Born and raised in Neptune, NJ graduated from Neptune High School. DeShon was a four year letter winner in Varsity basketball and football. DeShon went on to the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he graduated with a B.A. in Liberal Arts. DeShon was a four year letter winner there as well in football, where he still holds receiving and punt return records. After a couple professional football stints DeShon went to The New York Film Academy where he received a screen-writing certificate. DeShon went on to publish a book, which was a script called, GamePoint. In 2013 DeShon, Directed, Produced, Wrote and Acted in The Lake on Clinton Road, which yielded a worldwide distribution deal with Osiris Entertainment. The Lake on Clinton Road was picked up by RedBox and was released on July 28th, 2015.