Usage Score
11.8
Player Dossier
2020-2025Michigan State
Devin Hightower
LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Twinsburg, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Devin Hightower shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
32.3
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
15.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Cincinnati
20212225
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan State • Cincinnati • UAB
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Florida
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Devin Hightower, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Cincinnati. Devin Hightower shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.3 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Cincinnati paired 0 primary output with 10.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 32.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan State, Cincinnati, UAB.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Florida
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · UAB
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
32.3
Usage
11.8
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Tulsa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Navy: 0. Akron: 0. Tennessee: 0. Army: 0. Florida Atlantic: 1. Memphis: 0. UConn: 0. Rice: 0. North Texas: 0. South Florida: 2. Tulsa: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 6 by 35. Navy: 10 by 41.7. Akron: 5 by 20.8. Tennessee: 5 by 20.8. Army: 9 by 37.5. Florida Atlantic: 7 by 39.2. Memphis: 5 by 20.8. UConn: 8 by 33.3. Rice: 9 by 37.5. North Texas: 6 by 25. South Florida: 9 by 57.5. Tulsa: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
Wins0.3 · n=3 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · n=8 · +0.0 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=6 · +0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
South Florida
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs South Florida
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Tulsa | W 31-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs South Florida | L 18-48 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs North Texas | L 24-53 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Rice | L 17-24 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ UConn | L 19-38 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Memphis | W 31-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Florida Atlantic | L 33-53 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Army | L 13-31 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Tennessee | L 24-56 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Akron | W 31-28 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Navy10+ tackles | L 24-38 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Unknown | — | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Michigan State
2020
Opening stop
- 2
Cincinnati
2021-2022
Peak year stop
- 3
UAB
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
2020202120222025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UAB | 5 | 32.3 | 11.8 | 5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
South Florida
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#2
Florida Atlantic
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 32.3 takeover score.
#4
Tulsa
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 25.1 takeover score.
#5
Navy
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 16 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Regular Season · Cincinnati
0 primary output · 10.4 efficiency · 1.9 usage
37.4
#2
2025 Regular Season · UAB
15.3
5 primary · 32.3 efficiency · 11.8 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Michigan State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
5★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.9869
Sierra Canyon · Chatsworth, CA
- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
3
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
86
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 15 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.