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14 Devon White

  • Year Senior
  • Position LB
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 215
  • Hometown Gray, Tenn.
  • High School Daniel Boone
  • Major Management

Biography

Career
Games: 35
Maryville Debut: Oct. 16, 2021, at North Carolina Wesleyan
Stats: 185 tackles, including 88 solo; 27½ tackles-for-loss for minus-78 yards; 4 sacks for minus-26 yards; 1 interception for 18 yards; 10 pass breakups; 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery; 5 quarterback hurries; 1 kickoff return for 11 yards; 1 blocked kick.

Awards
2024 All-USA South Second Team
2024 Team Captain
2024-25 Maryville College Judson B. Murphy Endowed Business Award
2023 All-USA South Honorable Mention
2023 USA South Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 30) 
Two-Time USA South Academic All-Conference

2024 (Senior)
Games: 11
Position: LB
Stats: Second on team with 59 tackles ... Third with 25 solo tackles ... Tied for third on team with 6½ tackles-for-loss, accounting for minus-22 yards ... 1 sack for minus-9 yards ... 1 interception for 18 yards ... Tied for second on team with 4 pass breakups ... 2 quarterback hurries ... 1 blocked kick.
Best Games: Helped Maryville win its first NCAA playoff game and reach nine wins in season for second time in history and first time since 1946 ... Scots also captured USA South Conference championship with perfect 7-0 record in final season of competition in that league ... Maryville finished second in Division III in pass efficiency defense with a rating of 94.11, eighth in total defense at 234.6 yards, 15th in rush defense at 73.5 yards and 20th in scoring defense at 14.5 points ... Team Captain and All-USA South Second Team selection ... Only Scot with multiple tackles in all 11 games ... Best tackle games were eight over three consecutive weeks ... Eight tackles including one TFL in support of 47-7 win at Greensboro ... Eight tackles on Senior Day in support of 35-14 victory over North Carolina Wesleyan ... And eight big tackles in Maryville's 20-16 triumph at Berry for first NCAA playoff win in program history ... Included shared TFL, career-high three pass breakups and first collegiate interception with 18-yard return ... Set up Scots for go-ahead score with 5:33 remaining and defense held from there ... Six tackles and PBU in 44-16 victory against Huntingdon ... Six tackles and pair of TFLs in season-opening 23-9 triumph over Sewanee ... 9-yard sack and 3-yard TFL part of defensive effort in 54-6 win at Southern Virginia ... Earned place on USA South Academic All-Conference list.

2023 (Junior)
Games: 10
Position: LB
Stats: Team leader with 67 tackles and 37 solo tackles ... Team leader with 12½ tackles-for-loss, accounting for minus-30 yards ... Two sacks for minus-9 yards ... Tied for third on team with 3 pass breakups ... 1 quarterback hurry.
Best Games: Started all 10 games ... USA South Defensive Player of the Week after leading smothering defensive effort against previously undefeated Belhaven ... Helped Scots to 20-7 overtime victory against eventual league champs by making career-high 13 tackles ... Three of those tackles were solo and 10 were assisted as Scots gang-tackled Belhaven ball-carriers all afternoon ... Maryville limited Belhaven team averaging 40 points, 292 rushing yards and 475 yards of total offense to just 7, 96 and 211, respectively ... Only Blazer points came with just 1:38 on clock – in fourth quarter! ... Performance included one QB hurry ... Nine tackles at Sewanee included two for lost yardage in 28-8 triumph ... 2½ TFLs against Greensboro part of eight-tackle effort in 35-7 win ... Included 6-yard quarterback sack ... Also posted eight tackles against Centre in 34-23 triumph that snapped six-game losing streak to Colonels ... Seven tackles apiece at Brevard and Huntingdon ... Involved in at least one shared tackle behind line of scrimmage in nine out of 10 games ... Pass breakups against Centre, Greensboro and Huntingdon ... Among special teams tackle leaders with three ... One of four Scots with at least one tackle in all 10 games, joining Jonathan Harris, Justin King and Cameron Spivey.

2022 (Sophomore)
Games: 10
Position: LB
Stats: Tied for team lead with 56 tackles, including 26 solo ... Third on team with 8½ tackles-for-loss, accounting for minus-26 yards ... 1 sack for minus-8 yards ... Tied for fourth on team with 3 pass breakups ... 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery ... 2 quarterback hurries.
Best Games: Made at least two tackles in every game ... Only game with fewer than four tackles was 61-7 Homecoming win over North Carolina Wesleyan ... Added two quarterback hurries that afternoon ... Season-high eight tackles against both Centre and Southern Virginia ... Big day vs. Huntingdon with six solo tackles (seven total), including three behind line of scrimmage for minus-16 yards ... One of those was 8-yard sack ... Also forced first-quarter fumble against Hawks and recovered second-quarter fumble, the latter leading to Maryville touchdown ... Added pass breakup that day as well ... TFLs in seven different games ... Six tackles at Greensboro to go with 1-yard TFL ... Five tackles against Shenandoah, LaGrange and Belhaven.

2021 (First Year)

Games: 4
Position: LB
Stats: Three assisted tackles … 1 kickoff return for 11 yards.
Best Games: Two assisted tackles in Maryville’s 52-16 Homecoming victory against LaGrange … Added one assisted tackle in 49-14 victory against Greensboro on season finale … Returned one kickoff for 11 yards at Huntingdon.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2021Freshman

    LB
    5'10" 210 lbs
    18
  • 14

    2022Sophomore

    Linebacker
    5'11" 215 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2023Junior

    Linebacker
    5'11" 215 lbs
    14
  • 14
    C

    2024Senior

    Linebacker
    5'11" 215 lbs
    14
    C