Devonta Foster: DB · Southern Miss · #15.
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Devonta Foster
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The two seasons at Southern Miss span two head coaches: Todd Monken and Jay Hopson. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Louisiana — Bowl, 2016.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Southern Miss | 44 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2015 | Southern Miss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 44 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-35@ Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-37vs Troy | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7@ UTEP | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 44-28vs Rice | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 32-55@ UTSA | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-45@ LSU | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-14vs Marshall | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-38vs Charlotte | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 35-51@ Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-29@ North Texas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 39-24vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 28-21vs Louisiana | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
44tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL44 tackles · 1 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road6g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Hopson
Pass share
47.5%
477 pass / 527 run
Plays / game
77.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
512 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Southern Miss, 44 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Todd Monken → Jay Hopson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
