2 Desmond Fairell
2 Desmond Fairell
Height: 6-0
Weight: 185
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
High School: Miami Senior
Position: DB
gp 11
tk 27.0
sac 1.0
int 4
ffum -

2016: Fairell led Carson-Newman in interceptions with four picks on the year.  He also made 27 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and had a sack against Brevard.  He ranked second in the South Atlantic Conference and top 25 in the nation with his interception tally.  He had the most interceptions in a single season for Carson-Newman since All-American Eien Jacob's five in 2013.  Fairell snagged two interceptions against Mars Hill. It is the 14th time since the year 2000 that an Eagle has had two picks in one game. Fairell joins Revel Coffey as the only freshmen since the year 2000 with two picks in one game. Fairell topped out at eight tackles in a homecoming win over Limestone (10/29).  He made six stops in the Eagles' opening day contest against No. 7 Humboldt State (9/1)

HIGH SCHOOL: Fairell starred at Miami Senior High School for coach Ivan Rosales.  As a senior, he hauled in 29 catches for 513 yards and five touchdowns.  Defensively, he produced 42 tackles, with a pair of fumbles forced and recovered.  He also had three sacks, a pick and two defensive scores. He earned All-Dade County honors following his senior campaign with the Stingrays. 

PERSONAL: The son of Tawana Fairell, he intends to study business at Carson-Newman and selected the Eagles over Appalachian State, Florida International, Kansas and Northern Iowa. 

