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In Class 5A

3-6

Projected

5AD1-8

District

The Friday Night Picks model projects DeSoto to finish 3-6 in 2026. Below is the full schedule with a weekly AI prediction for every game. Follow DeSoto, pick each matchup before kickoff, and see if the fans who know this team can out-call the model.

Next up · Saturday, August 29

at St. Thomas Aquinas (FL)

Out of state exhibition. No model line on this one.

2026 Schedule · % is our model's chance DeSoto wins

Aug 29at St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) OUT OF STATEexhibition

Sep 4at Allen24%preview →

Sep 12vs Duncanville21%preview →

Sep 18at Burleson Centennial45%preview →

Sep 25vs Midlothian55%preview →

Oct 9at Lancaster45%preview →

Oct 16vs Mansfield Summit55%preview →

Oct 23at Cedar Hill45%preview →

Oct 30at Mansfield Legacy45%preview →

Nov 6vs Cleburne55%preview →

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Playoff picture

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State championship history

4 state titles

2025202320222016

20256A Division 2beat Sheldon King 55-27

20236A Division 2beat Humble Summer Creek 74-14

20226A Division 2beat Austin Vandegrift 42-17

20166A Division 2beat Cibolo Steele 38-29

From the UIL archive, 1920 to 2025.

Where they play

This is the school. Some districts play at a shared stadium, so check the district if in doubt.

📍 DeSoto, TX, 75115Tap for directions

13 from Desoto who made the NFL

High school, to college, to the NFL. Of these, 12 are listed by their high school and 1 by home town.

2025

Shemar Turner

Defensive tackle · Texas A&M → Chicago

Rd 2, 62

2024

Byron Murphy II

Nose tackle · Texas → Seattle

Rd 1, 16

2022

Ed Ingram

Guard · LSU → Minnesota

Rd 2, 59

2020

Laviska Shenault Jr.

Wide receiver, kickoff returner · Colorado → Jacksonville

Rd 2, 42

2017

Howard Wilson

Cornerback · Houston → Cleveland

Rd 4, 126

2016

Jalen Mills

Safety · LSU → Philadelphia

Rd 7, 233

2015

Marcus Murphy

Running back · Missouri → New Orleans

Rd 7, 230

2012

Cyrus Gray

Running back · Texas A&M → Kansas City

Rd 6, 182

2011

Von Miller

Outside Linebacker · Texas A&M → Denver

Rd 1, 2

Byron Hanspard

Running back

Ellis Hobbs

Cornerback / Kickoff returner

James Proche

Wide receiver

Marcus Tubbs

Defensive tackle

28 from Desoto playing college ball

On a Division I roster right now. Listed by home town, so players from any school in Desoto are included.

Akeem RahaanDBArkansas-Pine Bluff

Ar'maj Reed-AdamsOLTexas A&M

Ashton LevellsDBFlorida International

Ashtyn HawkinsWRBaylor

Brandon BookerLBSMU

Byron WashingtonOLSyracuse

Caleb HolmesDBLamar

Chace StratfordOLArkansas State

Dahlyn JonesTEWeber State

David WilliamsOLPrairie View A&M

Daylon SingletonWRSMU

Devyn BobbySBaylor

and 16 more

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