Divine Deablo
American football player (born 1998)
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Divine Ahmad Deablo (born August 17, 1998) is an American professional football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies and was selected by the Raiders in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft.
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Deablo with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2021 | |||||||||||
| No. 0 – Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born | August 17, 1998 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school | Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem) | ||||||||||
| College | Virginia Tech (2016–2020) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2021: 3rd round, 80th overall pick | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Awards and highlights | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||
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Early life
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 | |
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| 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 Pro Day[9][10] | ||||||||||||
Las Vegas Raiders
Deablo was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the third round (80th overall) of the 2021 NFL draft.[11] Deablo signed his four-year rookie contract with Las Vegas on July 23, 2021.[12] In his rookie season, he played in all 17 games with five starts, recording 45 tackles.
Deablo entered the 2022 season as a starting linebacker for the Raiders.[13] For the first eight of the season, he led the team in tackles before being placed on injured reserve on November 7, 2022.[14]
In Week 2 of the 2023 season, Deablo recorded his first career sack on Josh Allen in a 10–38 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
In Week 12 of the 2024 season against the Denver Broncos, Deablo recorded his first career reception of 34 yards in the second quarter off a fake punt thrown by AJ Cole in the 19–29 loss.[15]
Atlanta Falcons
On March 14, 2025, Deablo signed a two-year, $14 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons.[16] He was placed on injured reserve on October 25, having suffered a broken forearm in Week 7 against the San Francisco 49ers.[17] Deablo was activated on November 19, ahead of the team's Week 12 matchup against the New Orleans Saints.[18]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | Fum | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2021 | LV | 17 | 5 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | LV | 8 | 8 | 74 | 38 | 36 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | LV | 15 | 15 | 106 | 65 | 41 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | LV | 14 | 14 | 63 | 35 | 28 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | ATL | 13 | 13 | 73 | 38 | 35 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 67 | 55 | 361 | 204 | 157 | 3.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |