’s 2021 season.
Matches Jacobi on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Nyquan Washington's junior season at Western Michigan (2024).
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