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Devin Dye

Position Safety
Height 6'0"
Weight 185 lbs.
Class RS-Junior
Hometown San Diego, Calif.
High School Cathedral Catholic HS
Previous School Palomar College/Utah State
bio

Prior to Kansas: Honorable Mention All-Mountain West selection in 2023, his lone season at Utah State…Appeared in 12 games for the Aggies, making eight starts…Ranked fourth on the team with 81 tackles, including 37 solo and 44 assist stops…Added two interceptions, seven pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…Had a career-high 14 tackles against Boise State and also reached double figures with 10 at UConn…Had four other games with nine tackles…Previously spent the 2021-22 seasons at Palomar College in San Marcos, California…Recorded 59 tackles in 2022, which included 2.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two interceptions that he returned for 74 yards…Also had one pass breakup…Recorded two double-digit tackle outings on the season as he posted a career-high 13 tackles and one interception against Riverside College and had 11 tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, against El Camino College…Also had an interception against San Diego Mesa College…Received a medical redshirt during the 2021 season as he played in just three games and recorded six tackles…Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com…Rated as the 169th-best linebacker in the country and the 316th-best player in California while at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, California…Helped the Dons to an 8-3 record and an Open Division Championship during his senior campaign, as he recorded 56 tackles, five pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble, returning one fumble 40 yards for a touchdown…Had a season-high 10 tackles against Madison HS…Posted 50 tackles as a junior, to go along with one pass breakup and one fumble recovery that he returned for a touchdown…Had a career-high 12 tackles against Helix HS…Helped Cathedral Catholic HS to a state championship during his freshman season.

High School:  Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com… Rated as the 169th-best linebacker in the country and the 316th-best player in California while at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, California… Helped the Dons to an 8-3 record and an Open Division Championship during his senior campaign, as he recorded 56 tackles, five pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble, returning one fumble 40 yards for a touchdown… Had a season-high 10 tackles against Madison HS… Posted 50 tackles as a junior, to go along with one pass breakup and one fumble recovery that he returned for a touchdown… Had a career-high 12 tackles against Helix HS… Helped Cathedral Catholic HS to a state championship during his freshman season.

Personal: Son of Jermaine and Tricia Dye…Has two siblings, Jalen and Tiara…Jalen also plays safety for the Jayhawks, joining Kansas Football prior to the 2023 season…Father Jermaine spent 13 years in Major League Baseball, including five seasons with the Kansas City Royals.