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Jersey Number 40
Devante Averette
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Detroit, MI
- High School:
- Melvindale
Bio
Pronounced de-VAHN-tay AY-ver-ett
Career Highs
Tackles 5, twice, last vs. Texas Tech, 2015
Sacks 2 vs. Kansas State, 2015
TFL 2.0 vs. Kansas State, 2015
Fumble Recoveries 1 vs. UTSA, 2015
Arrived prior to the 2014 season and has been a valuable contributor to the special teams and defensive units, despite enduring an injury that derailed his season in 2014 ... Earned a degree in education in the spring of 2016.
2015 (Junior): Played in every game and was 10th on the team with 30 total tackles despite playing mainly on special teams and as a second-team linebacker ... Had 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, two interceptions and a fumble recovery ... Returned a fumble six yards for a touchdown on the opening drive of the UTSA game and recorded two important sacks in OSU’s win over Kansas State ... Returned an interception 19 yards on a crucial play in OSU’s overtime win at West Virginia ... Named OSU’s defensive player of the game vs. Kansas, logging a team-best four tackles and adding an 18-yard interception return ... Had career-best five-tackle games against UTSA and Texas Tech.
2014 (Redshirt): Sustained an injury in the preseason that kept him off the field for all but two games (vs. Texas Tech and Iowa State) ... Recorded a tackle against the Red Raiders and two against the Cyclones.
Junior College: Attended Ellsworth CC in Iowa Falls, Iowa, where he was coached by Josh Lattimer ... A first-team All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association ... Three-star prospect by Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247sports.com ... Held a scholarship offer from West Virginia, among others ... As a sophomore in 2013, he led Ellsworth with 92 tackles and 29 tackles for a loss and was second on the team with four sacks despite playing only seven of the team’s 10 games ... He also forced a fumble, recovered a fumble, blocked a kick and broke up a pass ... As a freshman in 2012, Averette was second on the team with 96 tackles, 62 of which were solo and 18 of which were tackles for a loss ... Tallied 3.5 sacks (three solo) and one interception en route to earning second-team all-conference honors.
High School: Graduated from Melvindale HS in Melvindale, Mich. ... 63 tackles (47 solo),12 sacks, six fumble recoveries and tackles for losses tallying 103 yards as a senior ... Earned all-state, all-conference and was a member of the Detroit Evening News Detroit Area Dream Team.
Personal: Devante Averette was born Dec. 30, 1992 ... Son of Michelle Averette and Ricky White ... Was unbeaten as an amateur boxer in his youth … Worked double shifts at UPS to help support his son during his high school days.
Career Highs
Tackles 5, twice, last vs. Texas Tech, 2015
Sacks 2 vs. Kansas State, 2015
TFL 2.0 vs. Kansas State, 2015
Fumble Recoveries 1 vs. UTSA, 2015
Arrived prior to the 2014 season and has been a valuable contributor to the special teams and defensive units, despite enduring an injury that derailed his season in 2014 ... Earned a degree in education in the spring of 2016.
2015 (Junior): Played in every game and was 10th on the team with 30 total tackles despite playing mainly on special teams and as a second-team linebacker ... Had 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, two interceptions and a fumble recovery ... Returned a fumble six yards for a touchdown on the opening drive of the UTSA game and recorded two important sacks in OSU’s win over Kansas State ... Returned an interception 19 yards on a crucial play in OSU’s overtime win at West Virginia ... Named OSU’s defensive player of the game vs. Kansas, logging a team-best four tackles and adding an 18-yard interception return ... Had career-best five-tackle games against UTSA and Texas Tech.
2014 (Redshirt): Sustained an injury in the preseason that kept him off the field for all but two games (vs. Texas Tech and Iowa State) ... Recorded a tackle against the Red Raiders and two against the Cyclones.
Junior College: Attended Ellsworth CC in Iowa Falls, Iowa, where he was coached by Josh Lattimer ... A first-team All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association ... Three-star prospect by Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247sports.com ... Held a scholarship offer from West Virginia, among others ... As a sophomore in 2013, he led Ellsworth with 92 tackles and 29 tackles for a loss and was second on the team with four sacks despite playing only seven of the team’s 10 games ... He also forced a fumble, recovered a fumble, blocked a kick and broke up a pass ... As a freshman in 2012, Averette was second on the team with 96 tackles, 62 of which were solo and 18 of which were tackles for a loss ... Tallied 3.5 sacks (three solo) and one interception en route to earning second-team all-conference honors.
High School: Graduated from Melvindale HS in Melvindale, Mich. ... 63 tackles (47 solo),12 sacks, six fumble recoveries and tackles for losses tallying 103 yards as a senior ... Earned all-state, all-conference and was a member of the Detroit Evening News Detroit Area Dream Team.
Personal: Devante Averette was born Dec. 30, 1992 ... Son of Michelle Averette and Ricky White ... Was unbeaten as an amateur boxer in his youth … Worked double shifts at UPS to help support his son during his high school days.
| Averette's Career Stats | ||||||||||
| Year | GP | UT-AT-TT | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | QBH | FF | FR | BK |
| 2014 | 2 | 2-1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 13 | 21-9-30 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 15 | 23-10-33 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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