Devon Betty: LB · NC State · #8.
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Devon Betty
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fifth year in the NC State linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Syracuse — Week 7, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
61 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs Western Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-51vs No. 14 Tennessee | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-20vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-59@ No. 21 Clemson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-17vs Northern Illinois | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-34vs Wake Forest | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24vs Syracuse | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 24-23@ California | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-28vs Stanford | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-29vs Duke | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 29-30@ Georgia Tech | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-30@ North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 21-26vs East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 25 | 9.0 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
61tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%9 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups61 tackles · 9 for loss · 2 sacks.
5 seasons under Dave Doeren — 40-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
48.5%
391 pass / 415 run
Plays / game
62.0
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
426 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #181 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at NC State, 146 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dave Doeren.
