Ty Desiré

Height:
6-5
Weight:
280
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Uniondale, N.Y.
High School:
Uniondale

At Princeton — 2016: recorded 16 tackles as a starting defensive lineman and helped Princeton win the Ivy League title … half his tackles came during the final three games, including a six-tackle effort against co-champ Penn in a 28-0 win on Powers Field; named to the Ivy League Honor Roll following Penn win … posted first sack of the season in 31-3 road win at Yale … helped defense lead the Ivy League in scoring (16.4), total (317.6), and rushing (80.1) defense. 2015: missed full season. 2014: earned second-team All-Ivy League honors in his first year as a starter … recorded 21 tackles, including five losses, and three sacks … had career-high five tackles and two sacks in 22-17 home win over Penn … had six games with multiple tackles … had two sacks in road win over Cornell … recorded a fumble recovery and a pass breakup in win over Davidson. 2013: earned time in defensive line rotation and helped Princeton win 10th Ivy League title in program history, and first since 2006 season … recorded six tackles, including five solo stops … had two sacks for 14 yards in 53-20 victory over Cornell … served as pass rush specialist on the line.

At Uniondale — earned both the Scholar-Athlete Award and the Golden Eleven Award during senior season … earned all-county and all-conference honors … played multiple positions on both side of the ball … recorded eight sacks during senior year and 15 in his career … reached 2012 postseason … played in the Nassau County Senior Bowl/All-Star Game … two-year team captain … named to the Football Classic Elite Top 250 Combine … also lettered in track & field, basketball and wrestling … two-time all-county and all-conference honoree in track … helped basketball team to county title … named to the Academic All-Conference team … Scholar-Athlete Award recipient … earned the Hempstead/Uniondale Rotary Club Community Service Award.

Personal — born Sept. 20, 1995 … son of Yves and Charmise Desiré … has a younger brother Julian … enjoys basketball, drawing and listening to music … may study economics and international public affairs.