University of the Incarnate Word Athletics

2017: Appeared in eight games. He rushed 40 times for 132 yards. Hite was most dangerous as a kick returner with 23 returns for 685 yards (averaged 29.8 yards a return). Hite led the team in All Purpose yards with 905 averaging 113.1 yards a game. Hite had three kick returns for touchdowns, 96 yard kick return against McNeese which was the opening kickoff of the game, 100 yard return against Nicholls, and a 100 yard return against Southeastern Louisana. Hite was named to the All-Southland Conference First Team as a Kick Returner, STATS FCS All-America Team, and HERO Sports 2017 FCS All-America Team.

2016: Appeared in eight games. He rushed 42 times for 317 yards, good for 7.5 yards per carry, which was second-most on the team. He had two touchdowns and had the longest rush of the season at 85 yards, which led the team. In the air, Hite caught nine passes for 93 yards, averaging 10.3 yards per catch. His longest catch went for 23 yards. Hite’s 107 yards rushing at Texas State led the Cardinals.

High School:  Hite was on the football and track teams at Cypress Falls High School.  He earned first team all-district honors as a senior when he gained 2,803 all-purpose yards and scored 29 touchdowns.  He led the team to the third round of the playoffs by rushing for 1,360 yards and 18 touchdowns.  He was clocked in 4.43 for the 40-yard dash.  He is a member of Young Life.

Personal:  Hite is the son of Raymond and Jennifer Hite and plans to study international business with a minor in business administration.  He has four siblings; Markale, Khalil, Kamiron and Tiara.  He was born on August 4, 1998.

Coach Kennan's Take:  There’s that old saying “speed kills” well Desmond has great speed. He’s a dynamic runner that can go the distance from anywhere on the field. But, he’s not just a speed guy, he runs extremely hard and knows when to put his foot in the ground and be a north-south runner. He runs very hard and runs behind his pads and fights for extra yardage. We rarely saw him run out of bounds. The other thing about him was that he seemed to get better as the season wore on and really played his best in big games.