Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Northern Illinois
Devonte O'Malley
DT • 6'2" • 293 lbs • Midlothian, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Devonte O'Malley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Devonte O'Malley built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Midlothian, IL wearing No. 8, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Devonte O'Malley's career was his...
Read the storyDevonte O'Malley, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Devonte O'Malley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 124
- TFL
- 30
- Sacks
- 22.5
- QB hurries
- 12
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Devonte O'Malley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · DT
- Career Tackles
- 124
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · DT 22nd (top 10%) · Mid-American 96th (top 18%) · National 1,014th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 62.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | 0 | 43.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 12 | 31 | 6.5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 57.3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 31 | 4.5 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 36.1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 13 | 36 | 12 | 8.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 73 |
Related Context
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Devonte O'Malley played DT for Northern Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Devonte O'Malley recorded 124 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 25.5 primary output with 31.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 31.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
31.8
Usage
12.9
Consistency
60.4
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 0. Western Illinois: 1.5. Notre Dame: 5. Buffalo: 0. NC State: 0. Massachusetts: 3. Bowling Green: 3. Toledo: 4. Ball State: 0. Western Michigan: 2. Akron: 3. Miami (OH): 2. Central Michigan: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 2 by 8.3. Western Illinois: 2 by 23.3. Notre Dame: 4 by 66.7. Buffalo: 4 by 16.7. NC State: 1 by 4.2. Massachusetts: 2 by 38.3. Bowling Green: 3 by 42.5. Toledo: 2 by 48.3. Ball State: 7 by 29.2. Western Michigan: 5 by 40.8. Akron: 2 by 38.3. Miami (OH): 1 by 24.2. Central Michigan: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
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Wins2.4 · Games = 8 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 5 · -1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Notre Dame
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/23 | @ Fresno State | W 28-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Central MichiganSplash game | W 24-16 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/20 | @ Miami (OH)Splash game | L 9-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/14 | vs AkronSplash game | W 29-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/7 | @ Western MichiganSplash game | W 42-28 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Ball State | L 23-25 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs ToledoSplash game | L 6-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Bowling GreenSplash game | W 17-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs MassachusettsSplash game | W 34-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ NC State | L 17-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Buffalo | L 20-23 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Notre Dame2+ sacks · Splash game | W 16-14 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Western Illinois | W 54-15 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Devonte O'Malley story
Devonte O'Malley built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Midlothian, IL wearing No. 8, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Devonte O'Malley's career was his defensive production: 124 tackles, 30 tackles for loss, 22.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 49 career games in the available record. That gives Devonte O'Malley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 5 | 35.4 | 14.7 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 11 | 16.4 | 6.9 | 6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 16.4 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 17.5 | 25.3 | 9.9 | 6.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 8.5 | 20.2 | 6.5 | -9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 8.5 | 20.2 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 25.5 | 31.8 | 12.9 | 17 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 25.5 | 31.8 | 12.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 7 · W 39-10 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Notre Dame
Week 2 · W 16-14
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 15 · L 33-41 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 8 · W 20-13 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 5 · W 27-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
25.5 primary output · 31.8 efficiency · 12.9 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
73
25.5 primary · 31.8 efficiency · 12.9 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
62.1
5 primary · 35.4 efficiency · 14.7 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
21
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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