Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2017California
Devante Downs
ILB • 6'3" • 245 lbs • Mountlake Terrace, WA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Devante Downs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
75
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · California
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Player Story
Devante Downs built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as an inside linebacker from Mountlake Terrace, WA wearing No. 1, spending time with California. The clearest part of Devante Downs' career was his...
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- Committed To
- California
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 7
- Overall
- No. 225
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Devante Downs, ILB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · California. Devante Downs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 148
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Devante Downs quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · ILB
- Career Tackles
- 148
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · California
- Top game
- Ole Miss
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Mountlake Terrace · California
- High school pipeline
- Mountlake Terrace · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 7 · Pick 7 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 65 tackles · ILB 16th (top 34%) · Pac-12 32nd (top 7%) · National 379th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | California | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2015 Regular Season | California | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 44.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | California | 12 | 83 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | California | 7 | 65 | 5.5 | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | 73 |
Related Context
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Devante Downs played ILB for California. Across 4 tracked seasons, Devante Downs recorded 148 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with California.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
California paired 14.5 primary output with 53.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 53.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · California
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
2.1
Efficiency
53.6
Usage
13.5
Consistency
38.4
Best Game by takeover score
Ole Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 2.5. Weber State: 3. Ole Miss: 7. USC: 1.5. Oregon: 0. Washington: 0. Washington State: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 13 by 75. Weber State: 5 by 50.8. Ole Miss: 14 by 100. USC: 14 by 65. Oregon: 8 by 33.3. Washington: 6 by 25. Washington State: 5 by 25.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.3 · Games = 4 · +2.8 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 3 · -2.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ole Miss
Best efficiency game
100 vs Ole Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/14 | vs Washington State | W 37-3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ Washington | L 7-38 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | @ Oregon | L 24-45 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs USC10+ tackles | L 20-30 | 14 | 8 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Ole Miss10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 27-16 | 14 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Weber StateSplash game | W 33-20 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ North Carolina10+ tackles · Splash game | W 35-30 | 13 | 8 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Devante Downs story
Devante Downs built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as an inside linebacker from Mountlake Terrace, WA wearing No. 1, spending time with California. The clearest part of Devante Downs' career was his defensive production: 148 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Devante Downs' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
California
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | California | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | California | 2 | 20 | — | 2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | California | 9.5 | 35.7 | 8.1 | 7.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | California | 14.5 | 53.6 | 13.5 | 5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ole Miss
Week 3 · W 27-16
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
100 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
@ Arizona State
Week 4 · L 41-51 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#3
vs UCLA
Week 13 · W 36-10 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#4
@ North Carolina
Week 1 · W 35-30
2.5
Havoc Plays
70.2 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Weber State
Week 2 · W 33-20
3
Havoc Plays
64.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · California
14.5 primary output · 53.6 efficiency · 13.5 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · California
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · California
45.6
9.5 primary · 35.7 efficiency · 8.1 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
5
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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