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Devin Vaught earns Michigan State Football Player Of The Game Honors
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Devin Vaught
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against UCLA — Week 8, 2026.
54 tackles · 0 sacks
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
54 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 1 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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Devin Vaught earns Michigan State Football Player Of The Game Honors
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Devin Vaught earns Michigan State Football Player Of The Game Honors
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 54 | 37 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 54 | 37 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 8): 1 pass breakup, 8 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-20vs Toledo | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Eastern Michigan | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-31vs Nebraska | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-31@ Wisconsin | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 37-38vs Illinois | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-24vs No. 25 Northwestern | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-28@ No. 9 UCLA | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 54 | 37 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Oct. 24 · L 10-28 at UCLA, play by play
8 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. The fumble he forced on 3rd and 7 ended UCLA’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 8, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. First quarter, tied 0-0. Ended UCLA’s drive (fumble).
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 7. Second quarter, tied 7-7. Ended UCLA’s drive (fumble).
Against his own season: his best takeaways game of the season so far.
His game this year: taking the ball away — 1 interception, 2 forced fumbles in the 8 games with play by play.
How Michigan State’s defense played that day
UCLA’s 12 drives: 8 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 8.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 5 ended Illinois’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 5. Third quarter, down 23-10. Ended Illinois’s drive (int).
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 8, sacks included.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL54 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
44.3%
222 pass / 279 run
Plays / game
62.6
8 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
256 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
54 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
