#12

M.J. Devonshire

Former defensive back at Pittsburgh. 2023: 4 interceptions, 10 pass breakups, 32 tackles.

DB · Pittsburgh · Sr. · #12

5′11″ · 190 lb · Aliquippa, PA

CFB Index 88 · #16 of 339 cornersLow confidenceAll-ConferenceLas Vegas — drafted 2024, Rd 7, Pick 9, #229 overall

The story

Former defensive back at Pittsburgh. 2023: 4 interceptions, 10 pass breakups, 32 tackles.

Drafted round 7 by the Las Vegas in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Pittsburgh, 85 tackles — drafted at #229 overall by Las Vegas.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202312 games

All-ACCsecond

2024

Drafted by Las Vegasround 7, pick 229

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #229

Las Vegas · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM

All-ACC 2nd team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

1 coach

2019–2023

Pat Narduzzi

Pittsburgh

Played his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Las VegasEntering 3rd NFL season

#229Rd 7 · Pick 9

Las VegasEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Kentucky8-5HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

2020Kentucky5-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

2021Pittsburgh11-3HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Pittsburgh9-4HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-leaning

2023Pittsburgh3-9HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

88All-Conference level #16 of 339?

Low confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: forced fumbles (100th percentile). Strength: passes defended (99th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (18th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Forced fumbles#2 / 710 · 100th pct

Passes defended#27 / 2842 · 99th pct

Interceptions#20 / 827 · 95th pct

Solo tackles#1167 / 2842 · 58th pct

Tackles#1202 / 2842 · 57th pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

Tackles for loss#2235 / 2842 · 18th pct

0.5

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

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.7	0.0	0.0	1.2
Road6g	2.7	0.1	0.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.5	0.0	0.0	1.3
Weeks 8+6g	2.8	0.1	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pat Narduzzi

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

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

88 · #16 of 339 corners

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Pittsburgh	32	18	0.5	10	4	2
2022	Pittsburgh	30	21	0.0	8	3	1
2021	Pittsburgh	17	10	1.0	3	1	--
2020	Kentucky	1	1	0.0	1	--	--
2019	Kentucky	5	5	0.0	1	--	--
Career		85	55	1.5	23	8	3

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2023

W 38–21

vs Louisville

6 TOT · 5 SOLO · 5 PD

With C. Junko — 39 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 55 LONG · C. Veilleux — 200 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 70.0 · 17 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 45-7vs Wofford	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	L 21-27vs Cincinnati	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 6-17@ West Virginia	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 24-41vs North Carolina	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 21-38@ Virginia Tech	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	2
Wk 7	W 38-21vs Louisville	6	5	0.0	0.0	1	5	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 8	L 17-21@ Wake Forest	6	2	0.5	0.0	1	0
Wk 9	L 7-58@ Notre Dame	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 7-24vs Florida State	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	L 13-28@ Syracuse	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 12	W 24-16vs Boston College	3	1	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 13	L 19-30@ Duke	5	4	0.0	0.0	1	1
Total		32	18	0.5	0.0	4	10

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