Devon Sutton: DB · East Carolina · #42.
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Devon Sutton
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Third year in the East Carolina secondary. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against UCF — Week 8, 2018.
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
80 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | East Carolina | 80 | 36 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 4 |
| 2017 | East Carolina | 68 | 31 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2016 | East Carolina | 40 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 188 | 89 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-28vs North Carolina A&T | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-19vs North Carolina | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-20@ South Florida | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-35vs Old Dominion | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 6-49@ Temple | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-42vs Houston | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-37vs No. 10 UCF | 12 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 41-59vs Memphis | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 18-24@ Tulane | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 55-21vs UConn | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 6-56@ Cincinnati | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-58@ NC State | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | 36 | 10.5 | 3.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
80tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%10 TFL80 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 3 sacks · 4 pass breakups.
3 seasons under Scottie Montgomery, all pass-leaning, fast tempo offenses — 9-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 8.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scottie Montgomery
Pass share
56.8%
561 pass / 426 run
Plays / game
82.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
598 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
80 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at East Carolina, 188 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ruffin McNeill → Scottie Montgomery. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
