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  Desmond Kearse
Desmond Kearse

Player Profile
Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Fort Myers, Fla.

High School:
Dunbar HS

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 180

Position:
Linebacker

Experience:
RS

02/03/2012

Terps News and Notes

Edsall visited with the media Friday and gave an offseason update

10/06/2011

Solid Week of Practice Gets Terps Road Ready

Maryland gearing up for Georgia Tech's triple option; Terps-Yellow Jackets kickoff at noon Saturday

An extremely athletic defensive player who disrupts the line of scrimmage ... moved from safety to outside linebacker in the spring ... earned a medical redshirt last season and has four years of eligibility left.

As a Freshman (2010): Played in three games at safety, including a start vs. FIU (9/25) ... saw his first-career action vs. Morgan State (9/11), posting a 1/2 tackle for loss and one pass breakup ... had a 1/2 TFL vs. West Virginia (9/18) ... missed the final nine games with an ankle injury ... earned a medical redshirt.

At Dunbar High School: An all-around impressive player ... ranked No. 60 nationally among defensive ends by Scouts, Inc. ... ranked No. 108 nationally among defensive ends by Scout.com ... collected 78 tackles, including 17 sacks, and two blocked punts as a senior for the Tigers ... played in the 2009 Florida North-South All-Star game ... collected 29 sacks as a junior ... named first-team all-area as a junior ... coached by Phil Vogt.

Kearse's Career Statistics
Defense G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks FC FR PBU Int
2010 3-1 0 2 2 1.0-3 0.0-0 0 0 1 0-0
Total 3-1 0 2 2 1.0-3 0.0-0 0 0 1 0-0
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