2024 Football Roster
Roster
Cromwell, Devynn

Jersey Number 22
Devynn Cromwell
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Clarkson Football North
Bio
2024 SEASON (SENIOR)
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
HIGH SCHOOL
- Instant contributor for the Red Raiders in the secondary during first season … appeared in nine games overall with two starts at safety … both starts came over a two-game stretch against Arizona and Baylor … missed four games due to injury, three that came during Big 12 play with the final one being the AutoZone Liberty Bowl versus Arkansas (12/27).
- Totaled 20 tackles on the season (9 solo) with 17 of those coming over his two starts at Arizona and against Baylor … had one tackle credited to him in three different games against Abilene Christian (8/31), North Texas (9/14) and at TCU (10/26).
- Credited with 179 defensive snaps on the year by Pro Football Focus … saw action on special teams with 87 snaps as a regular member of the kickoff coverage and punt return units … saw occasional time on punt coverage and on field goal block.
- Targeted eight times in the secondary, according to PFF, with only three of those resulting in completions … three completions - all in Big 12 play - only resulted in 14 yards with the longest going only six yards.
- at Arizona (10/5): made his first career start of his Red Raider career at Arizona, finishing with nine stops in the win … was third on the team for tackles, trailing only Jacob Rodriguez’ 13 and Maurion Horn’s 10 stops … played a season-high 70 defensive snaps per PFF.
- Baylor (10/19): followed with eight tackles two weeks later in a home loss to Baylor … was second on the team for tackles, trailing only Rodriguez’ 12 stops … credited with 67 defensive snaps per PFF.
- SENIOR DECISION: elected to return for a final season after receiving an extra year of eligibility via an NCAA blanket waiver for all student-athletes who previously competed at a non-NCAA school for one or more years and would have otherwise exhausted their NCAA eligibility following the 2024 season.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
- Joined the Red Raiders following four seasons at the University of Guelph, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada … arrived at Texas Tech originally with one season of eligibility before receiving an NCAA blanket waiver after the 2024 season.
- One of the first Canadians to make his way to West Texas in recent history … arrived coming off a strong junior season with 26 tackles, including 2.5 for loss, to go along with an interception, five pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … tabbed a second-team Ontario University Athletics All-Star.
- Earned all-star status for the second time in his career after also doing so in 2021 … member of the first team that season … was a 2021 U Sports second team All-Canadian honoree as a redshirt freshman … registered seven pass breakups as a redshirt freshman to lead the conference.
- Did not see any game action as a true freshman in 2020.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Clarkson Football North, a prep program within the Clarkson Secondary School in Mississauga, a large Canadian city neighboring Toronto on Lake Ontario.
- Named Team MVP and a team captain as a senior ... was also tabbed as the MVP of the track team.
- Devynn Cromwell ... born in Toronto, Canada ... son of Anthony and Emily Cromwell ... is the oldest of three siblings ... has a sister, Kai-Lee, and a brother, Keagan.
- Hobbies include playing golf, fishing and spending time with friends and family ... excels as a swimmer.
- Majoring in human sciences at Texas Tech.
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