Background
Desir was born in Portuguese-au-Prince, Haiti.
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Education
Desir attended Francis Howell Central High School in Cottleville, Missouri, where he was an all-state selection at defensive back. Desir attended Washburn University, and played for the Washburn Ichabods from 2008-2010.
Career
He was drafted by the Browns in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Lindenwood. He immigrated along with his family to the United States at the age of 4.
He was first-team all-league during his junior and senior seasons, and was named special teams player of the year as a senior.
He averaged 37.8 yards per kickoff return and 8.9 yards per punt return. He also was a record breaking track runner while at the school as well.
Desir would spend his summer"s in Lynn, Salem, and Montreal
He sat out his freshman year as a redshirt. He also averaged 29.4 yards per kickoff return on 10 attempts.
In 2010, he recorded 46 tackles, including 5.5 for loss, nine pass deflections, one forced fumble, and five interceptions, earning himself second team all-MIAA honors.
After not playing his first year, he returned in 2012 and was one of the top defensive players in the MIAA. He was also named first-team All-MIAA and was an first-team AFCA Division. II All-American. In his final season, he once again was named an first-team All-MIAA selection and an AFCA Division. II All-American. He recorded 33 tackles, 12 pass deflections and four interceptions.
His 25 career interceptions are the second most in conference history and rank him in the top 10 in Division II history.
2014 NFL Draft
Pierre Desir was featured along with Jadeveon Clowney, Bishop Sankey, Blake Bortles, and Marqise Lee on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network"s Draft Academy, which aired before the 2014 NFL Draft. Considered one of the premier cornerback prospects in the 2014 NFL Draft, Desir signed with agent Greg Linton on December 4, 2013.
Desir was drafted by the Cleveland Browns with the 127th overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, making himself the first player from Lindenwood ever drafted.
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In 2009, he was named first team all-MIAA after leading the conference with seven interceptions and 13 passes defended, and finished the season with 33 total tackles. To go along with 60 tackles, he finished second among all levels of National Collegiate Athletic Association football with nine interceptions and tied for the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II lead with 18 passes defended. Desir finished his career ranked first in Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics history in passes defended.
