Last confirmed: UTEP, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Port Arthur, TX · Memorial
Devin Cockrell: DB · UTEP · #27.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Devin Cockrell
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Devin Cockrell has been at UTEP through two head coaches in three seasons. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Oklahoma — Week 1, 2017.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 4.5 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-56@ No. 7 Oklahoma | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 14-31vs Rice | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-63vs Arizona | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-41@ New Mexico State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-35@ Army | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-15vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-24@ Southern Miss | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-31vs UTSA | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-45@ North Texas | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-42vs Louisiana Tech | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-28@ UAB | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 35 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
60tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFL60 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Price
Pass share
48.9%
330 pass / 345 run
Plays / game
56.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
364 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
60 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at UTEP, 118 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sean Kugler → Mike Price. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
