Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 42-0vs East Texas A&M | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
#24
Devin Hightower
Graduate linebacker for Tulsa. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Twinsburg, OH · Hoban HS
CFB Index 59 · #216 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred UAB → Tulsa for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
2
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs East Texas A&M
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Graduate linebacker for Tulsa. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Archbishop Hoban in 2020.
- Transferred from UAB to Tulsa in 2026.
Devin Hightower
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Three head coaches in three seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against East Texas A&M — Week 3, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2020
- Recruited3-star out of Archbishop Hoban
2021
- Entered the portal
2023
- Entered the portal
202512 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
2 coaches2021
Tulsa
2025–2026era →
Tre Lamb
Tulsa
Coaching transition mid-career: Philip Montgomery → Tre Lamb. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Tulsa
2025UAB
2026Tulsa
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tulsa | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | UAB | 81 | 42 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 88 | 44 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Cincinnati13-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning
2025UAB4-8HC: Alex Mortensen · Balanced
2026Tulsa3-0HC: Tre Lamb · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Pass share
42.8%
83 pass / 111 run
Plays / game
64.7
3 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
95 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
59 · #216 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #216 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
Returning starter at linebacker for a 4-8 Tulsa team that went -1 in the portal.
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Joseph Sipp Jr.’s 2023 season.
Matches Joseph on
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Differs from Joseph on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Gaethan Bernadel's junior season at Stanford (2023).
93%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Gaethan on
Weight
Sack rate
Solo tackle rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Devin Hightower
Background
CAREER STATS: Played at Michigan State, Cincinnati, Rhode Island and UAB before transferring to Tulsa … Has appeared in 41 career games … Has compiled 186 career tackles … Has 4.5 career sacks … Has two interceptions and four pass breakups. All-CAA Football Honorable Mention (2024) Phil Steele…
The linebacker corps · Tulsa
- #24Devin Hightower81 tackles · 2025
- #33William Alexander66 tackles · 2025
- #9Dax Collins10 tackles · 2025
- #35C.J. Turner7 tackles · 2025
- #6Chris Thompson Jr.1 tackle · 2025
6 more on the roster · Tulsa team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology