#15

Devan Carlisle

CB · Middle Tennessee · R-Jr. · #15

Returning to Middle Tennessee for 2026
R-Jr. · Hoover, AL → Hoover
via goblueraiders.com ↗
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Devan Carlisle

CB · Middle Tennessee · So · #15

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#64 national
CFB
College
Middle Tennessee
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Middle Tennessee1080.00.0------
Career1080.00.0------

How he plays

Play style

Jams receivers off their route at the line.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Middle Tennessee

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Cornerback · Middle Tennessee

Returning around him

  • 99% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • 1 Middle Tennessee player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +1 net (19 in / 18 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Middle Tennessee · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #110 · 2026 recruiting class #117

DNA match

Player DNA

Press Corner

Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.

CB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Zay Franks’s 2023 season.

Zay Franks

87%match

Southern Miss · 2023

#2

Ameer Speed

Georgia · 2021

NFL Rd 6
81%
#3

Davyn Flenord

South Alabama · 2021

79%
#4

Cam Richardson

Stanford · 2024

76%
#5

Omari Porter

Stanford · 2023

75%

Matches Zay on

Weight
PD rate
Height

Differs from Zay on

Class year (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Kwantel Raines's freshman season at Temple (2021).

Temple · 2021

#2

RL Miller

Fresno State · 2024

95%
#3

Charlie Gray

Marshall · 2020

92%
#4

Chase Davis

Utah State · 2024

92%
#5

Quentin Reddish

Virginia Tech · 2024

91%

Matches Kwantel on

Class year
Height
PD rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #14234

Final rank
#14727
Avg #14585.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #14234 this season.

Background

2025 (r-Sophomore) • Played in all 12 games and had two starts • Ended the year with 10 tackles to go with a fumble recovery and a forced fumble • Was in on 159 snaps on defense and 30 on special teams • Earned his first Blue Raider start at KSU and responded with a tackle, a forced fumble and a...

via goblueraiders.com ↗