Devin White
Detroit LionsUNDERPAIDSeason Stats · 17 games
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
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STM Take
Super Bowl LV ring plus 2020 Pro Bowl plus the 2023 tier 1 (#4) STTM peak puts White in the rare bust-with-elite-spike LB class. The LSU 2018 Butkus Award plus the 5th overall draft slot established the highest expectations of his class. The 2026 question is whether White returns to tier 2-3 territory with the Raiders or whether the structural mid-career instability returns.
White came out of LSU as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 1st-round pick (5th overall) in 2019 after winning the 2018 Butkus Award. He won Super Bowl LV with the Buccaneers plus the 2019 LSU CFP National Championship and made the 2020 Pro Bowl. He has bounced through the Buccaneers, Eagles, Texans, and now Raiders across seven NFL seasons. His STTM career runs tier 2 (#16) in 2020, tier 7 (#53) in 2021, tier 5 (#39) in 2022, tier 1 (#4) peak in 2023, and tier 4 (#28) in 2025.
Strengths
- Super Bowl LV ring plus 2020 Pro Bowl plus 2023 tier 1 (#4) STTM peak plus LSU 2018 Butkus Award establishes elite career résumé.
- 5th overall draft pedigree plus seven years of NFL survival gives him real veteran market value.
Concerns
- Career STTM volatility (tier 2 in 2020, tier 7 in 2021, tier 5 in 2022, tier 1 in 2023, tier 4 in 2025) confirms the ceiling is highly team-fit and scheme dependent.
- Multi-team late-career chapter plus the Raiders' broader defensive identity instability puts continued White production partly outside his control.
What to watch: Whether White returns to tier 3 (top 25) in 2026 with the Raiders, the threshold for confirming the 2023 ceiling can be recaptured.