#59 Leo Desselle Season 2026
CAREER
An undersized defensive lineman who found his way onto the field as a senior … Played in 9 games in his career, recording a total of 6 tackles … Played a total of five years with the Tigers after joining the squad as a walkon prior to the 2002 season … Member of LSU’s 2003 national championship team and was a part of five bowl games during his career.
SENIOR SEASON (2006)
Played in 6 games with no starts … Recorded 2 tackles and 1 sack for the Tigers in 2006 … Had 1 tackle and a sack in win over Mississippi State … Other tackle came in win over Tulane … Also saw action against Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl, Louisiana-Lafayette, Arizona, and Kentucky.
JUNIOR SEASON (2005)
Played in 3 games and recorded 4 tackles and 2 tackles for losses … Saw action in wins over North Texas, Appalachian State and Ole Miss … Had 2 tackles and 1 tackle for a 3-yard loss against North Texas … Added a tackle for a loss against Appalachian State … Had a pair of quarterback hurries against North Texas.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2004)
Did not see any game action for the Tigers.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2003)
Did not see any game action for the Tigers.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2002)
Did not see any game action for the Tigers and received a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year starter at defensive tackle for Shaw … Had 78 tackles, 17 for losses, and nine sacks as a senior … Also lettered for three years in track and field … Named All-Westbank and All-Clarion Herald as a senior … Coached in football by Hank Tierney.
PERSONAL
Full name is Leo Paul Desselle IV … Born on August 27, 1983 in New Orleans … Parents are Leo III and Isabelle Desselle … Has two sisters – Laetitia and Charlotte and a brother, Zack … Majoring in kinesiology … Holds a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, a second degree brown belt in combat Judo and a won a world championship title in grappling, which is a Jiu Jitsu competition.
Deselle’s Career Defensive Stats
Year
G-GS
UT
AT
TT
TFL
Sacks
Int
2002
2003 Fr.-RS
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2004 So.
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2005 Jr.
3-0
4
0
4
2-4
0
0
2006 Sr.
6-0
1
1
2
1-5
1-5
0
TOTALS
9-0
5
1
6
3-9
1-5
0