#14

Devonte' Mathews

Former defensive back at Western Kentucky. 2024: 2 interceptions, 99 tackles.

DB · Western Kentucky · Sr. · #14

5′9″ · 195 lb · Phenix City, AL

CFB Index 72 · #89 of 537 safetiesLow confidenceAll-ConferenceWestern Kentucky 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

2★

CB recruit

No. 3521 nationally · Signed with Nicholls

Statement game16 tacklesat Liberty (FBS) · L 21-38

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Western Kentucky. 2024: 2 interceptions, 99 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Nicholls in 2019.
Transferred from Nicholls to Western Kentucky in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

One season at Western Kentucky, 99 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2019

Signed with Nicholls2-star out of Central

202414 games

Entered the portal
All-Conference USAsecond

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3521 national

CFB

College

Western Kentucky

2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM

All-Conference USA 2nd team (2024)

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Western Kentucky8-6HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

72Quality starter #89 of 537?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (99th percentile). Strength: tackles (98th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Solo tackles#33 / 2892 · 99th pct

Tackles#48 / 2892 · 98th pct

Interceptions#132 / 862 · 74th pct

Forced fumbles#55 / 700 · 46th pct

Tackles for loss#1667 / 2892 · 38th pct

1.5

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd pct

Passes defended#1817 / 2892 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	6.3	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road8g	7.6	0.1	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	9.0	0.1	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tyson Helton

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

72 · #89 of 537 safeties

Two-star recruit. Now #89 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Western Kentucky	99	55	1.5	0.0	--	2	--
Career		99	55	1.5	0.0	--	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024

W 31–0

vs Eastern Kentucky

0 TFL · 1 SOLO · 8 TOT

Dominant 31-point win at home against Eastern Kentucky.

With T. Finley — 351 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.4 · 13 rush yds (3 car) · K. Johnson — 14 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 0-63@ Alabama	2	2	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 31-0vs Eastern Kentucky	8	1	0.5	—
Wk 3	W 49-21@ Middle Tennessee	6	3	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 26-21vs Toledo	4	2	0.5	2
Wk 5	L 20-21@ Boston College	4	3	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 44-17vs UTEP	3	2	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 31-14@ Sam Houston	5	2	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 31-14vs Kennesaw State	8	5	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 41-28@ New Mexico State	6	3	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 7-12vs Louisiana Tech	7	5	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 21-38@ Liberty	16	8	0.0	—	Season-high 16 tackles
Wk 14	W 19-17vs Jacksonville State	8	6	0.0	—
Wk 15	L 12-52@ Jacksonville State	13	8	0.5	—
Bowl	L 17-27@ James Madison	9	5	0.0	—
Total		99	55	1.5	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology