Safety, Troy (from Northern Illinois), 2020–25
Devin Lafayette
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Brunswick, GA
Devin Lafayette played safety at Northern Illinois (2020–23) and Troy (2024–25).
Career highs
19tackles, career highvs. South Alabama, 2025Team titles: MAC champions, 2021
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | 36 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 38 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 39 | 23 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Troy | 50 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | Troy | 113 | 52 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Career | 282 | 143 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | 3 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 3 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 3 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 3 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Troy | 3 | S | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Troy | 3 | S | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′2″ | 210 |
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
2025 Troy 14 games, 113 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Nicholls | W 38–20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Clemson | L 16–27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Memphis | L 7–28 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | at Buffalo | W 21–17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. South Alabama | W 31–24 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Texas State | W 48–41 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at UL Monroe | W 37–14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Louisiana | W 35–23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Arkansas State | L 10–23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Old Dominion | L 0–33 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Georgia State | W 31–19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Southern Miss | W 28–18 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | at James Madison | L 14–31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. Jacksonville State | L 13–17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Troy 10 games, 50 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Nevada | L 26–28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | atMemphis | L 17–38 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Iowa | L 21–38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Florida A&M | W 34–12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.UL Monroe | L 9–13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atSouth Alabama | L 9–25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atArkansas State | L 31–34 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 38–24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Georgia Southern | W 28–20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atLouisiana | L 30–51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Northern Illinois 11 games, 39 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Boston College | W 27–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Southern Illinois | L 11–14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Nebraska | L 11–35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Tulsa | L 14–22 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Toledo | L 33–35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Akron | W 55–14 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Ohio | W 23–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 20–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at Central Michigan | L 31–37 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Ball State | L 17–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Western Michigan | W 24–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Northern Illinois 9 games, 38 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | atTulsa | L 35–38 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Kentucky | L 23–31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atBall State | L 38–44 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Toledo | L 32–52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atEastern Michigan | W 39–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atOhio | L 17–24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Central Michigan | L 22–35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Miami (OH) | L 23–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Akron | L 12–44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Northern Illinois 1 game, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Georgia Tech | W 22–21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Northern Illinois 6 games, 36 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | vs.Buffalo | L 30–49 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Central Michigan | L 10–40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atBall State | L 25–31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atWestern Michigan | L 27–30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Toledo | L 24–41 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atEastern Michigan | L 33–41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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