De'Vante Cross: S · Virginia · #15.
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De'Vante Cross
Erases the deep middle of the field. Fifth year in the same secondary at Virginia. One game to point at: 7 tackles against BYU — Week 9, 2021.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 43-0vs William & Mary | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-14vs Illinois | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 39-59@ No. 21 North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-37vs Wake Forest | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-33@ Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-0vs Duke | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-40vs Georgia Tech | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 49-66@ No. 25 BYU | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 24 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
21%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL24 tackles · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
5 seasons under Bronco Mendenhall — 34-28 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
62.3%
551 pass / 334 run
Plays / game
73.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
604 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Virginia, 129 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Bronco Mendenhall.
