Devonte' Mathews: DB · Western Kentucky · #14.
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Devonte' Mathews
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Arrived at Western Kentucky from Nicholls. The first one came in 2024: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 16 tackles against Liberty — Week 13, 2024.
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
99 tackles. 0 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 99 | 55 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 99 | 55 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-63@ No. 5 Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-0vs Eastern Kentucky | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-21@ Middle Tennessee | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-21vs Toledo | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-21@ Boston College | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-17vs UTEP | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-14@ Sam Houston | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-14vs Kennesaw State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-28@ New Mexico State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-12vs Louisiana Tech | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-38@ Liberty | 16 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 19-17vs Jacksonville State | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 12-52@ Jacksonville State | 13 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 17-27vs James Madison | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | 55 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
Week 4 · 2024
W 26-21
vs Toledo
2 interceptions · 0.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 5 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
99tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFL99 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 7.4 | 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
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
52.2%
469 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
64.2
14 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
506 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #89 at the position.
How it ended
One season at Western Kentucky, 99 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2024)
