2025 Football Roster
Roster
Devyn Bobby
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 198
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- DeSoto, Texas
- High School:
- DeSoto HS
2025 (Senior):Β Tied his career high with 80 tackles, ranking second on the team β¦ Started all 12 games at safety β¦ Had one tackle for a loss and broke up two passes β¦ Had six tackles in the season opener vs. Auburn β¦ Made eight tackles in the comeback win at No. 16/17 SMU β¦ Had two stops vs. Samford β¦ Made seven tackles vs. Arizona State β¦ Broke up first pass of the year as part of a four-tackle effort at Oklahoma State β¦ Had seven tackles in the win over Kansas State β¦ Made seven tackles at TCU β¦ Had eight stops at No. 21/21 Cincinnati β¦ Made nine tackles in the rout of UCF, adding a PBU β¦ Had a season-best 11 tackles vs. No. 13/15 Utah β¦ Finished with seven tackles at Arizona and four vs. Houston in his Baylor finale.Β
2024 (Junior):Β Started all 13 games at safety, ranking third on the team in tackles (80) β¦ Tied for the team-lead with three interceptions β¦ Added three tackles for a loss, three pass break-ups and recovered two fumbles β¦ Named honorable mention All-Big 12 by College Football Network β¦ Played 792 total snaps according to PFF, third most on the defense and most among any BU secondary players β¦ Opened the year with two tackles and a pass break-up vs. Tarleton β¦ Had seven stops and half a tackle for a loss at Utah β¦ Had nine tackles, including a TFL and recovered a fumble vs. Air Force β¦ Made two stops at Colorado β¦ Had five tackles vs. BYU and at Iowa State, including a TFL and a PBU at ISU β¦ Had six tackles and a PBU in a beatdown of Texas Tech in Lubbock β¦ Had six tackles vs. OSU β¦ Made eight tackles vs. TCU β¦ Had six stops at WVU β¦ Finished with six tackles and intercepted a pass at Houston, adding half a tackle for a loss β¦ Made two interceptions with four tackles vs. Kansas β¦ Had a career-high 14 tackles with a fumble recovery vs. LSU in the Texas Bowl β¦ Was a preseason fourth-team All-Big 12 selection by Athlon.Β
2023 (Sophomore): Started all 12 games at safety β¦ Finished the year second on the team with 76 tackles β¦ Had one tackle for a loss, one interception, a team-leading six pass break-ups, one QB hurry and forced one fumble β¦ Had five tackles and a TFL vs. Texas State in the season lid-lifter β¦ Had six tackles vs. No. 12/12 Utah β¦ Had eight tackles vs. No. 3/6 Texas β¦ Finished with seven stops and a pass break-up in the comeback win at UCF β¦ Had a season-high tying nine stops vs. Texas Tech, also forcing a fumble β¦ Finished with eight tackles at Cincinnati β¦ Had nine tackles and an interception vs. Iowa State β¦ Finished with six tackles vs. Houston β¦ Had four tackles, a QB hurry and a pass break-up at No. 25 Kansas State β¦ Had four tackles and broke up a pass at TCU β¦ 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 β¦ Had 13 tackles on the year, seeing significant action on special teams and as a reserve safety β¦ Had two tackles in his collegiate debut in the season opener vs. UAlbany β¦ Went for two tackles vs. Texas State, adding one vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State and two at West Virginia β¦ Set career high with three tackles vs. Kansas, adding two at Texas Tech β¦ Had a tackle in the Armed Forces Bowl vs. Air Force.Β
High School: Prepped at DeSoto High School for head coach Claude Mathis β¦ Helped his team to an 11-3 record and a berth in the regional finals as a junior in 2020 β¦ Tallied 77 tackles with four interceptions as a junior β¦ Added four tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries β¦ Named to the 11-6A All-District First Team as a junior β¦ Named to the 7-6A All-District First Team as a sophomore in 2019 β¦ A four-star prospect, according to ESPN β¦ Ranked the No. 59 player in the state of Texas and the No. 29 safety nationally by ESPN β¦ Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals β¦ The No. 129 player in Texas according to 247Sports β¦ Dave Campbellβs Texas Football ranked him the No. 89 prospect in Texas and No. 10 safety in the state β¦ Chose Baylor over Kansas State, Louisiana and UTSA, among others.
Personal: Son of Alvester and Yolanda Bobby.