Recent Games
Oct 8 at Brevard W, 47-0
Oct 15 at Newberry L, 34-19
Oct 22 Wingate L, 29-16
Oct 29 Limestone W, 39-25
Nov 5 at North Greenville L, 34-24
Nov 12 at Tusculum L, 31-30
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 19 10
Assists 8 2
Tackles 27.0 12.0
Tackles per game 2.5 1.7
Sacks 1.0 1.0
Sack yards 5 5
Interceptions 4 4
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 Humboldt State L, 52-45 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at St. Augustine's W, 48-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Catawba L, 40-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Mars Hill W, 52-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 20-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Brevard W, 47-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Newberry L, 34-19 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wingate L, 29-16 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Limestone W, 39-25 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at North Greenville L, 34-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tusculum L, 31-30 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Humboldt State L, 52-45 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at St. Augustine's W, 48-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Catawba L, 40-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Mars Hill W, 52-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Brevard W, 47-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Newberry L, 34-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wingate L, 29-16 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Limestone W, 39-25 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at North Greenville L, 34-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tusculum L, 31-30 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Humboldt State L, 52-45 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at St. Augustine's W, 48-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Catawba L, 40-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Mars Hill W, 52-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Brevard W, 47-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Newberry L, 34-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wingate L, 29-16 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Limestone W, 39-25 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at North Greenville L, 34-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tusculum L, 31-30 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 Humboldt State L, 52-45 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at St. Augustine's W, 48-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 at Catawba L, 40-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 Mars Hill W, 52-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 20-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Brevard W, 47-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 at Newberry L, 34-19 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Wingate L, 29-16 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 Limestone W, 39-25 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 at North Greenville L, 34-24 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Tusculum L, 31-30 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 Humboldt State L, 52-45 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at St. Augustine's W, 48-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Catawba L, 40-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Mars Hill W, 52-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 20-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Brevard W, 47-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Newberry L, 34-19 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wingate L, 29-16 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Limestone W, 39-25 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at North Greenville L, 34-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tusculum L, 31-30 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 Humboldt State L, 52-45 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at St. Augustine's W, 48-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Catawba L, 40-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Mars Hill W, 52-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 20-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Brevard W, 47-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Newberry L, 34-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wingate L, 29-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Limestone W, 39-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at North Greenville L, 34-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tusculum L, 31-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 Humboldt State L, 52-45 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 at St. Augustine's W, 48-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 at Catawba L, 40-20 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 Mars Hill W, 52-27 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 20-17 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Brevard W, 47-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 at Newberry L, 34-19 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 Wingate L, 29-16 1 - - - - 0
Oct 29 Limestone W, 39-25 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 at North Greenville L, 34-24 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Tusculum L, 31-30 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 Humboldt State L, 52-45 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 at St. Augustine's W, 48-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 at Catawba L, 40-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 Mars Hill W, 52-27 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 20-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Brevard W, 47-0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 at Newberry L, 34-19 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Wingate L, 29-16 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 Limestone W, 39-25 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 at North Greenville L, 34-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Tusculum L, 31-30 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 Humboldt State L, 52-45 3 3 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 2 - -
Sep 10 at St. Augustine's W, 48-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Catawba L, 40-20 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Mars Hill W, 52-27 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 0 0 1 - -
Oct 1 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 20-17 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Brevard W, 47-0 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 0 - - -
Oct 15 at Newberry L, 34-19 5 0 5.0 1.0 5 1.0 5 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wingate L, 29-16 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 7 0 - - -
Oct 29 Limestone W, 39-25 5 3 8.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - 2 - -
Nov 5 at North Greenville L, 34-24 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tusculum L, 31-30 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 44 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - 2 1
2019-20 11 - - - - - - 1 1
Total 44 - - - - - - 3 2
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2016-17 11 - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - -
Total 44 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 44 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 44 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - 8 37 4.6 0 12
2018-19 - - - - - 17 193 11.4 1 70
2019-20 - - - - - 20 61 3.0 0 17
Total - - - - - 45 291 6.5 1 70
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2016-17 11 - - - - 0 .0
2017-18 11 - - 37 - 37 3.4
2018-19 11 - - 193 - 193 17.5
2019-20 11 - - 61 - 61 5.5
Total 44 - - 291 - 291 6.6
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2016-17 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2017-18 0 0.0 - - - 0 0 0 - - - 0
2018-19 6 0.5 - - - 1 0 0 - - - 0
2019-20 6 0.5 - - - 0 1 - - - - 0
Total 12 0.3 - - - 1 1 0 - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2016-17 11 19 8 27.0 2.5 1.0 5 1.5 6 - - - 4 7 6 -
2017-18 11 19 7 26.0 2.4 - - 3.0 7 3 1 38 4 107 6 -
2018-19 11 33 17 50.0 4.5 - - 4.0 7 - 2 61 4 36 5 -
2019-20 11 28 11 39.0 3.5 - - 5.0 14 1 - - 7 33 12 1
Total 44 99 43 142.0 3.2 1.0 5 13.5 34 4 3 99 19 183 29 1
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
-
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
-
September 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 11 19 8 27.0 2.5 1.0 5 1.5 6 - - - 4 7 6 -
Conference 7 10 2 12.0 1.7 1.0 5 1.0 5 - - - 4 7 2 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 10 7 17.0 3.4 - - 0.5 1 - - - 3 7 5 -
Away 6 9 1 10.0 1.7 1.0 5 1.0 5 - - - 1 0 1 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 7 3 10.0 2.5 - - 0.5 1 - - - 3 0 3 -
Losses 7 12 5 17.0 2.4 1.0 5 1.0 5 - - - 1 7 3 -
-
September 4 5 3 8.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 0 3 -
October 5 12 4 16.0 3.2 1.0 5 1.5 6 - - - 2 7 2 -
November 2 2 1 3.0 1.5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
Desmond Fairell action photo 1
    Humboldt State vs. Carson-Newman
Desmond Fairell action photo 2
    Carson-Newman vs. Catawba
Desmond Fairell action photo 3
    Mars Hill vs. Carson-Newman
Desmond Fairell action photo 4
    Mars Hill vs. Carson-Newman
Desmond Fairell action photo 5
    Carson-Newman vs. Newberry
Desmond Fairell action photo 6
    Carson-Newman vs. Newberry
Desmond Fairell action photo 7
    Carson-Newman vs. Newberry
Desmond Fairell action photo 8
    Carson-Newman vs. Newberry
Desmond Fairell action photo 9
    Carson-Newman vs. Newberry
Desmond Fairell action photo 10
    Wingate vs. Carson-Newman
Desmond Fairell action photo 11
    Limestone vs. Carson-Newman
Desmond Fairell action photo 12
    Limestone vs. Carson-Newman
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