Desmond Umeozulu

Position:
LB
Height:
6-6
Weight:
253
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Upper Marlboro, Md.
High School:
C.H. Flowers
Prev School:
South Carolina

Prior to Alabama

Ranked as the No. 57 edge rusher according to 247Sports' Transfer Portal Rankings ... the No. 81 player at his position in the portal by On3.

2023-25 (South Carolina)

Totaled 36 games of action across three seasons at South Carolina ... registered 30 career tackles for the Gamecocks, including 2.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks ... played in all 12 games as a junior, posting 19 tackles with two for a loss and one sack to go with three quarterback hurries ... saw time in 12 games with two tackles, including half a sack, and one quarterback hurry in 2024 ... contributed in all 12 matchups as a true freshman ... tallied nine tackles and two quarterback pressures during his first year in Columbia.

High School and Personal Data

One of the top edge prospects in his class coming out of C.H. Flowers High School ... a unanimous four-star recruit by all major outlets ... the third-rated recruit from Maryland by 247Sports, Rivals and On3 along with on the 247Composite ... Rivals' 10th-ranked edge rusher and the No. 153 recruit nationally ... No. 114 on the ESPN300 ... also listed as the 14th-ranked player at his position by ESPN ... the 15th-ranked edge rusher and No. 112 player on the Top247 list by 247Sports ... On3's 32nd-rated edge rusher and the No. 6 player from Maryland ... selected to play in the Under Armour All-America Game ... helped C.H. Flowers to a 13-1 record and the state title game as a senior ... coached by Dameon Powell at Flowers.