Receiver, UT Martin, 2021–24
DeVonte Tanksley
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 160 lb
- Class (2024)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Gainesville, FL
DeVonte Tanksley played receiver at UT Martin (2021–24).
Career highs
10catches, career highvs. Kennesaw State, 2022220receiving yards, career highat Murray State, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highat Charleston Southern, 2024Team titles: Ohio Valley champions, 2021 and 2022; Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2023 and 2024
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UT Martin | 4 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | UT Martin | 4 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | UT Martin | 4 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | UT Martin | 4 | WR | So. (Yr 4) | 5′10″ | 160 |
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UT Martin (FCS) | 8 | -0.42 | – | – | -3.4 | – |
| 2022 | UT Martin (FCS) | 77 | 0.35 | 11th (n=683) | 0.71 | 26.6 | 13% |
| 2023 | UT Martin (FCS) | 52 | 0.98 | 74th (n=681) | 0.80 | 50.9 | 7% |
| 2024 | UT Martin (FCS) | 54 | 0.85 | 39th (n=581) | 0.92 | 46.2 | 8% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2024 UT Martin 12 games, 44 catches, 658 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 6–41 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 22 | −1 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 42–45 | 7 | 113 | 0 | 39 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 43–28 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 45 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 35–17 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Oct 12 | at | W 45–17 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 52–17 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 53 | −4 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 28–21 | 4 | 64 | 1 | 35 | – |
| Nov 9 | at | W 40–14 | 5 | 128 | 2 | 65 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 9–10 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 33–26 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 6 | −4 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 41–10 | 3 | 77 | 0 | 59 | – |
| Dec 7 | at | L 17–49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2023 UT Martin 11 games, 54 catches, 698 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 7–48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 38–31 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 66–7 | 6 | 120 | 1 | 35 | – |
| Sep 23 | at | W 37–21 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 20–10 | 6 | 93 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 28–27 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 17–0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Oct 28 | at | L 34–38 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 24 | – |
| Nov 4 | at | W 44–41 | 7 | 115 | 1 | 46 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 41–14 | 8 | 92 | 1 | 31 | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 17–27 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 22 | – |
2022 UT Martin 10 games, 53 catches, 653 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 42–25 | 5 | 98 | 0 | 39 | – |
| Sep 8 | at | L 30–35 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 39 | – |
| Sep 17 | at | L 7–30 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 56–26 | 8 | 57 | 1 | 25 | 13 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 45–28 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 69 | – |
| Oct 8 | at | W 45–16 | 9 | 220 | 0 | 37 | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 24–65 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 29 | at | W 52–28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 27–44 | 10 | 75 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 34–31 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 11 | – |
2021 UT Martin 1 game, 4 catches, 7 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 21–59 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | – |
No box score in the source for Oct 9 vs. Murray State, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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