2025 Football Roster
Roster
Devyn Bobby
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 198
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- DeSoto, Texas
- High School:
- DeSoto HS
2024 (Junior): Started all 13 games at safety, ranking third on the team in tackles (80) … Tied for the team-lead with three interceptions … Added three tackles for a loss, three pass break-ups and recovered two fumbles … Named honorable mention All-Big 12 by College Football Network … Played 792 total snaps according to PFF, third most on the defense and most among any BU secondary players … Opened the year with two tackles and a pass break-up vs. Tarleton … Had seven stops and half a tackle for a loss at Utah … Had nine tackles, including a TFL and recovered a fumble vs. Air Force … Made two stops at Colorado … Had five tackles vs. BYU and at Iowa State, including a TFL and a PBU at ISU … Had six tackles and a PBU in a beatdown of Texas Tech in Lubbock … Had six tackles vs. OSU … Made eight tackles vs. TCU … Had six stops at WVU … Finished with six tackles and intercepted a pass at Houston, adding half a tackle for a loss … Made two interceptions with four tackles vs. Kansas … Had a career-high 14 tackles with a fumble recovery vs. LSU in the Texas Bowl … Was a preseason fourth-team All-Big 12 selection by Athlon.
2023 (Sophomore): Started all 12 games at safety … Finished the year second on the team with 76 tackles … Had one tackle for a loss, one interception, a team-leading six pass break-ups, one QB hurry and forced one fumble … Had five tackles and a TFL vs. Texas State in the season lid-lifter … Had six tackles vs. No. 12/12 Utah … Had eight tackles vs. No. 3/6 Texas … Finished with seven stops and a pass break-up in the comeback win at UCF … Had a season-high tying nine stops vs. Texas Tech, also forcing a fumble … Finished with eight tackles at Cincinnati … Had nine tackles and an interception vs. Iowa State … Finished with six tackles vs. Houston … Had four tackles, a QB hurry and a pass break-up at No. 25 Kansas State … Had four tackles and broke up a pass at TCU … Finished with nine tackles and broke up a season-best two passes vs. West Virginia.
2022 (Freshman): Played in all 13 games during his collegiate debut season … Had 13 tackles on the year, seeing significant action on special teams and as a reserve safety … Had two tackles in his collegiate debut in the season opener vs. UAlbany … Went for two tackles vs. Texas State, adding one vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State and two at West Virginia … Set career high with three tackles vs. Kansas, adding two at Texas Tech … Had a tackle in the Armed Forces Bowl vs. Air Force.
High School: Prepped at DeSoto High School for head coach Claude Mathis … Helped his team to an 11-3 record and a berth in the regional finals as a junior in 2020 … Tallied 77 tackles with four interceptions as a junior … Added four tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries … Named to the 11-6A All-District First Team as a junior … Named to the 7-6A All-District First Team as a sophomore in 2019 … A four-star prospect, according to ESPN … Ranked the No. 59 player in the state of Texas and the No. 29 safety nationally by ESPN … Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals … The No. 129 player in Texas according to 247Sports … Dave Campbell’s Texas Football ranked him the No. 89 prospect in Texas and No. 10 safety in the state … Chose Baylor over Kansas State, Louisiana and UTSA, among others.
Personal: Son of Alvester and Yolanda Bobby.
