Divine Deablo
_(cropped).jpg) Deablo with the Raiders in 2021 | |||
| No. 5 – Las Vegas Raiders | |||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | August 17, 1998 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) | ||
| College: | Virginia Tech (2016–2020) | ||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 3 / Pick: 80 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||
Divine Ahmad Deablo (born August 17, 1998) is an
Early years
Deablo grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and attended Mount Tabor High School. He was named All-Central Piedmont Conference at wide receiver in each of his final three seasons as well as All-Northwest North Carolina in his senior season after averaging 21 yards per reception with 10 touchdown receptions.[1] As a senior, Deablo committed to play college football at Virginia Tech over offers from North Carolina and N.C. State.[2]
College career
Deablo was a member of the Virginia Tech Hokies for five seasons. He played in all of the team's games as a true freshman, playing mostly on special teams and catching one pass for eight yards.[3] Following his freshman year, Deablo moved to the safety position from wide receiver.[4] Deablo saw significant playing time in the Hokies defensive backfield rotation to start his sophomore year before suffering a foot injury in the fourth game of the season and using a medical redshirt.[5]
Deablo finished his redshirt junior season as Virginia Tech's second-leading tackler with 84.[6] He was also named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Defensive Back of the Week in week 10 after recovering a fumble and returning it 98 yards for a touchdown against Notre Dame.[7] As a redshirt senior, Deablo had 55 tackles with four interceptions and four passes broken up and was named first-team All-ACC.[8]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3+1⁄4 in (1.91 m) |
226 lb (103 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.45 s | 1.63 s | 2.68 s | 4.45 s | 7.01 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) |
10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
19 reps | |
| All values from | ||||||||||||
Deablo was selected by the
Deablo entered the 2022 season as a starting linebacker for the Raiders. He started the first eight games, leading the team in tackles over that span, before being placed on
References
- ^ Lowe, Kegan (May 15, 2016). "Former Mount Tabor WR Deablo settles in at Virginia Tech". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Wood, Norm (July 27, 2015). "Top WR Divine Deablo from Winston-Salem, N.C. commits to Virginia Tech". Daily Press. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Barber, Mike (November 2, 2016). "Virginia Tech freshman Divine Deablo making a name on special teams". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Barber, Mike (September 5, 2017). "Position switch paying off for Virginia Tech's Divine Deablo". Culpeper Star-Exponent. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Niziolek, Mike (March 26, 2019). "Virginia Tech taking extra steps to ensure Divine Deablo has healthy 2019 season". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ McFarling, Aaron (October 21, 2020). "For Virginia Tech's Divine Deablo of Winston-Salem, the 'devil made dad do it'". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Bitter, Andy (November 8, 2019). "After Divine Deablo's 'dream come true,' the Virginia Tech junior is ready to keep the momentum going". The Athletic. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Wood, Norm (December 22, 2020). "Hokies Christian Darrisaw and Divine Deablo voted first team All-ACC". Daily Press. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ "Divine Deablo Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "Divine Deablo, Virginia Tech, SS, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "Raiders select DB Divine Deablo with the No. 80 overall pick". Raiders.com. April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ^ Robinson, Sam (July 23, 2021). "Raiders Sign Third-Rounders Malcolm Koonce, Divine Deablo To Wrap Draft Class". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ Williamson, Bill (November 7, 2022). "Raiders place linebacker Divine Deablo on injured reserve". Silver and Black Pride. SB Nation. Retrieved October 7, 2023.