Selected by Atlanta in the fourth round (115th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. Played four seasons (2016-19) with the Falcons before signing a one-year contract with Arizona on 3/19/20.
2019: Played 16 games (15 starts) and led the Falcons with a career-high 129 tackles (75 solo) and three forced fumbles to go along with two sacks, two INTs and one fumble recovery … his 129 tackles tied for 12th in the NFL … marked the third consecutive season he appeared in all 16 regular season games … posted double-digit tackles in four games and had at least eight tackles in nine contests … set career highs in tackles (17) and forced fumbles (2) while tying his career high with two tackles for loss vs. Ten (9/29); his 17 tackles tied for the third-highest single-game total in the NFL on the year and he was one of just five different player to record 17+ tackles in a game in '19 (Bobby Wagner, Luke Kuechly, Sean Lee and Anthony Walker) … recorded his second-consecutive game with double-digit tackles with a team-high 10 stops @ Hou (10/6) … with nine tackles @ AZ (10/13), led the Falcons in tackles for the third consecutive game … posted his first sack of the season in a win @ NO (11/10); took down Drew Brees on third-and-two from the Falcons 11-yard line in the first quarter, forcing a FG attempt … totaled 12 tackles and recorded his second career INT when he picked off a Kyle Allen pass on the Panthers opening possession in a victory @ Car (11/17); marked his first INT since Week 12 of his rookie season in 2016 vs. AZ … intercepted a Jameis Winston pass late in the first quarter vs. TB (11/24), giving him an INT in back-to-back games for the first time in his career and a career-high two INTs on the season; became the first Falcons LB with an INT in consecutive games since Michael Boley (Weeks 5-6) in 2007 … registered a sack of Allen in the second quarter of a victory vs. Car (12/8), while also posting a season-high two passes defensed … had his fourth game with double-digit tackles as he collected 11 stops @ SF (12/15); forced a fumble by Matt Breida in the third quarter and recovered the loose ball, marking his first career fumble recovery … led the team with nine tackles vs. Jax (12/22).
2018: Appeared in all 16 games (13 starts) for the second consecutive season and totaled a team-high 94 tackles (63 solo) to go along with four tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and three QB hits … had at least five tackles in 12 different contests … posted a season-high nine tackles, including a season-high eight solo stops in a victory vs. Car (9/16) … registered a team-high eight tackles @ Cle (11/11); marked second time he led the team in tackles … for the second time in three games, led the team with eight tackles while also setting a career single-game high with two tackles for loss @ NO (11/22) … had his first sack of the season when he took down Aaron Rodgers for a nine-yard loss on third-and-seven that forced a missed FGA attempt in the second quarter @ GB (12/9) … recorded a half-sack of Josh Rosen in a victory vs. AZ (12/16); gave him at least a partial sack in consecutive games for the first time in his career … in the season finale @ TB (12/30), tied his season high with nine tackles, including a tackle for loss.
2017: Started all 16 regular season games and both postseason matchups … finished the regular season with 92 tackles (61 solo), three tackles for loss, two sacks, six QB hits, four passes defensed and a forced fumble … had eight tackles, a sack, two QB hits and two tackles for loss in the postseason … opened the year with a combined 14 tackles, a sack, two QB hits, a tackle for loss and two passes defensed in wins @ Chi (9/10) and vs. GB (9/17) … had four tackles, a QB hit and a season-high two passes defensed vs. Mia (10/15) … posted his second sack of the season when he took down Tom Brady in the first quarter @ NE (10/22); added a forced fumble on the play; also had eight tackles and a tackle for loss in the contest … led the team with a season-high 13 tackles, including a career single-game high 11 solo stops, in a 27-7 victory vs. Dal (11/12) … totaled two tackles, a sack, a tackle for loss and two QB hits in the Wild Card victory @ LAR (1/6/18); sacked Jared Goff for a seven-yard loss at the ATL 17-yard line in the fourth quarter that helped limit the Rams to a FG as the Falcons maintained a six-point lead late in the game … set a postseason career-high with six tackles, including a tackle for loss, in a Divisional Round matchup @ Phi (1/13/18).
2016: Started 10 of 11 games played during the regular season as a rookie and also started all three postseason matchups … had 48 tackles (35 solo), five tackles for loss, an INT and a career-high seven passes defensed during the regular season … in three postseason starts, added 11 tackles and a QB hit … started at LB in his NFL debut in the season-opener vs. TB (9/11) and finished with four tackles; suffered an ankle injury which forced him out of the next four games … had his first career game with double-digit tackles as he piled up 10 stops, including one for a loss, in a start vs. SD (10/23) … had nine tackles, including a season-high eight solo stops, while adding his first career pass defensed in a win @ TB (11/3) … recorded four tackles, his first career INT and a career-high three passes defensed in a victory vs. AZ (11/27); intercepted a Carson Palmer pass on the Cardinals final offense snap of the game … started in his postseason debut and totaled four tackles in a Divisional Round victory vs. Sea (1/14/17) … finished with three tackles a QB hit in the NFC Championship Game victory vs. GB (1/22/17) … started in Super Bowl LI vs. NE (2/5/17) and had four tackles.
Played in 39 games (27 starts) during his three years (2013-15) at Minnesota after spending one year (2012) at Hutchinson (KS) Community College … finished his career at Minnesota with 208 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, and 6.5 sacks … as a senior in 2015, was selected All-Big Ten Honorable Mention after starting 11 of 13 games played and posting 92 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, a team-high 4.0 sacks, an INT and a forced fumble … started all 13 games as a junior in 2014, finishing with 75 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries and an INT (returned 30 yards for a TD @ Michigan on 9/27/14) … played in 13 games (three starts) as a sophomore in 2013 after transferring to Minnesota from Hutchinson CC … had 41 tackles, three tackles for loss, a pass defensed and a forced fumble … in his lone season at Hutchinson Community College, helped lead the team to a 9-3 record and a win in the 2012 Salt City Bowl as he totaled 83 tackles, eight tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, four passes defensed and a fumble recovery … also returned an INT 34 yards for a TD.
First name pronounced "duh-VONN-dray" … attended Cyprus Lakes (Fort Myers, FL) High School … did not play organized football until his sophomore year … his lone scholarship offer to play football out of high school was at Hutchinson CC … hosts an annual youth football camp at his prep alma mater every offseason … was a teammate of Bears WR Cordarrelle Patterson at Hutchinson CC and was a teammate of Cardinals TE Maxx Williams at the University of Minnesota … grew up childhood friends with Vikings S Jayron Kearse, as the two lived just blocks away from each other in Fort Myers; played high school football together and both went on to be selected in the 2016 NFL Draft … chose to wear the #59 in honor of the year his mother, Cathryn, was born … earned a degree Business and Marketing Education.
