Dru DeShields

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Dru DeShields
No. 12 – Kent State Golden Flashes
Position Quarterback
Class
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Sophomore
Personal information
Born (2004-05-18) May 18, 2004 (age 21) [1]
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school West Branch (Beloit, Ohio)
College
Stats at ESPN

Dru DeShields (born May 18, 2004) [1] is an American football quarterback for the Kent State Golden Flashes.

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Early life and high school

DeShields attended West Branch High School located in Beloit, Ohio. Coming out of high school, he initially committed to play college football for the Eastern Illinois Panthers, but later flipped his commitment and signed to play for the Kent State Golden Flashes, after finishing his high school career with 33 wins, and completing 66% of his passes for 7,834 yards and 90 touchdowns. [2] [3]

College career

During his first two seasons in 2023 and 2024, DeShields would redshirt and not appear in any games due to tearing his ACL in both seasons. [4] [5] He made his first career start in week three of the 2025 season, where he went 22-of-32 passing for 279 yards and two touchdowns, while adding a 37 yards and a touchdown on the ground in a 31-28 loss to Buffalo. [6] After the Buffalo game, DeShields was named the team's starter for the rest of the season. [7] In week twelve, DeShields completed 17 of his 25 pass attempts for 317 yards and five touchdowns in a victory versus rival Akron. [8]

College statistics

SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2023 Kent State Did not play due to injury
2024 Kent State Did not play due to injury
2025 Kent State 1194–513624056.72,0308.5183150.061360.33
Career 1194–513624056.72,0308.5183150.061360.33

Personal life

He is the brother of TJ DeShields who previously played for Akron as a quarterback, where he currently serves as an offensive analyst for his former team. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 @/DeshieldsDru (May 18, 2022). "Blessed to see 18!!!! Felt like yesterday I was playing in the back yard getting beat up by my brothers.❤️❤️" (Tweet). Retrieved November 16, 2025– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Keating, Mike (December 12, 2022). "Dru DeShields decommits from Eastern Illinois, will attend Kent State". The Alliance Review. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  3. ↑ Balash, Dana (November 30, 2022). "West Branch's DeShields commits to Kent State". WFMJ.com. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ Popovich, Mike (November 4, 2025). "Dru DeShields embracing comeback opportunity with Kent State football team". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ Rosenblum, Jonah (August 19, 2025). "Antoine Campbell Jr., Dru DeShields impress at Kent State football's second scrimmage". Record-Courier. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  6. ↑ Ulrich, Nate (September 13, 2025). "Kent State football finds new starting quarterback as upset bid vs. Buffalo falls short". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  7. ↑ Madhavan, Neel. "Finally healthy, West Branch alum Dru DeShields takes over as Kent State starting QB". Vindy.com. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Dru DeShields throws 5 TD passes, Kent State beats Akron 42-35 in OT". WKYC.com. November 11, 2025. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  9. ↑ Popovich, Mike (November 10, 2025). "DeShields brothers on opposite sides of Akron-Kent State NCAA college football rivalry". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
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