2020 Football Roster

Deven Lamp
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Cedar Hill, Texas
- High School:
- Cedar Hill
TULSA – A two-year letterwinner … has played in 26 career games … has 12 career tackles and 2.5 stops for -7 yards.
2020 – Missed most of the season with an injury … played in two games … saw playing time against SMU and Tulane … has one tackle on the year, coming against SMU.
2019 – Played in all 12 games … was credited with seven tackles … had a career-high three tackles against UCF.
2018 – Played in all 12 games … totaled four tackles, including two stops for -7 yards and one sack for -5 yards … blocked a punt for a 10-yard return at Texas … had a sack for -5 yards on his first play on defense against Arkansas State ... tallied two tackles and one stop for -2 yards vs. #23 USF.
2017 – Was one of several true freshmen to sit out the season due to redshirt status.
HIGH SCHOOL – Tallied 45 tackles, 11 TFLs, seven quarterback sacks, three quarterback hurries and two pass break-ups as a senior at Cedar Hill High School . . . earned first-team all-District 7-6A honors his senior season . . . high school coach was Joey McGuire.
PERSONAL – Favorite NFL team is the Carolina Panthers … favorite pro sports team is the Boston Celtics … lists Von Miller and Joey Bosa as his favorite NFL players … enjoys playing video games … his favorite TV show is “Martin” … the one word he uses to best describe himself is “ambitious” … his favorite movie is Are We There Yet? … favorite book is The Bible … his favorite sports movie is Friday Night Lights … began playing football at age 9 … monopoly is his favorite childhood game … serves as president of the Black Men’s Initiative (BMI) on campus … a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) … his younger sister, Justyus Jackson, played on the TU volleyball team for one season … father is Dell Allen and mother is Nikita Busby … his father played professional baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies organization … … earned his degree in marketing … working on his MBA … born April 28, 1999 in Davenport, Iowa.