Devin Pringle

Senior defensive back for UConn. 2025: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 45 tackles.

DB · UConn · Sr. · #2

5′10″ · 182 lb · Bolingbrook, IL

CFB Index 56 · #216 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to UConn for 2026

How he plays

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.

Passes defended: 86th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interception · 2025

4 PBU · 45 tackles · 4 TFL

Best game: 1 INT, 3 tackles, vs Duke

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for UConn. 2025: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 45 tackles.

Transferred from Grand Valley State University to Houston in 2024.

His career, year by year

Devin Pringle

DB · UConn · Sr · #2

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Grand Valley State University to Houston — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 1 sacks against Boston College, Week 8, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
portal record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025UConn9-4HC: Gordon Sammis · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

56Quality starter #216 of 544?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (86th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (80th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#340 / 2975 · 86th pct

Solo tackles#559 / 2975 · 80th pct

Tackles#729 / 2975 · 75th pct

Tackles for loss#736 / 2975 · 73rd pct

4.0

QB hurries#634 / 2975 · 72nd pct

Sacks#847 / 2975 · 63rd pct

1.0

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.4
Road7g	4.3	0.6	0.1	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.5	0.3	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	4.0	0.3	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jason Candle

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

56 · #216 of 544 safeties

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	UConn	45	29	4.0	1.0	4	1	--
Career		45	29	4.0	1.0	4	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2025

W 37–34

vs Duke

1 QB HUR · 2 SOLO · 3 TOT

Edged out Duke at home in a shootout.

With J. Fagnano — 311 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.3 · 51 rush yds (6 car) · C. Stutz — 52 AVG · 57 LONG · 2 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 59-13vs Central Connecticut	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	L 20-27@ Syracuse	6	4	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	L 41-44@ Delaware	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 31-25vs Ball State	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 20-17@ Buffalo	2	2	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	W 38-23@ Boston College	7	4	1.0	1.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 9	L 34-37@ Rice	3	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 38-19vs UAB	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	W 37-34vs Duke	3	2	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 12	W 26-16vs Air Force	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 48-45@ Florida Atlantic	5	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	L 16-41@ Army	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		45	29	4.0	1.0	1	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Devin Pringle

2024

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Box Safety

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