Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 42-0vs East Texas A&M | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
Devin Hightower is a linebacker at Tulsa who has played in 1 of Tulsa's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 19.
Tulsa is 4-4.
Played for three head coaches at three programs in three seasons: Luke Fickell, Alex Mortensen and Tre Lamb. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against East Texas A&M — Week 3, 2026.
2 tackles · 0 sacks
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tulsa | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | UAB | 81 | 42 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 88 | 44 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
Game log
Signature game
Teams and coaches
2021Cincinnati13-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning
2025UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer and Alex Mortensen · Balanced
2026Tulsa4-4HC: Tre Lamb · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Pass share
49.7%
255 pass / 258 run
Plays / game
64.1
8 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
276 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
2 tackles in 1 game
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons, five schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Tulsa LambYear 7 · 1 game
- Feb 2026 Entered the transfer portalUAB to Tulsa
- 2025 UAB DilferYear 6 · 12 games
- Jan 2025 Entered the transfer portalRhode Island to UAB
- 2024 Rhode IslandYear 5 · 1 game
- Mar 2023 Entered the transfer portal
- 2022 Cincinnati FickellYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2021 Cincinnati FickellYear 2 · 2 games
- May 2021 Entered the transfer portalMichigan State to Cincinnati
- 2020 Michigan State TuckerYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school Archbishop HobanAkron, OH · Class of 2020Three-star, No. 659 in the 2020 class.Also from Archbishop Hoban: Sam Greer (Ohio State), Elbert Hill IV (USC), William Satterwhite (LSU) and 13 more.
Moves
- Transferred from Michigan State to Cincinnati, May 18, 2021.
- Entered the transfer portal from Cincinnati, Mar 31, 2023.
- Transferred from Rhode Island to UAB, Jan 9, 2025.
- Transferred from UAB to Tulsa, Feb 2, 2026.
2020
- RecruitedThree-star, out of Archbishop Hoban
2021
- Transferred to Cincinnatifrom Michigan State
2023
- Entered the portalfrom Cincinnati
2025 12 games
- Transferred to UABfrom Rhode Island
2026
- Transferred to Tulsafrom UAB
Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
5 coaches2020
Michigan State
Played for 5 head coaches at 4 schools: Mel Tucker, Luke Fickell, Trent Dilfer, Alex Mortensen and Tre Lamb.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Tulsa
2020Michigan State
2021–22Cincinnati
2025UAB
2026Tulsa