Devin White

Devin White

26-Year-Old LinebackerLB
Houston Texans
2024 Fantasy Outlook
White signed a one-year deal with the Eagles in March after spending the first five seasons of his NFL career with the Buccaneers. His final season in Tampa Bay represented a step back, attributable at least in part to a foot injury that cost him three games. His 45 solo tackles and 83 combined tackles both set career lows, while his 2.5 sacks tied his career-low mark from his rookie season. If he can get back to the form that saw him earn a Pro Bowl nomination back in 2021, he should be a key part of the Philadelphia linebacking corps. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year, $1.13 million contract with the Texans in October of 2024.
Puts fingerprints on win
LBHouston Texans
October 29, 2024
White recorded three tackles (two solo) during Sunday's 23-20 win versus the Colts.
ANALYSIS
White collecting three tackles in his debut with Houston wasn't necessarily remarkable, but his 32 defensive snaps were second among Texans linebackers in Week 8. If Azeez Al-Shaair (knee) and Henry To'oTo'o (concussion) both fail to return from their respective injuries in Week 9, White could be in line for a similar role against the Jets.
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
Snap Counts
Snap %
Houston TexansTexans 2024 LB Snap Distribution See more data like this | See last season's snap counts
#% of Team Snaps

60175%
15170%
57672%
15371%
52866%
15471%
26133%
5525%
12115%
6831%
10713%
94%
81%
84%
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Measurables Review
How do Devin White's measurables compare to other linebackers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 0"
 
Weight
237 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.42 sec
 
Shuttle Time
7.07 sec
 
Cone Drill
7.07 sec
 
Vertical Jump
39.5 in
 
Broad Jump
118 in
 
Bench Press
22 reps
 
Hand Length
9.75 in
 
Arm Length
32.13 in
 
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Devin White See More
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20 days ago
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82 days ago
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116 days ago
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2024 Philadelphia Eagles Preview: Roster Moves, Depth Chart, Schedule, Storylines and More
123 days ago
After sputtering down the stretch and being one-and-done in the playoffs last season, the Eagles brought in RB Saquon Barkley this offseason with an aim to stabilize an offense led by QB Jalen Hurts.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The speedy linebacker out of LSU hasn't matched his 2020 production the last couple years, but White has still posted strong numbers with 252 tackles and nine sacks in his last 34 games. The continued presence of Lavonte David hasn't put a damper on either as fantasy assets; both saw more than 1,000 snaps last season, and their skill sets complement each other well. The addition of first-round pick Calijah Kancey gives Todd Bowles another disruptive defender to scheme for, but it's White and David who will remain the heart of the unit for at least one more year.
White is a wrecking ball in every good and bad sense – he completely wrecks some plays and then whiffs himself out of frame on some others – but this style of play has mostly been fruitful for IDP investors. White’s speed alone dictates that he will constantly be around the football, even if his fundamentals could use some sharpening, so a return to his pre-2021 levels of production is a reasonable expectation.
White was always an incredible athlete, but with the skills growth he showed in 2020 he looks capable of going where few linebackers ever have. With 4.42 speed on a 237-pound frame, White is unmatched in open-field pursuit, and in his second season he turned a corner as a blitzer, demonstrating double-digit sack upside in addition to his league-leading tackle upside. With mammoth nose tackle Vita Vea eating up double teams in front of him, White should remain free to make life miserable for running backs and quarterbacks.
Although he only turned 22 in February, White took a full-time workload as a rookie, playing 844 snaps in 13 games. He would have breezed past 1,000 snaps if not for a sprained MCL that cost him three games, so expect White's numbers to improve in his second season. If you take White's numbers from last year and project them over 1,000 snaps, you get about 108 tackles and three sacks. Those are modest totals and largely the victim of the effectiveness of the Buccaneers defense. Tampa Bay didn't let running backs do much with the ball last year, allowing 3.0 yards per carry and 4.17 yards per target, so teams were sometimes forced to go to the air instead. That will be an ongoing problem - the Buccaneers run defense should be suffocating again in 2020 - but the good news is the Tampa Bay pass defense should be better, reducing the incentive to throw. Even if nothing improves for White contextually, he should have more untapped IDP upside all the same. At 6-0, 237 with a 4.42-second 40, White compares athletically to someone like Bobby Wagner.
White likely was locked in for a big season anyway, but after the Jason Pierre-Paul neck injury a scenario doesn't exist where the Buccaneers withhold a three-down role. While they play different positions, reps are reps, and Tampa Bay has few options to replace them. One is free-agent acquisition Deone Bucannon, who might have been a threat to steal snaps from White at inside linebacker. It's now more likely that White, David and Bucannon play at once, rather than David and Bucannon. With truly elite athleticism, White should be an immediate standout.
More Fantasy News
Set to start Week 8
LBHouston Texans
October 27, 2024
With Henry To'oTo'o (concussion) and Azeez Al-Shaair (knee) both inactive, White will start at outside linebacker against the Colts on Sunday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
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Joining Houston
LBHouston Texans
October 23, 2024
Houston signed White to a one-year contract Wednesday.
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Gets let go
LBFree Agent
Personal
October 8, 2024
White was released by the Eagles on Tuesday.
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Missing Week 4
LBPhiladelphia Eagles
Personal
September 28, 2024
White (personal) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Buccaneers.
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Healthy scratch again
LBPhiladelphia Eagles
Coach's Decision
September 22, 2024
White (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Saints.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Finds new home in Houston
LBHouston Texans
October 23, 2024
White signed a one-year contract with the Texans on Wednesday, ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
White's forgettable post-Buccaneers tenure continued with his release from the Eagles earlier in October after he was a healthy scratch for the first four games and missed a fifth for personal reasons. The 2021 Pro Bowler will now have a chance for a fresh start in Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans' aggressive defense, where he's likely to fill a rotational role.
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