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Devon Short

Edge

2027 Class

6'1" Height

210 Weight

Hurricane School

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Devon Short is a 6'1" Edge in the 2027 class. Short attends Hurricane in West Virginia. Short's Player Profile was created on June 16, 2023. Subscribe to Prep Redzone to see where Devon Short is ranked and what our scouts have written about them.

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Matthew Layton

Prep Redzone Lead Scout

One of the few returning standouts from 2024 for Hurricane is 2027 LB/EDGE Devon Short Devon Short 6'1" | 210 lbs | EDGE Hurricane | 2027 State WV . He posted 34 tackles and 4 sacks as a sophomore for the Redskins and will be counted on heavily this season. Short is a good candidate to move to EDGE in our rankings in the future, and he has steadily grown into his body. He has the size and athleticism coming off the edge to be a top EDGE prospect in the 2027 class.

9 months ago

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Matthew Layton

Prep Redzone Lead Scout

Another young promising linebacker to know in the 2027 class is Hurricane’s Devon Short Devon Short 6'1" | 210 lbs | EDGE Hurricane | 2027 State WV . We loved the style of play Short plays with and is an aggressive young linebacker for the Redskins. He’s a very good downhill tackler and shoots the gaps quickly while making a lot of plays behind the line of scrimmage. Short has good pursuit speed and can play in the open field combined with his between-the-tackles ability. Short can also rush the passer as an outside linebacker with middle linebacker versatility as well. At 6’0 200, Short has the early size needed for the position and the athleticism to pair with to develop into a high-level LB prospect in time.

The 2027 linebacker class is shaping up to be a very good one with Short being in the early running to finish as one of the best in the class.

2 years ago

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Matthew Layton

Prep Redzone Lead Scout

Hurricane linebacker Devon Short Devon Short 6'1" | 210 lbs | EDGE Hurricane | 2027 State WV saw some varsity action for the Redskins during his freshman season and is a name to follow for the next three years. Short has early size for the position at 6’0 195 and totaled 18 tackles, 4 TFLs, and 1.5 sacks this season. I liked the level of physicality he played with as a young linebacker with apparent athleticism to match it. Short gets downhill quickly while shooting gaps hard with bad intent. He’s a sure tackler who can do so in space and behind or at the line of scrimmage. Short flashed quality pursuit speed and the ability to blitz from his middle linebacker position as well. Hurricane will return a stable of talented linebackers in 2024, but I believe Short has put himself in a position to see an increase in varsity action and a bigger role as a sophomore next season.