Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025Troy
Devin Lafayette
S • 6'2" • 210 lbs • Brunswick, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Devin Lafayette shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
93
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
70
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Troy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois • Troy
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Devin Lafayette built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a safety from Brunswick, GA wearing No. 3, spending time with Northern Illinois and Troy. The clearest part of Devin Lafayette's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Devin Lafayette, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Troy. Devin Lafayette shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 282
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Devin Lafayette quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Troy · S
- Career Tackles
- 282
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 51 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Troy
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Brunswick · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Brunswick · 22 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 113 tackles · S 1st (top 1%) · Sun Belt 4th (top 1%) · National 20th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6 | 36 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 46.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 9 | 38 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 39 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 25 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Troy | 10 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64.3 |
| 2025 Postseason | Troy | 14 | 9 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 63.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Troy | 14 | 104 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | 63.2 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northern Illinois to Troy | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 75.2 | Dec 4, 2023 |
Devin Lafayette played S for Northern Illinois and Troy. Across 6 tracked seasons, Devin Lafayette recorded 13 receiving yards and 282 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Troy.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Troy paired 10 primary output with 30.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 39.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Northern Illinois, Troy.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Troy
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
39.1
Usage
7.4
Consistency
52.4
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Jacksonville State: 1. Nicholls: 2. Clemson: 1. Memphis: 1. Buffalo: 0. South Alabama: 0. Texas State: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Louisiana: 1. Arkansas State: 0. Old Dominion: 1. Georgia State: 1. Southern Miss: 2.5. James Madison: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jacksonville State: 9 by 47.5. Nicholls: 7 by 49.2. Clemson: 7 by 39.2. Memphis: 9 by 47.5. Buffalo: 9 by 37.5. South Alabama: 19 by 50. Texas State: 8 by 33.3. UL Monroe: 4 by 16.7. Louisiana: 9 by 47.5. Arkansas State: 5 by 20.8. Old Dominion: 9 by 47.5. Georgia State: 6 by 35. Southern Miss: 7 by 54.2. James Madison: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 8 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Southern Miss
Best efficiency game
54.2 vs Southern Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/17 | @ Jacksonville State | L 13-17 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 12/6 | @ James Madison | L 14-31 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Southern MissSplash game | W 28-18 | 7 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Georgia State | W 31-19 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/14 | @ Old Dominion | L 0-33 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/2 | vs Arkansas State | L 10-23 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Louisiana | W 35-23 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ UL Monroe | W 37-14 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/12 | @ Texas State | W 48-41 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs South Alabama10+ tackles | W 31-24 | 19 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Buffalo | W 21-17 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Memphis | L 7-28 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Clemson | L 16-27 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs NichollsSplash game | W 38-20 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Devin Lafayette story
Devin Lafayette built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a safety from Brunswick, GA wearing No. 3, spending time with Northern Illinois and Troy. The clearest part of Devin Lafayette's career was his defensive production: 282 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 51 career games in the available record. His career also includes 13 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Devin Lafayette's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Northern Illinois
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Troy
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 31 | 9.2 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 25 | 3.6 | -4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 22 | 6.1 | 4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3.5 | 18 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Troy | 10 | 30.8 | 9.3 | 6.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Troy | 10.5 | 39.1 | 7.4 | 0.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Troy | 10.5 | 39.1 | 7.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ball State
Week 12 · L 25-31 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 94 Southern Miss
Week 14 · W 28-18 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Ball State
Week 5 · L 38-44 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 10 · W 38-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Tulsa
Week 4 · L 14-22
2
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Troy
10 primary output · 30.8 efficiency · 9.3 usage
64.3
#2
2025 Postseason · Troy
63.2
10.5 primary · 39.1 efficiency · 7.4 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Troy
63.2
10.5 primary · 39.1 efficiency · 7.4 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
8
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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