Usage / Role
71%
Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023SMU
DeVere Levelston
DT • 6'5" • 289 lbs • Desoto, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
DeVere Levelston shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
DeVere Levelston built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Desoto, TX wearing No. 96, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of DeVere Levelston's career was his defensive...
Read the storyDeVere Levelston, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · SMU. DeVere Levelston shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 84
- TFL
- 16
- Sacks
- 10
- QB hurries
- 9
Quick Answers
DeVere Levelston quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · DT
- Career Tackles
- 84
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · SMU
- Top game
- Memphis
- Latest roster
- No. 96 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 14 tackles · DT 118th (top 56%) · American Athletic 268th (top 43%) · National 2,447th (top 41%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | SMU | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 10.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 38 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 5 | - | 0 | 59.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 11 | 26 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 34.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 19.8 |
Related Context
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DeVere Levelston played DT for SMU. Across 4 tracked seasons, DeVere Levelston recorded 84 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
SMU paired 22 primary output with 29.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · SMU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
29.9
Usage
9
Consistency
32.1
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Abilene Christian: 1. North Texas: 2. Louisiana Tech: 1. TCU: 1. South Florida: 1. Navy: 2. Tulane: 0. Houston: 2. Memphis: 6. UCF: 6. Cincinnati: 0. Tulsa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Abilene Christian: 3 by 22.5. North Texas: 3 by 32.5. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 14.2. TCU: 2 by 18.3. South Florida: 0 by 10. Navy: 11 by 65.8. Tulane: 1 by 4.2. Houston: 4 by 36.7. Memphis: 4 by 66.7. UCF: 3 by 62.5. Cincinnati: 3 by 12.5. Tulsa: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 8 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Tulsa | L 31-34 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Cincinnati | L 14-48 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs UCF2+ sacks · Splash game | W 55-28 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Memphis2+ sacks · Splash game | L 25-28 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ HoustonSplash game | L 37-44 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/21 | vs Tulane | W 55-26 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Navy10+ tackles · Splash game | W 31-24 | 11 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs South Florida | W 41-17 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ TCU | W 42-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 39-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs North TexasSplash game | W 35-12 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Abilene Christian | W 56-9 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
DeVere Levelston story
DeVere Levelston built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Desoto, TX wearing No. 96, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of DeVere Levelston's career was his defensive production: 84 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, and 10 sacks across 35 career games in the available record. That gives DeVere Levelston's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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SMU
2020-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | SMU | 2 | 9 | 2.1 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | SMU | 22 | 29.9 | 9 | 20 |
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 7.5 | 16.7 | 5.6 | -14.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 3.5 | 13.4 | 4.3 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Memphis
Week 10 · L 25-28 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs UCF
Week 11 · W 55-28 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#3
@ South Florida
Week 11 · W 41-23 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Cincinnati
Week 8 · L 27-29 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#5
@ East Carolina
Week 7 · W 31-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · SMU
22 primary output · 29.9 efficiency · 9 usage
59.3
#2
2022 Regular Season · SMU
34.2
7.5 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 5.6 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · SMU
19.8
3.5 primary · 13.4 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
9
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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