Defensive back, Pittsburgh (from Kentucky), 2019–23
M.J. Devonshire
- Number
- No. 12
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Aliquippa, PA
- Born
- Sep 12, 2000
M.J. Devonshire played defensive back at Kentucky (2019–20) and Pittsburgh (2021–23). The Las Vegas Raiders took Devonshire in round 7, No. 229 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Team titles: ACC champions, 2021
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 30 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 32 | 18 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Career | 85 | 55 | 1.5 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 1 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 245 | 1 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | – | – | – | 20 | 101 | 0 |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 346 | 1 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kentucky | 12 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Kentucky | 12 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 12 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 12 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 12 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 190 |
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
2023 Pittsburgh 12 games, 32 tackles, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Wofford | W 45–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Cincinnati | L 21–27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 16 | at West Virginia | L 6–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 23 | vs. North Carolina | L 24–41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 30 | at Virginia Tech | L 21–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Louisville | W 38–21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 21 | at Wake Forest | L 17–21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 28 | at Notre Dame | L 7–58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Florida State | L 7–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. Syracuse | L 13–28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Boston College | W 24–16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at Duke | L 19–30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
2022 Pittsburgh 12 games, 30 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.West Virginia | W 38–31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. Tennessee | L 27–34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. Rhode Island | W 45–24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 21–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 45–29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | atLouisville | L 10–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 29 | atNorth Carolina | L 24–42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Syracuse | W 19–9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 12 | at Virginia | W 37–7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Duke | W 28–26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 26 | at Miami | W 42–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. UCLA | W 37–35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
2021 Pittsburgh 9 games, 17 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs. Western Michigan | L 41–44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | atGeorgia Tech | W 52–21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 16 | atVirginia Tech | W 28–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 6 | atDuke | W 54–29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs.North Carolina | W 30–23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 20 | vs.Virginia | W 48–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 27 | atSyracuse | W 31–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 4 | vs.Wake Forest | W 45–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Michigan State | L 21–31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
2020 Kentucky 2 games, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | at Missouri | L 10–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 38–35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
2019 Kentucky 2 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 38–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. UT Martin | W 50–7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′10¾″ | |
| Weight | 186 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 8¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 78¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.45 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s | |
| Vertical jump | 38½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ | |
| Bench press | 10 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.12 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.35 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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