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Jersey Number 4
DeVonte Tanksley
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Belle Glade, Fla.
- Previous School:
- Catawba CC
Bio
Awards and Honors
2023: Named to Big South-OVC Football Association second team…Named to Phil Steele All-Conference second team…Named to FCS Football Central All-Conference team…Played and started all 11 games for the Skyhawks…Helped team to inaugural Big South-OVC Championship…Tallied 54 receptions for 698 yards…Recorded four touchdown receptions…Averaged 12.9 yards per catch…Eclipsed 100-receiving yards against Houston Christian (Sept. 16) and Tennessee Tech (Nov. 4)…Tallied a season-high 120 yards against Houston Christian (Sept. 16)…Caught touchdowns against Houston Christian (Sept. 16), Gardner-Webb (Oct. 28), Tennessee Tech (Nov. 4) and Southeast Missouri (Nov. 11)…Ranked fifth in association in receiving yards and receptions per game (4.9)…Notched five or more receptions in five contests – including a season-best eight receptions against Southeast Missouri (Nov. 11)…Boasted a season-long 46-yard reception against Tennessee Tech (Nov. 4)…Tallied one carry for four yards against Tennessee State.
2022: Named to All-OVC second team…Tabbed to OVC All-Newcomer squad…Garnered all-conference third team honors from Phil Steele…Named OVC Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 9)…Played and started in 10 games for the Skyhawks at wide receiver…Helped team to OVC Championship…Tallied 53 receptions for 653 yards…Notched one touchdown reception against Lindenwood (Sept. 24)…Averaged 12.3 yards per catch…Set a program Division I record with 220 yards against Murray State (Oct. 8) to earn OVC Newcomer of the Week honors…Tallied a season-best 10 receptions against Kennesaw State (Nov. 5)…Returned two punts for seven yards.
2021: Redshirted…Played and started in the first two games for the Skyhawks at wide receiver…Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs…Suffered a season-ending injury against Samford (Sept. 11)…Tallied five receptions for 15 yards…Averaged 3.0 yards per catch…Tallied a 27-yard kick return against Samford (Sept. 11).
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Catawba College where he played two seasons…Played in 12 games for the Indians…Appeared in one game in 2020-21, tallying four receptions for 56 yards…Averaged 14.0 yards per reception…Notched 11 receptions for 432 yards and four touchdowns as a freshman in 2018…Averaged 18.8 yards per reception…Tallied 11 carries for 91 yards…Averaged 8.3 yards per carry…Prepped at Eastside High School where he tallied 27 receptions for 553 yards and six touchdowns as a senior…Averaged 92.2 yards per game.
PERSONAL:Â Born Aug. 3, 2000...Son of Calvin Key and Chiquilla Tanksley...Has four siblings, Calvontay, Calvonshay, Catavious and Caniya...Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
- Yearly Honors
- Big South-OVC Football Association second team (2023)
- All-OVCÂ second team (2022)
- OVC All-Newcomer squad (2022)
- FCS Football Central All-Conference second team (2023)
- Phil Steele All-Conference second team (2023)
- Phil Steele All-Conference third team (2022)
- Preseason Honors
- Big South-OVC Player to Watch (2023)
- The Bluebloods All-Conference first team (2023)
- Phil Steele All-Conference first team (2023)
- Weekly Honors
- OVC Newcomer of the Week (10/9/22)
2023: Named to Big South-OVC Football Association second team…Named to Phil Steele All-Conference second team…Named to FCS Football Central All-Conference team…Played and started all 11 games for the Skyhawks…Helped team to inaugural Big South-OVC Championship…Tallied 54 receptions for 698 yards…Recorded four touchdown receptions…Averaged 12.9 yards per catch…Eclipsed 100-receiving yards against Houston Christian (Sept. 16) and Tennessee Tech (Nov. 4)…Tallied a season-high 120 yards against Houston Christian (Sept. 16)…Caught touchdowns against Houston Christian (Sept. 16), Gardner-Webb (Oct. 28), Tennessee Tech (Nov. 4) and Southeast Missouri (Nov. 11)…Ranked fifth in association in receiving yards and receptions per game (4.9)…Notched five or more receptions in five contests – including a season-best eight receptions against Southeast Missouri (Nov. 11)…Boasted a season-long 46-yard reception against Tennessee Tech (Nov. 4)…Tallied one carry for four yards against Tennessee State.
2022: Named to All-OVC second team…Tabbed to OVC All-Newcomer squad…Garnered all-conference third team honors from Phil Steele…Named OVC Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 9)…Played and started in 10 games for the Skyhawks at wide receiver…Helped team to OVC Championship…Tallied 53 receptions for 653 yards…Notched one touchdown reception against Lindenwood (Sept. 24)…Averaged 12.3 yards per catch…Set a program Division I record with 220 yards against Murray State (Oct. 8) to earn OVC Newcomer of the Week honors…Tallied a season-best 10 receptions against Kennesaw State (Nov. 5)…Returned two punts for seven yards.
2021: Redshirted…Played and started in the first two games for the Skyhawks at wide receiver…Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs…Suffered a season-ending injury against Samford (Sept. 11)…Tallied five receptions for 15 yards…Averaged 3.0 yards per catch…Tallied a 27-yard kick return against Samford (Sept. 11).
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Catawba College where he played two seasons…Played in 12 games for the Indians…Appeared in one game in 2020-21, tallying four receptions for 56 yards…Averaged 14.0 yards per reception…Notched 11 receptions for 432 yards and four touchdowns as a freshman in 2018…Averaged 18.8 yards per reception…Tallied 11 carries for 91 yards…Averaged 8.3 yards per carry…Prepped at Eastside High School where he tallied 27 receptions for 553 yards and six touchdowns as a senior…Averaged 92.2 yards per game.
PERSONAL:Â Born Aug. 3, 2000...Son of Calvin Key and Chiquilla Tanksley...Has four siblings, Calvontay, Calvonshay, Catavious and Caniya...Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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