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Deshawn Stevens
Canadian gridiron football player (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Deshawn Stevens (born June 9, 1997) is a Canadian professional football defensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
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College career
After using a redshirt season in 2016, Stevens played college football for the Maine Black Bears from 2017 to 2020.[1] He played in 29 games where he had 211 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, one interception, three fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble.[2]
Stevens then transferred to the University of West Virginia in 2021 to play for the Mountaineers, where he played in 12 games and had 12 total tackles.[1]
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Professional career
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Ottawa Redblacks
Stevens was ranked as the 20th best player in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2021 CFL Draft.[3] He was then drafted in the first round, sixth overall, by the Ottawa Redblacks.[2] However, he played out his final year of college eligibility in 2021. Thereafter, he signed with the Redblacks on May 6, 2022.[4] Following training camp in 2022, he made the team's opening day roster and played in his first professional game on June 10, 2022, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[5] He played in all 18 regular season games where he recorded seven defensive tackles and six special teams tackles.[6]
In 2023, Stevens played in 12 games and recorded one defensive tackle and four special teams tackles.[7] He began the 2024 season on the injured list before moving to the practice roster.[8] He dressed in one game before being released on July 22, 2024.[9]
BC Lions
On December 6, 2024, Stevens signed with the BC Lions.[9] On June 10, 2025, Stevens was placed on the Lions' 1-game injured list. He was released on June 16, 2025.[10]
Saskatchewan Roughriders
On July 30, 2025, Stevens signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders after spending more than a month in free agency.[11]
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Personal life
Stevens was born to parents Selvin Stevens and Andrea Anderson and he has four brothers and five sisters.[1]
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