Devin Harper: LB · Oklahoma State · #16.
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Devin Harper
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Sixth year in the same linebacker corps at Oklahoma State. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 1 sack against Oklahoma — Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
85 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 10 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 this player by name this season.
The New York Times Nov 1
Sports Illustrated Oct 29
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 95 | 60 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Oklahoma State | 37 | 24 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | Oklahoma State | 34 | 20 | 5.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Oklahoma State | 44 | 32 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 215 | 140 | 26.5 | 13.5 | 3 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-16vs Missouri State | 9 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 2 | W 28-23vs Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-20@ Boise State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-20vs No. 25 Kansas State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-14vs No. 21 Baylor | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 32-24@ No. 25 Texas | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24@ Iowa State | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 55-3vs Kansas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-3@ West Virginia | 8 | 7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 11 | W 63-17vs TCU | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-0@ Texas Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-33vs No. 10 Oklahoma | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 16-21vs No. 9 Baylor | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 85 | 56 | 10.0 | 6.0 | — | 1 |
Week 10 · 2021
W 24-3
2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
Dominant 21-point win on the road against West Virginia.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
95tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%11 TFLSack rate
6%6 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups95 tackles · 11 for loss · 6 sacks.
6 seasons under Mike Gundy — 55-22 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 7.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 6.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
42.8%
447 pass / 598 run
Plays / game
80.4
13 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
476 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
95 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #290 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at Oklahoma State, 215 tackles — drafted at #193 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Gundy.
Next stop · NFL
Dallas CowboysEntering 5th NFL season
Dallas CowboysEntering 5th NFL season
