Devonyal Lofton: DE · Buffalo · #92.
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Devonyal Lofton
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Kent State, Week 8, 2023.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Buffalo | 17 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 17 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-38@ No. 19 Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 37-40vs Fordham | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-45@ Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 37-13vs Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-24vs Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-6@ Kent State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 13-31@ Toledo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-20vs Ohio | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-23@ Miami (OH) | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
6%1 sackTFL rate
18%3 TFL17 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Maurice Linguist
Pass share
47.8%
394 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
68.7
12 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
365 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #394 at the position.
How it ended
One season at Buffalo, 1 sacks — the college career is complete.
