Linebacker, Tulsa (from Cincinnati, Rhode Island, UAB), 2020–26
Devin Hightower
- Number
- No. 24
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Twinsburg, OH
Devin Hightower plays linebacker for Tulsa, after Cincinnati (2020–22), Rhode Island (2024) and UAB (2025). Last time out, against East Texas A&M: 2 tackles.
2026 so far
2 tackles
Last game: 2 tackles vs. East Texas A&M, W 42–0
Next game: vs. Army, Oct 23
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Navy, 2025Team titles: American champions, 2021; Coastal Athletic Association Football champions, 2024
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Rhode Island | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | UAB | 81 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | Tulsa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 93 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 24 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 24 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Rhode Island | 24 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | UAB | 24 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2026 | Tulsa | 24 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′1″ | 230 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Tulsa 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. East Texas A&M | W 42–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 UAB 12 games, 81 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Alabama State | W 52–42 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Navy | L 24–38 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Akron | W 31–28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Tennessee | L 24–56 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Army | L 13–31 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Florida Atlantic | L 33–53 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Memphis | W 31–24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at UConn | L 19–38 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Rice | L 17–24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. North Texas | L 24–53 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. South Florida | L 18–48 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Tulsa | W 31–24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Rhode Island 2 games, 5 tackles, 1 INT
2021 Cincinnati 2 games, 5 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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