2023 Football Roster
Roster
Kirkwood, Devin

Jersey Number 3
Devin Kirkwood
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Inglewood, Calif.
- High School:
- Junipero Serra HS
Bio
Career Highlights
โข Big Ten Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll member (2024)
โข 9-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Fall 2024)
Career Summary
Played in 46 games, starting 16, across four seasons (2021-24) ... posted 98 total tackles, four tackles for loss, half a sack, three interceptions, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovered.
2024
Played in all 12 games, making four starts โฆ posted 24 total tackles (14-10-24), one tackle for loss, half a sack, one interception and four pass breakups โฆ assisted on a sack against Iowa (Nov. 8) โฆ made three total tackles (1-2-3) and picked off a pass at Washington (Nov. 15) ... registered season-high four total stops (2-2-4) and assisted on tackle for loss against Oregon (Sept. 28) โฆ made three total tackles at LSU (Sept. 21) โฆ had two pass breakups against Indiana (Sept. 14) โฆ earned spot on East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 โฆ named to Big Ten Conference Fall Academic Honor Rollย ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024.
2023
Saw action in all 13 games with three starts (Coastal Carolina, California, Boise State) ... had multiple tackles in seven games with season-best of five versus Cal ... registered four stops at Stanford ... had two tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, at Arizona ... had a TFL versus Cal ... credited with a big third-down stop early in second half of LA Bowl win against Boise State ... made key interception at USC ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Winter 2024 and Spring 2024.
2022
Appeared and started in first nine games of season ... missed final four games due to injury ... recorded multiple tackles in six games ... had season-high seven stops against Washington ... made six tackles versus South Alabama ... credited with five tackles at Oregon ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2022, Spring 2023 and Winter 2023.
2021
Appeared in all 12 games as reserve cornerback and on special teams ... had big interception in closing minutes to help preserve win at Washington ... credited with multiple tackles in seven games ... posted season-high four tackles in games against Fresno State and Oregon ... forced fumble against Fresno State ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2021 and Winter 2022 ... enrolled at UCLA in April 2021.
High School
Four-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals ... ranked No. 176 overall by Rivals ... No. 16 cornerback by Rivals ... No. 18 athlete by 247Sports ... No. 55 prospect in West region by ESPN ... No. 16 prospect in state of California by Rivals ... chosen to compete in 2021 Under Armour All-America Game ... registered 34 tackles and one interception in 2019 ... also competed in sprint and relay events for Serra track and field team.
Personal
Son of Damon Lanier and Kimberley Kirkwoodโฆ lists his favorite athlete as the NFL's Jaycee Horn โฆ hobbies include watching anime and being with family and friends ... African American studies major.
โข Big Ten Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll member (2024)
โข 9-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Fall 2024)
Career Summary
Played in 46 games, starting 16, across four seasons (2021-24) ... posted 98 total tackles, four tackles for loss, half a sack, three interceptions, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovered.
2024
Played in all 12 games, making four starts โฆ posted 24 total tackles (14-10-24), one tackle for loss, half a sack, one interception and four pass breakups โฆ assisted on a sack against Iowa (Nov. 8) โฆ made three total tackles (1-2-3) and picked off a pass at Washington (Nov. 15) ... registered season-high four total stops (2-2-4) and assisted on tackle for loss against Oregon (Sept. 28) โฆ made three total tackles at LSU (Sept. 21) โฆ had two pass breakups against Indiana (Sept. 14) โฆ earned spot on East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 โฆ named to Big Ten Conference Fall Academic Honor Rollย ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024.
2023
Saw action in all 13 games with three starts (Coastal Carolina, California, Boise State) ... had multiple tackles in seven games with season-best of five versus Cal ... registered four stops at Stanford ... had two tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, at Arizona ... had a TFL versus Cal ... credited with a big third-down stop early in second half of LA Bowl win against Boise State ... made key interception at USC ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Winter 2024 and Spring 2024.
2022
Appeared and started in first nine games of season ... missed final four games due to injury ... recorded multiple tackles in six games ... had season-high seven stops against Washington ... made six tackles versus South Alabama ... credited with five tackles at Oregon ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2022, Spring 2023 and Winter 2023.
2021
Appeared in all 12 games as reserve cornerback and on special teams ... had big interception in closing minutes to help preserve win at Washington ... credited with multiple tackles in seven games ... posted season-high four tackles in games against Fresno State and Oregon ... forced fumble against Fresno State ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2021 and Winter 2022 ... enrolled at UCLA in April 2021.
High School
Four-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals ... ranked No. 176 overall by Rivals ... No. 16 cornerback by Rivals ... No. 18 athlete by 247Sports ... No. 55 prospect in West region by ESPN ... No. 16 prospect in state of California by Rivals ... chosen to compete in 2021 Under Armour All-America Game ... registered 34 tackles and one interception in 2019 ... also competed in sprint and relay events for Serra track and field team.
Personal
Son of Damon Lanier and Kimberley Kirkwoodโฆ lists his favorite athlete as the NFL's Jaycee Horn โฆ hobbies include watching anime and being with family and friends ... African American studies major.
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