Morgan State University Athletics

William DeShazo is a veteran speedback who runs the forty in 4.3 and has great vision.

As a junior in 2003...Saw action in nine games and started in three...gained 261 yards on 58 carries, averaging 4.5 yards and scored two touchdowns...had one catch for 3 yards...led the team in punt returns with 21 returns for 255 yards (12.1 avg) including a 73-yard return for a touchdown vs. Hampton in Giants Stadium...also led the team in kick-off returns with 13 returns for 271 yards (20.8 avg) including a long for 42 yards...

As a sophomore in 2002...Was a great complimentary change-of-pace running back behind T.J. Stallings...emerged as a force on special teams as a returner...averaged 29.6 yards as a punt returner and 27.3 on kickoff returns...was ranked fourth on the team with 604 all-purpose yards...a speed-back who runs the forty in 4.3 and has great vision...

Medical redshirt as a freshman in 2001...Suffered an ACL injury...

Rushed for 1,700 yards as a senior...Played two seasons as the running back for the Riverside Pirates under head coach Lenny Wrenn...All-State performer...set school¡¦s season and single game rushing records...rushed for 1,700 yards during his senior year...career ambition is to play football professionally and become a sports commentator...enjoys billiards and bowling...born in New Mexico on a U.S. Airforce Base...cousin, Juan Dixon, was the MVP of the 2002 NCAA Basketball Tournament as a member of the University of Maryland...