Senior safety on Wyoming's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Clearwater, FL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
S recruit
Signed with Southern Illinois
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on Wyoming's 2026 roster.
Desman Hearns
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Southern Illinois to Wyoming — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 5 tackles against Central Michigan — Week 3, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-35@ Colorado State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 21-13vs Northern Colorado | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-24@ Central Michigan | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 21–13
3 tackles · 2 solo tackles
With B. Edmiston — 46.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20 · T. Hughes — 149 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 10.5 · 26 rush yds (8 car)
Since week 2: +5 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jay Sawvel — 5-10 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Sawvel
Pass share
45.2%
76 pass / 92 run
Plays / game
56.0
3 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
81 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Unranked recruit. Now #263 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #8 of 17 Mountain West Ss
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
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).
Matches Nyquan on
Differs from Nyquan on
Player DNA
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