Devin White: LB · LSU · #40.
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Devin White
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Third year in the LSU linebacker corps. Named All-SEC two seasons running, most recently in 2018. A game that shows it: 17 tackles and 4 tackles for loss against Texas A&M — Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
123 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-17vs No. 8 Miami | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-0vs SE Louisiana | 11 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 22-21@ No. 7 Auburn | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-21vs Louisiana Tech | 11 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 3 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 5 | W 45-16vs Ole Miss | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-27@ No. 22 Florida | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 36-16vs No. 2 Georgia | 13 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 19-3vs No. 22 Mississippi State | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 0-29vs No. 1 Alabama | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-17@ Arkansas | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-10vs Rice | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 72-74@ Texas A&M | 17 | 12 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 17 tackles |
 Bowl | W 40-32vs No. 7 UCF | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 123 | 62 | 12.0 | 3.0 | — | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
123tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%12 TFLSack rate
2%3 sacksPD rate
5%6 pass breakups123 tackles · 12 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 9.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 9.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 9.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 9.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ed Orgeron
Pass share
41.9%
389 pass / 539 run
Plays / game
71.4
13 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
First team in his league at the position.
Career, closed
Gone at #5 overall.
How it ended
Three seasons at LSU, 286 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2017) — drafted at #5 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2018)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Ed Orgeron. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 8th NFL season
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 8th NFL season
