Devin Lafayette is a safety who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Troy.
Lafayette plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches across six seasons and two programs. All-Sun Belt in 2025 was the second season with an honor. A game that shows it: 19 tackles against South Alabama — Week 6, 2025.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
113 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Troy | 113 | 52 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024 | Troy | 50 | 28 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 39 | 23 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 38 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | 36 | 21 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 282 | 143 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 8 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-20vs Nicholls | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-27@ No. 8 Clemson | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-28vs Memphis | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-17@ Buffalo | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24vs South Alabama | 19 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 19 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 48-41@ Texas State | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-14@ UL Monroe | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-23vs Louisiana | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-23vs Arkansas State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-33@ Old Dominion | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-19vs Georgia State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 28-18@ Southern Miss | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 14-31@ No. 19 James Madison | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 13-17vs Jacksonville State | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 113 | 52 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
113tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFL113 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 9.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road7g | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 9.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 6.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gerad Parker
Pass share
47.1%
431 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
65.4
14 games
Team sack rate
12.5%
465 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #16 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #2 of 42 Sun Belt Ss
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. 2,481 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Sun Belt as a senior.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Thomas Hammock and Gerad Parker.
