Devin Hightower

2025 (Redshirt Senior at UAB) Led the team with 81 total tackles Tallied three TFLs, two QB Hurries, one sack, and one interception Season-high 10 total tackles on Sept. 6 at Navy Recorded 6+ total tackles in eight games Registered first career interception on Oct. 11 at Florida Atlantic First career fumble recovery on Aug. 29 vs. Alabama State 2024 (Redshirt Junior at Rhode Island) Started in 13 of the 14 games he played in as an inside linebacker Finished the year with 92 tackles, 10.0 TFLs, 3.5 sacks and three pass breakups Made nine tackles with 1.5 TFLs at LIU (Sept. 21) Had a sack for a loss of three yards as part of a seven-tackle day at Hampton (Oct. 5) Recorded eight tackles in back-to-back games against Brow (Oct. 12) and No. 19/24 New Hampshire (Oct. 19) Had 3.0 TFLs for 14 yards against the Wildcats Posted a career-high 10 tackles and recovered a fumble for a 21-yard touchdown at Delaware (Nov. 9) The Rams finished fifth in the country with four defensive touchdowns Recorded his first career interception at Bryant (Nov. 23) Had a four-yard sack and seven tackles in the season finale at Mercer (Dec. 7) All-CAA Football Honorable Mention (2024) Phil Steele All-CAA Football Third Team (2024) 2023 (Redshirt Sophomore at Rhode Island) Appeared in 10 games on both defense and special teams Made his Rhode Island debut at Georgia State, contributing one tackle (Aug. 31) Recorded a tackle in the win over Stony Brook (Sept. 8) Made two stops at No. 25 Villanova (Sept. 23) Assisted on a pair of tackles against Bryant (Sept. 30) Credited with one tackle at Brown (Oct. 7) Broke up a pass in the game against Richmond (Oct. 14) Assisted on one tackle opposite No. 20 New Hampshire (Oct. 28) 2022 (Redshirt Sophomore at Cincinnati) Suffered a season-ending injury during preseason training camp 2021 (Sophomore at Cincinnati) Appeared in four games Collected a pair of solo tackles and assisted on three 2020 (Freshman at Michigan State) Saw action on seven kick returns vs. No. 3 Ohio State in his collegiate debut Before Rhode Island Attended Michigan State and Cincinnati before transferring to URI Graduated from Archbishop Hogan in 2020, where he was an honor roll student Named the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Division 2 Defensive Player of the Year Ranked one of the best outside linebackers in the Class of 2020 in Ohio by Rivals.com (No. 2), 247Sports (No. 3) and ESPN.com (No. 4) Listed among the top overall players in Ohio by Rivals.com (No. 16), 247Sports (No. 28) and ESPN.com (No. 32) Named to the Max Preps Ohio All-State First Team Finalist for Cleveland.com Defensive Player of the Year First Team All-Northeast Inland District Division 2 Player Won a state championship with the Knights after an undefeated, 15-0 season in 2018 Personal Son of Dwayne Hightower and Rosilyn Gregory Has one brother, Dwayne, and one sister, Davida