Senior defensive tackle for SMU. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 14 tackles.
6′5″ · 289 lb · Desoto, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
SDE recruit
No. 2722 nationally · Signed with DeSoto
Statement game3 tackles · 3 TFL · 3 sacksvs UCF (FBS) · W 55-28
Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle for SMU. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 14 tackles.
DeVere Levelston
Wins his gap play after play. DeVere Levelston has been at SMU through three head coaches in four seasons. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1.5 TFL against East Carolina, Week 7, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at SMU, 84 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Sonny Dykes, Jim Leavitt, and Rhett Lashlee. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (14th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-34@ TCU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 34-16vs Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-10@ East Carolina | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 55-0@ Temple | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 69-10vs Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-21vs North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Eddie Kelly’s 2023 season.
Matches Eddie on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Rylie Mills's senior season at Notre Dame (2023).
Matches Rylie on
Player DNA