Norfolk State University Athletics

2018 (Senior)
Started all 11 games for the second straight year … Was in on 25 tackles, 10 solo, from his nose guard position … Made three tackles for loss, including one sack … Also recovered a fumble and blocked one kick (PAT vs. Virginia State) … Posted five tackles in the win over Delaware State … Had one tackle for loss among his three total stops against N.C. Central … Recovered a fumble at Savannah State … Notched a solo sack at North Carolina A&T … Recorded a season-high seven tackles against Morgan State … Named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.

2017 (Junior)
Started all 11 games at nose guard … Finished the season with 39 total tackles, including 1.5 for loss … Recovered two fumbles, most among Spartan defenders … Also credited with two quarterback hurries … Made a career-high nine tackles, five solos and one for loss, in the opener with Virginia State … Also recorded five tackles against JMU and five more against N.C. Central … Recovered a NCCU fumble in the NSU end zone to end a scoring opportunity for the Eagles in NSU’s road win in Durham … Logged six tackles against Savannah State and four with half a tackle for loss at Howard … Recovered another fumble at Morgan State … Named to the NSU AD’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.

2016 (Sophomore)
Started the first six games of the season at nose guard … Missed the Bethune-Cookman and Morgan State games due to an injury sustained in the N.C. A&T game … Tallied 16 tackles, 1.5 for loss, with one sack and one QB pressure for the season … Had one sack and two total tackles in the season-opener against Elizabeth City State … Made four tackles against Howard and a season-high five against S.C. State … Made half a tackle for loss among his three total tackles at N.C. A&T.

At N.C. State
Spent two seasons on the roster at N.C. State … Redshirted the 2014 season … Did not see any game action in 2015.

High School
A four-year letterwinner in basketball and football … Played offensive and defensive line … Limited to four and a half games as a senior because of injury, but still posted 30 tackles and six sacks … Ranked the No. 85 defensive tackle nationally by Scout.com, No. 39 defensive tackle nationally and No. 24 player in North Carolina by Rivals.com … Also ranked the No. 91 defensive tackle nationally by ESPN.com … Was a first-team All-Piedmont Triad and All-Northwest selection as a junior, when he registered 45 tackles, 15 sacks and three forced fumbles.

Personal
Deshaywn S.B. Middleton was born on March 12, 1995 … Son of Douglas and Angela Middleton … Earned his bachelor’s degree in social work in May 2019 … Has an uncle who attended NSU … Older brother, Doug, played linebacker at Appalachian State.

Middleton’s Career Highs
Tackles: 9 (vs. Virginia State, 9-2-17)
TFL: 1.0 (4x, last at N.C. A&T, 11-3-18)
Sacks: 1.0 (2x, last at N.C. A&T, 11-3-18)
FR: 1 (3x, last at Savannah State, 10-27-18)