CAREER STATISTICS
AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year letterwinner at safety (2017-18) ... Junior college transfer who signed with the Panthers in 2017 ... Member of Georgia State's first bowl-winning team with the 2017 AutoNation Cure Bowl ... Two career interceptions, along with 73 tackles.
2018: Moved into starting lineup at safety after one season as a backup ... Finished with 27 tackles, including one tackle for loss, along with one interception and one pass breakup ... Made a key play in the Panthers’ season-opening win with his interception late in the first half that set up a touchdown ... Career-high 11 tackles at NC State ... Forced a fumble in win over ULM ... Broke up a pass in the end zone on third down to prevent a touchdown vs. Texas State.
2017: Played in every game, including two starts ... Made 46 tackles (tied for fifth on team), including 2.5 tackles for loss ... Also had one interception, three pass breakups and a forced fumble. 2017: Played in every game, including two starts ... Made 46 tackles (tied for fifth on team), including 2.5 tackles for loss ... Also had one interception, three pass breakups and a forced fumble.
Made one of the key plays in win at Georgia Southern, causing the fumble that GSU recovered at the Georgia Southern 31-yard line with five minutes left to set up the game-winning touchdown ... Made five tackles with two TFL along with the forced fumble vs. Georgia Southern ... Grabbed his first interception in win at Texas State, when he also had five tackles and a pass breakup ... Made nine tackles and a pass breakup vs. Tennessee State in his GSU debut. Made one of the key plays in win at Georgia Southern, causing the fumble that GSU recovered at the Georgia Southern 31-yard line with five minutes left to set up the game-winning touchdown ... Made five tackles with two TFL along with the forced fumble vs. Georgia Southern ... Grabbed his first interception in win at Texas State, when he also had five tackles and a pass breakup ... Made nine tackles and a pass breakup vs. Tennessee State in his GSU debut.
JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Made 42 tackles, three sacks, six tackles for loss, one forced fumble and three pass breakups at Georgia Military College in 2016 ... Coached by Bert Williams ... Honorable mention all-state in Class AAA by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2014 as a senior at Adairsville High School, when he recorded 56 tackles, four tackles for loss, three interceptions, 10 pass breakups, and four forced fumbles ... All-Area by the Rome News-Tribune ... Two-time All Region 5-AAA.
PERSONAL: Full name is DeAndre Deshawn Applin ... Son of Andre and Nicole Applin ... Born Jan. 29, 1997.
