2021
• As a sixth-year senior, finished second on the squad in tackles with a career high 75, including 47 solo stops while starting every game.
• Earned third team All-MAC honors from league coaches and Phil Steele, second team notice by Pro Football Network and was honorable mention All-MAC by Pro Football Focus (PFF).
• Led NIU with eight tackles for loss, with at least one TFL in seven games.
• Closed out a 47-game career with six stops in the Cure Bowl game vs. Coastal Carolina (12-17)
• Made five tackles, two for loss, with half a sack in the MAC Champion-ship Game (12-4) against Kent State after making seven stops in the first game versus the Flashes (11-3).
• Collected MAC West Defensive Player of the Week honors after amassing a career-high 13 tackles, nine solo, and a tackle for loss at Georgia Tech (9-4).
• Amassed 11 stops, seven solo, in overtime win at Buffalo (11-17).
• Recorded four solo stops, including a tackle for loss, at Ball State (11-10).
• Recorded eight tackles, including five solo stops, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry against Wyoming (9-11).
• Contributed three tackles, including a sack, and forced a fumble against Eastern Michigan (10-2).
• Named to the Academic All-MAC squad.
2020
• Appeared in one game, the season opener game against Buffalo (11-4)
• Recorded five tackles, four solo, and a tackle for loss against the Bulls.
2019
• Redshirted
• Suffered a season-ending injury in fall camp.
2018
• In first full season as a starter, ranked fourth on the team with career-best 67 tackles in 13 games.
• Had at least one tackle in every game he played.
• Registered season high seven solo stops vs. Miami (11-14).
• Notched his fifth four-tackle game in the MAC Championship win over Buffalo (11-30).
• Also had four stops versus BYU (10-27), Akron (11-1), Toledo (11-7) and Western Michigan (11-14).
• Added a tackle for loss at Akron (11-1).
• Recorded his third consecutive nine-tackle game at Ball State (10-6) with two tackles for loss, a sack and a pass break-up.
• Made nine stops at Florida State (9-22) with seven solo, and recorded his first career sack.
• That came on the heels of a nine-tackle day versus Central Michigan (9-15) that included a forced fumble.
• Broke up a pass and made four stops versus Utah (9-8).
• Started the season with a tackle for loss among five tackles at Iowa (9-1).
2017
• Tallied eight total tackles, including six solo, as a back-up linebacker and special teams player.
• Made three total tackles at Bowling Green (10-21).
• Also broke up a pass versus Toledo.
• Recorded a season-high four total tackles, including three solo tackles, in his most significant action of the season at Toledo.
2016
• Made his first career start as a Huskie against Toledo (11-9) at linebacker.
• Totaled 26 tackles, 17 solo, in nine games with two starts.
• Tallied career high nine tackles versus Toledo, recording four solo and five assists.
• Registered at least two tackles in last five games of the season, including six against Buffalo (10-22) and five at Eastern Michigan (11-16), where he made his second start.
• In final game of the season, recorded first tackle for loss at Kent State (11-25) for three yards as well as a pass breakup.
• Also broke up a pass versus Buffalo.
High School
• Won a Florida 7A state title in 2014 as defense allowed just six points per game during a 15-1 season.
• Made 45 tackles with five passes defended, three interceptions and two blocked kicks as a senior.
• Tallied two forced fumbles, two fumble recoeries and four interceptions throughout his high school career.
Personal
• Born March 14, 1997 in Coral Springs, Fla.
• Son of Lance, Sr. and Hope Deveaux.
• Earned his undergraduate degree and is working on a master's in sports management.
Deveaux's Single Game Career Highs
Total Tackles: 10 (FSU 9-22-18)
Tackles for Loss: 2 (Ball State 10-6-18)
Sacks: 1.0 (2X) (last Ball State 10-6-18)
Pass Break-Ups: 1 (5X) (last Ball State 10-6-18)
