Kent State DB DeWayne Gissendanner brings veteran depth, but his on-field résumé is still light
DeWayne Gissendanner is a redshirt senior DB for Kent State in the 2026 season, listed at 5-foot-10 and 172 pounds, with experience across Presbyterian, West Georgia, and Kent State. His differentiators are versatility, maturity, and a steady developmental track rather than eye-popping production: in the 2024 season at West Georgia, he played in three games and made one tackle, and earlier in his career he logged a pair of solo tackles in his 2022 debut at Western Carolina. He looks more like a depth-and-special-teams fit than a headline-grabber, but veteran defensive backs who know the ropes can absolutely matter.
