Last confirmed: Oklahoma State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Detroit, MI · Ellsworth C.C.
Devante Averette: LB · Oklahoma State · #40.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Devante Averette
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Second year in the Oklahoma State linebacker corps. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Baylor — Week 4, 2016.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
81 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 17
WTOC Oct 8Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | 81 | 56 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2015 | Oklahoma State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Career | 81 | 56 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 61-7vs SE Louisiana | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-30vs Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-38vs Pittsburgh | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-35@ No. 16 Baylor | 11 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 49-31vs No. 22 Texas | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-31vs Iowa State | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-20@ Kansas | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-20vs No. 10 West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 43-37@ Kansas State | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-44vs Texas Tech | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-6@ TCU | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-38@ No. 7 Oklahoma | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-8@ No. 11 Colorado | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 56 | 6.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
81tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%6 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups81 tackles · 6.5 for loss.
2 seasons under Mike Gundy, all balanced offenses — 20-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 6.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
49.2%
465 pass / 481 run
Plays / game
72.8
13 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
502 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
81 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Oklahoma State, 81 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Gundy.
