| Deshawn Stevens | |
| Image Upright: | 1 |
| Status: | Active |
| Import: | no |
| Birth Date: | 9 June 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lbs: | 255 |
| Cfldraftedyear: | 2021 |
| Cfldraftedround: | 1 |
| Cfldraftedpick: | 6 |
| Cfl: | deshawn-stevens/166240/ |
Deshawn Stevens (born June 9, 1997) is a Canadian professional football defensive lineman who is a free agent. He most recently played for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
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]
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]
Stevens was born to parents Selvin Stevens and Andrea Anderson and he has four brothers and five sisters.[1]