Devin Harper

BIOGRAPHY

Devin Harper was born May 13, 1998, in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a linebacker in the NFL.

Harper played his entire collegiate career with Oklahoma State. In his freshman season, he played minimally on defense, mostly playing on special teams. He played in all 13 games, recording 44 total tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and an interception returned for a touchdown. Harper would play through a painful junior year, wearing a cast half the season and only starting in one game but playing in 10. Harper amassed 34 total tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and 3 sacks. He would end up having an average Senior season, he started only 1 game out of 11 played and would get 37 total tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and an interception. Harper was also an All-Big 12 academic honoree. Harper's super-senior season would be his best by far, he was a full-time starter along with being voted a team captain. He finished the season as the team's second-leading tackler, with 96 total. He also had 6 sacks along with 10 tackles for loss. In the 2021 Bedlam matchup against Oklahoma, he would be a key part in shutting down their offense. Against Oklahoma, he had a career-high 10 tackles, along with 7 solo stops, and with less than 2 minutes left in the game he would shut down Oklahoma's quarterback, Caleb Williams, getting a forced throwaway, and sacked him for a 5-yard loss, helping the Cowboys defeat the Sooners, 37 to 33.

Harper was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round, 193rd overall, of the 2022 NFL Draft.