Devean Deal is an edge rusher who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at TCU.
Deal holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. First career honor, 2025: All-Big 12. On tape: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Abilene Christian, Week 3, 2025.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
53 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-14@ North Carolina | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-21vs Abilene Christian | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-24vs SMU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27@ Arizona State | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 35-21vs Colorado | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-41@ Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-36vs Baylor | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-17@ West Virginia | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-20vs Iowa State | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-44@ No. 12 BYU | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-14@ No. 25 Houston | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-23vs Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 30-27vs No. 16 USC | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 27 | 8.5 | 3.5 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
7%4 sacksTFL rate
16%8 TFLHurry rate
17%9 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
28%4 of 12 pressures53 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
51.9%
460 pass / 426 run
Plays / game
68.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #65 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #1 of 7 Big 12 EDGEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
The No. 1,405 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Big 12 as a senior.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Willie Fritz and Sonny Dykes.
