M.J. Devonshire: DB · Pittsburgh · #12.
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M.J. Devonshire
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Mark Stoops and Pat Narduzzi. All-ACC in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Cincinnati — Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 10 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 0.5 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 this player by name this season.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 32 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 30 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 17 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 85 | 55 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 23 | 8 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-7vs Wofford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-27vs Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-17@ West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-41vs No. 17 North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-38@ Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-21vs No. 14 Louisville | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 17-21@ Wake Forest | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-58@ No. 14 Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-24vs No. 4 Florida State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-28vs Syracuse | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-16vs Boston College | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-30@ Duke | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 10 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
31%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL32 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 10 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
50.7%
358 pass / 348 run
Plays / game
58.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
379 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Kentucky and Pittsburgh, 85 tackles — drafted at #229 overall by the Las Vegas Raiders.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
2 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mark Stoops and Pat Narduzzi.
Next stop · NFL
Las Vegas RaidersEntering 3rd NFL season
Las Vegas RaidersEntering 3rd NFL season
