Devante Downs: ILB · California · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Devante Downs
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. The four seasons at California span two head coaches: Sonny Dykes and Justin Wilcox. A game that shows it: 14 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against USC — Week 4, 2017.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | California | 65 | 36 | 5.5 | 3.0 | -- | 2 |
| 2016 | California | 83 | 42 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| 2014 | California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 148 | 78 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 5 |
There is no official box score for these seasons, so this sack count comes from the play-by-play.
Each sack is credited to the player named on the play, and a sack shared by two players counts as half for each. We checked the same method against the official box scores for 2016 to 2019: it lands within half a sack for about 9 in 10 players. Tackles and passes defended are not shown for these seasons because the same check does not hold for them. Source: SportsDataverse play data.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-30@ North Carolina | 13 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-20vs Weber State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-16vs Ole Miss | 14 | 7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 20-30vs No. 5 USC | 14 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-45@ Oregon | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-38@ No. 6 Washington | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-3vs No. 8 Washington State | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 36 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
65tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%6 TFLSack rate
5%3 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups65 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 3 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 9.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 9.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 9.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Wilcox
Pass share
53.6%
473 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
73.6
12 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
532 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
More tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at California, 148 tackles — drafted at #225 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
A stat line in 22 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sonny Dykes → Justin Wilcox. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 9th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 9th NFL season
