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Linebacker, LSU, 2016–18
Devin White
- Number
- No. 40
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Class (2018)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Springhill, LA
- Born
- Feb 17, 1998, in Springhill, Louisiana
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Devin White played linebacker at LSU (2016–18). He won the 2018 Butkus Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2018. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took White in the first round, No. 5 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
17tackles, career highat Texas A&M, 2018Honors
Defense
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
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
2018 LSU 13 games, 123 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Miami | W 33–17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 31–0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Auburn | W 22–21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 38–21 | 11 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Ole Miss | W 45–16 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Florida | L 19–27 | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Georgia | W 36–16 | 13 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Mississippi State | W 19–3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Alabama | L 0–29 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Arkansas | W 24–17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Rice | W 42–10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | at Texas A&M | L 72–74 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. UCF | W 40–32 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2017 LSU 13 games, 133 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. BYU | W 27–0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Chattanooga | W 45–10 | 9 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atMississippi State | L 7–37 | 11 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Syracuse | W 35–26 | 13 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Troy | L 21–24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atFlorida | W 17–16 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Auburn | W 27–23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atOle Miss | W 40–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | atAlabama | L 10–24 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Arkansas | W 33–10 | 14 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Tennessee | W 30–10 | 11 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Texas A&M | W 45–21 | 13 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Notre Dame | L 17–21 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2016 LSU 8 games, 30 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs.Mississippi State | W 23–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Missouri | W 42–7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Southern Miss | W 45–10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Ole Miss | W 38–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Alabama | L 0–10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atArkansas | W 38–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atTexas A&M | W 54–39 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Louisville | W 29–9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0″ |
| Weight | 237 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 75⅞″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.42 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 sW |
| Vertical jump | 39½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ |
| Bench press | 22 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.07 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.17 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 102 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
Pro Bowl: 2021 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2020
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2020.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13 | 88 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 133 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 122 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 110 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 71 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2024 | Houston Texans | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Las Vegas Raiders | 17 | 169 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Detroit Lions | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 102 | 721 | 25.5 | 4 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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