2009 Media Guide
| High School |
| DeShaun put together one of the most incredible seasons in California prep football history as a senior at Tustin HS in 1997, playing running back and linebacker/defensive back for coach Myron Miller ... He rushed for 3,398 yards and scored 59 touchdowns — 54 rushing (a state record by 10 TDs) on 323 carries, averaging over 10 yards per carry ... During his junior and senior seasons, DeShaun rushed for 5,195 yards and scored 88 TDs ... During his senior season, he scored 38 points in one game and 362 for the year ... Had 14 100-yard rushing games as a senior and 28 for his career ... Established a single-game best of 379 yards and career total of 5,885 yards rushing ... Set single-season (55) and career (90) CIF Southern Section marks for rushing touchdowns ... Had a single-game best of 44 carries ... ESPN SportsZone first-team All-America ... National Recruiting Advisor All-America (T-No.1 RB) ... Student Sports Senior All-America ... Member of PrepStar Dream Team (No. 3 RB) ... PrepStar Western Region Super 30 ... PrepStar All-America (No. 2 RB in West) ... The Sporting News Top 100 (No. 16 prospect and No. 2 RB) ... ESPN SportsZone No. 7 RB ... ESPN SportsZone No. 34 prospect ... SuperPrep All-America (No. 10 RB) ... SuperPrep All-Far West (No. 6 prospect) ... Cornwell's National Top 100 (No. 31 prospect) ... CBS SportsLine Top 100 ... Bill Buchalter’s Top 100 (No. 18/30 prospect) ... Member of Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 ... Member of Long Beach Press-Telegram’s Best in the West (a perfect 10 votes) ... USA Today California Player of the Year ... Student Sports All-State first team and State Player of the Year ... Winner of L.A. Times’ Glenn Davis Award as top prep player in Southern California ... Orange County co-Player of the Year (Register) ... L.A. Times Orange County Back of the Year and All-County ... First-team CIF Southern Section ... CIF Division V Co-Offensive Player of the Year ... First-team All-CIF Division V ... His 362 points (59 TDs and four two-point conversions) rank No. 1 in State history ... Ran for more than 200 yards in 10 of his 14 games as a senior and for at least 300 on three occasions ... Led team to 13-1 record ... Rushed for 377 yards and six touchdowns in 55-42 loss to Santa Margarita in CIF Southern Section Division V title game ... Selected to play in the Shrine All-Star game ... PrepStar pre-season All-America ... SuperPrep pre-season All-America (No. 12 skilled athlete) ... National Recruiting Advisor pre-season All-America (No. 8 RB in nation and No. 4 in West) ... As a junior, he rushed for 1,797 yards and 29 touchdowns ... Also caught 25 passes for 725 yards and 8 TDs ... Lettered four years in track for coach Shad Vickers ... Has run 10.52 100 and 21.7 200 ... Served as team track captain his senior year ... Track team earned CIF championship as a junior ... Lettered three seasons in basketball for coach Andy Geround ... Named honorable mention All-League in 1998 and Best Defensive Player as a junior and senior ... Selected Orange County Male Athlete of the Year (’97-98) for all sports. |
