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2025 Football Roster

25 Des Straughton

  • Position DB
  • Class Freshman
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 210
  • Major Kinesiology
  • Hometown Detroit, Mich.
  • High School Roseville
  • Instagram des_straughton
  • Twitter DesStraughton

Biography

High School

  • Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals
  • Position ranks: #83 (On3), #101 (247Sports), #107 (ESPN)
  • State of Michigan ranks: #15 (On3), #18 (Rivals), #22 (247Sports), #25 (ESPN)
  • Played for head coach Vernard Snowden at Roseville
  • Four-year letterwinner
  • MAC White Conference Player of the Year
  • All-MAC White First Team
  • 1,623 rushing yards, 25 rushing touchdowns, 356 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns in high school
  • Also ran track and played basketball in high school
  • Honor Roll
  • Offers included Arizona State, Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan State, Minnesota, Purdue, and West Virginia

Personal

  • Born September 13, 2006
  • Son of Dwayne and Dessaray Seay
  • One brother, Dwayne Jr., and two sisters, Deleah and Dakota
  • Majoring in kinesiology
  • Chose Illinois because of “the coaches, culture, and the community. They made me feel like family. Plus, how I fit into the defensive scheme.”

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