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Devin White

Linebacker, Detroit Lions · #45.

Player facts

Team: Detroit Lions
Position: Linebacker
Number: 45
Born: Feb 17, 1998 (age 28)
Birthplace: Springhill, LA, USA
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 237 lbs
College: LSU
Experience: 8 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	10	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	769	478	291	25.5	7	8	149	4	41	10.3	0	26	24	48.5	61	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ ARI	W 45-21	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Thu, Sep 17	@ BUF	L 41-31	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs NO	W 31-30 OT	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 3 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Devin Marcel White (born February 17, 1998) is an American professional football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fifth overall in the 2019 NFL draft. He spent five seasons with the Buccaneers and won a Super Bowl championship with the team in Super Bowl LV.

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Background

Early life

Devin White attended North Webster High School in Springhill, Louisiana where he played football as a standout linebacker and running back.

White was a controversial recruit out of high school, having multiple run-ins with police. In November 2015, he and his teammate Keuntra Gipson were arrested for having sex with a 14-year-old, a misdemeanor in Louisiana. One month later, White was arrested for misdemeanor charges of “careless operation of a motor vehicle and flight from an officer.” Because of his legal situation, White was dismissed from the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game. Despite these controversies, he was still able to sign with LSU to play football.

College career

In his sophomore season at LSU, White led the Southeastern Conference in tackles with 133, the fourth-most tackles in a single season in school history. He became the first player in SEC history to be named Defensive Player of the Week four times in the same season. Following his junior year, White decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2019 NFL draft.