[citation needed] Deese prepped at Culver City High School.

Deese played college football at the University of Southern California (USC) after playing at El Camino College in Torrance, California.

He has four sons, one who plays tight end at San Jose State.

His son, Derrick Deese Jr., was signed undrafted to the Detroit Lions on April 30, 2022.

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