Austin Peay State University Athletics

Awards and Honors:
Dean's List (S26)

Prior to Austin Peay: Spent the 2025 season at Division II Wheeling after spending the 2023-24 seasons at Lincoln (Penn.)... Played in 11 games at Wheeling during his junior season… Totaled 114 tackles – a WU single-season record – in addition to 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, and 4 pass deflections last season… Had 6 games with double-digit tackles, including in three-straight games in mid-October… Had a season-high 1.5 tackles for loss at West Virginia State (10/18/25)… Recorded 14 tackles, half a sack, and an interception against Frostburg (10/25/25)… Ended the season with back-to-back 10+ tackle performances at Glenville State (11/8/25) and West Liberty (11/15/25)... Appeared in 10 games at Lincoln (Penn.) as a sophomore in 2024… Totaled 36 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks… Had five tackles in the season opener at Clairon (9/5/24)… Had 1.5 sacks against Livingstone (9/28/24)… Tallied a season-high six tackles in addition to four solo stops and a tackle for loss against Bluefield State (10/12/24)... Appeared in eight games during his freshman season in 2023… Totaled 13 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and a fumble recovery… Had two tackles and half a tackle for loss in his collegiate debut against Clairon (8/31/23)… Recorded his first-career sack and a recovered a fumble in a two-tackle performance against Winston Salem (9/30/23).

Personal: Jefferson Bretanys Desca is the son of Marie Elisie and Roger Desca… Born May 22... Pursuing a bachelor's degree in biology.