#40

Devante Averette

Linebacker for Oklahoma State. 2016: 81 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss.

LB · Oklahoma State · #40

6′0″ · Detroit, MI

Oklahoma State 2016 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ILB recruit

No. 110 nationally · Joined Oklahoma State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2016 linebacker for Oklahoma State. 2016: 81 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oklahoma State in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Oklahoma State, 81 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2014

Signed with Oklahoma State3-star out of Ellsworth C.C.

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#110 national

CFB

College

Oklahoma State

2015–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Mike Gundy, all balanced offenses — 20-6 over that span.

2015Oklahoma State10-3HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced

2016Oklahoma State10-3HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (96th percentile). Strength: tackles (93rd percentile). Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#88 / 2668 · 96th pct

Tackles#185 / 2668 · 93rd pct

Tackles for loss#415 / 2668 · 83rd pct

6.5

QB hurries#384 / 2668 · 81st pct

Passes defended#754 / 2668 · 65th pct

Forced fumbles#77 / 736 · 45th pct

Sacks#1331 / 2668 · 25th pct

0.0

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

2016 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	5.9	0.3	0.0	0.3
Road6g	6.7	0.8	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	6.4	0.6	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	6.0	0.3	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Eric Morris

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Oklahoma State	81	56	6.5	0.0	2	--	--
2015	Oklahoma State	--	--	--	--	--	2	--
Career		81	56	6.5	0.0	2	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2016

W 45–38

vs Pittsburgh

8 TOT · 7 SOLO

Edged out Pittsburgh at home in a shootout.

With M. Rudolph — 540 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.6 · -18 rush yds (7 car) · J. Washington — 9 rec · 296 yds · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week