Defensive tackle, Northern Illinois, 2020–⁠24

Devonte O’Malley

Number
No. 8
Height
6′2″
Weight
293 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Midlothian, IL

Devonte O’Malley played defensive tackle at Northern Illinois (2020–⁠24).

Career highs

2sacks, career hightwice; last at Notre Dame, 2024

Team titles: MAC champions, 2021

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2020Northern Illinois5532000
2021Northern Illinois171044003
2022Northern Illinois31146.55015
2023Northern Illinois33144.53100
2024Northern Illinois3824128.5014
Career124673022.51212

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Northern Illinois8DTYr 1
2021Northern Illinois8DTYr 2
2022Northern Illinois8DTYr 3
2023Northern Illinois8DTYr 4
2024Northern Illinois8DTSr. (Yr 5)6′2″293

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

2024 Northern Illinois 13 games, 38 tackles, 8.5 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 31vs.Western IllinoisW 54–⁠15210.5000
Sep 7atNotre DameW 16–⁠14443200
Sep 21vs.BuffaloL 20–⁠23410000
Sep 28atNC StateL 17–⁠24110000
Oct 5vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠20221100
Oct 12atBowling GreenW 17–⁠7331100
Oct 19vs.ToledoL 6–⁠13221101
Oct 26atBall StateL 23–⁠25730000
Nov 6atWestern MichiganW 42–⁠28521100
Nov 13vs.AkronW 29–⁠16211.51.500
Nov 19atMiami (OH)L 9–⁠20111100
Nov 30vs.Central MichiganW 24–⁠16322000
Dec 23 ✦vs.Fresno StateW 28–⁠20210000
2023 Northern Illinois 11 games, 33 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 2atBoston CollegeW 27–⁠24420000
Sep 9vs.Southern IllinoisL 11–⁠14200.50.500
Sep 16atNebraskaL 11–⁠35410000
Sep 23vs.TulsaL 14–⁠22410.50.500
Sep 30atToledoL 33–⁠35510000
Oct 7atAkronW 55–⁠14221100
Oct 14vs.OhioW 23–⁠13300.5000
Oct 21vs.Eastern MichiganW 20–⁠13221110
Nov 7vs.Ball StateL 17–⁠20210000
Nov 25atKent StateW 37–⁠27321000
Dec 23 ✦vs.Arkansas StateW 21–⁠19220000
2022 Northern Illinois 12 games, 31 tackles, 5 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 1vs.Eastern IllinoisW 34–⁠27200000
Sep 10atTulsaL 35–⁠38420000
Sep 17vs.VanderbiltL 28–⁠38200000
Sep 24atKentuckyL 23–⁠31531.50.500
Oct 1atBall StateL 38–⁠44311100
Oct 8vs.ToledoL 32–⁠52200000
Oct 15atEastern MichiganW 39–⁠10432200
Oct 22atOhioL 17–⁠24000000
Nov 2vs.Central MichiganL 22–⁠35310000
Nov 9atWestern MichiganW 24–⁠21320.50.501
Nov 16vs.Miami (OH)L 23–⁠29111100
Nov 26vs.AkronL 12–⁠44210.5000
2021 Northern Illinois 11 games, 17 tackles, 4 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 4atGeorgia TechW 22–⁠21420.50.500
Sep 11vs.WyomingL 43–⁠50221100
Sep 18atMichiganL 10–⁠63000000
Oct 2vs.Eastern MichiganW 27–⁠20111100
Oct 23atCentral MichiganW 39–⁠38220000
Nov 3atKent StateL 47–⁠52100000
Nov 10vs.Ball StateW 30–⁠29110000
Nov 17atBuffaloW 33–⁠27200000
Nov 23vs.Western MichiganL 21–⁠42221100
Dec 4vs.Kent StateW 41–⁠23100.50.500
Dec 17 ✦vs.Coastal CarolinaL 41–⁠47100000
2020 Northern Illinois 2 games, 5 tackles, 2 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Nov 18atBall StateL 25–⁠31221100
Dec 12atEastern MichiganL 33–⁠41332100

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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