University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Enters the preseason projected to start at defensive end.

As A Junior (2017): Played in all 12 contests, starting all but one ... Posted career highs with 20 total stops and two tackles for loss which included a sack ... Also intercepted a pass and was credited with the Jaguars’ lone blocked kick of the season ... Credited with a career-high-tying three tackles — with one for a loss of four yards — in victory at Troy ... Earned the coaches’ defensive line award after Senior Day defeat of Arkansas State, finishing the game with two tackles including a sack and his first career interception ... Also matched career high with three stops at Georgia State ... Posted a pair of tackles at Ole Miss, Georgia Southern and New Mexico State as well as against Idaho and Louisiana at home ... Blocked a field-goal attempt that Gus Nave returned 83 yards for a score in the first quarter of win over Alabama A&M.

As A Sophomore (2016): Made eight starts while appearing in all 13 games, splitting time on the interior and at end on the defensive line ... Recorded 17 tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass broken up ... Posted a career-best three stops in win over Nicholls ... Credited with multiple tackles on four other occasions including season-opening victory at Mississippi State ... Had two stops and ran back a fumble 23 yards in home opener against Georgia Southern ... Finished with a pair of tackles in back-to-back outings against eventual postseason bowl participants Troy and Arkansas State ... Had a tackle in five of the last six games of the season, with the stretch beginning with a stop three yards behind the line of scrimmage in Homecoming victory over Georgia State.

As A Freshman (2015): Saw action in every contest, making his first career start against Louisiana ... Ended up making six stops, with two each coming in games against ULL, Georgia State and Georgia Southern ... Shared the coaches’ weekly defensive lineman award after victory over the Ragin’ Cajuns ... Credited with career-best two solo tackles at Georgia State ... Had an assist behind the line of scrimmage against both ULL and Georgia Southern.

High School Highlights: Earned two stars from Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com ... Started and lettered for three years at Clay High ... Made 81 stops his senior year, including eight sacks, while causing five and recovering three fumbles to be selected second-team all-state and first-team all-district ... Was also chosen second-team all-First Coast by the Florida Times-Union ... Part of a Blue Devil team that finished 10-2 after advancing to the second round of the state 5A playoffs; CHS won the district title with a 4-0 mark ... In addition to earning second-team all-state honors as a junior, was named the Clay Today Defensive Player of the Year and first-team all-First Coast after being credited with 70 total tackles including 22 for loss ... Recorded 16½ sacks and 18 quarterback hurries that fall as well, adding three forced fumbles and three passes defensed in helping CHS reach the championship game of the state playoffs while posting a 10-5 final record ... Was a two-year letterwinner in both basketball and weightlifting as well for the Blue Devils.

Personal: Full name is Desean William Grayer ... Born Sept. 13, 1996, in Rome, N.Y. ... Son of Michael and Belinda Grayer ... Is the fourth of five children ... Favorite movie is “The Dark Knight” ... Favorite books are the “Hardy Boys” series ... Favorite team is the Washington Wizards ... Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan ... Favorite musical artist is Pusha T ... Favorite food is BBQ ribs ... Favorite subject is history ... Enjoys playing basketball and go-kart racing in his spare time ... Would like to own a restaurant ... Also had offers from Maryland, Iowa State, Tulane, Navy, Troy, Georgia Southern, Florida International, Texas-San Antonio and Kent State ... A marketing major.