Devon Dampier
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
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Devon Dampier
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. Two straight seasons of it now: All-Big 12 again in 2025. The receipt on tape: 310 pass yds, 148 rush yds against Nebraska, Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kyle Whittingham.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah | 212 | 334 | 63.5% | 2,490 | 7.5 | 24 | 5 | 146.8 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 226 | 390 | 57.9% | 2,768 | 7.1 | 12 | 12 | 121.6 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 40 | 64 | 62.5% | 525 | 8.2 | 6 | 0 | 162.3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 478 | 788 | 60.7% | 5,783 | 7.3 | 42 | 17 | 135.6 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah | 146 | 835 | 5.7 | 10 | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 156 | 1,152 | 7.4 | 19 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 59 | 333 | 5.6 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 361 | 2,320 | 6.4 | 33 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025
W 51–47
vs Kansas State
259 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.0 · 94 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD
Edged out Kansas State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Utah
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · Utah · editorial
Returning around him
- 14% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 3 Utah players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (17 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah · Last season: 11-2 (AP #15) · Talent rank #44 · 2026 recruiting class #27
DNA match
Player DNA
Scrambler
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Diego Pavia’s 2023 season.
Matches Diego on
Differs from Diego on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Chris Reynolds’s path through Charlotte.
Matches Chris on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Anthony Colandrea's junior season at UNLV (2025).
Matches Anthony on
Differs from Anthony on
Player DNA
Players who play like Devon Dampier
Heisman trajectory
Heisman futures · sportsbook market
#26 in market ▼ from #25 · 6 books
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #16
Peaked at #16 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2023–2025+374%
Up 374% from first season to most-recent.
Background
DAMPIER QUICK HITS 2025 Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year Big 12 All-Conference Third Team Manning Award Finalist Davey O’Brien Award Postseason Great I Davey O’Brien Award Midseason Watch List Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Watch List Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List Davey O’Brien...