Michael Dever

HIGH SCHOOL A local product out of Lubbock Cooper High School … powered LCP to an 8-4 regular season record as a senior in under head coach Chip Darden after the Pirates exited the Class 5A playoffs in the area round … regarded as one of the top athletes in West Texas. Set the LCP single-season record as a senior with 1,206 yards and 17 receiving yards on 68 catches … added five more scores with three kickoff return touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns … tabbed the Offensive MVP of District 2-5A as a senior after previously earning first team accolades his junior year. Accounted for six receptions for 93 yards and touchdowns in the Pirates 34-28 loss to Prosper’s Walnut Grove in the area round of the playoffs … one of his three kickoff returns came against Abilene Cooper, a 98-yard return on the opening kickoff of the game … was part of a four-touchdown game versus Abilene Cooper, accounting for all three touchdowns scored in the first quarter and a fourth coming on a 57-yard run in the second quarter as the Pirates took a 42-3 lead into the locker rooms at halftime … the performance made him a nominee for Dave Campbell Texas Football Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week. Recorded 40 receptions on 50 targets for 672 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior en route to leading the Pirates to an area round appearance … in addition to being a wide receiver, played running back and defensive back during high school career. A three-sport athlete for the Pirates as a member of the basketball and track teams … advanced to the 2024 Class 5A UIL state track & field meet in the high jump as a junior, placing sixth with a leap of 6 feet, 2 inches … finished second at regionals with a 6 feet, 8 inches leap (PR) that ranked him 17th in the state. Flipped initial commitment from Colorado State to the Red Raiders on July 4, 2024, marking the third-straight Texas Tech signing class with a member of the LCP program … tabbed a four-star prospect by On3 and a three-star signee by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … was a four-star recruit according to 247Sports’ composite ratings … listed as the No. 23 recruit in the state by On3 … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Colorado State, Memphis, North Texas, Texas State and Wyoming. PERSONAL Michael Dever … son of Michael Dever and Kaiya Lilly … born in Wichita Falls, Texas … has one sibling, Akwaun … goes by Mike with friends and family … both parents are former collegiate athletes. A business major at Texas Tech.