Pirates Sign DL Devonte O’Malley
ORLANDO, FL - The Orlando Pirates have signed defensive lineman Devonte O’Malley, who starred at Northern Illinois University. After going undrafted in the 2025 NFL Draft, O’Malley signed with the Tennessee Titans. Then in August of that season he joined the Green Bay Packers.
By: Mick Moninghoff
Most recently O'Malley was with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League from September of 2025 through May of this season. He first joined the practice squad in 2025 and was later activated in 2026.
O'Malley, 6'2", 295 lbs, was a three-year starter for the Huskies and finished sixth in Northern Illinois history with 22.5 sacks. In his 58 game career at NIU he started 46 times and made 130 tackles including 30 for a loss totalling 191 yards. He was an honorable mention All-American by Phil Steele in 2024 and was a First-Team All-MAC selection by the coaches. That year he had a career-high eight sacks, which ranked fourth in the MAC and 33rd nationally. He also had 11.5 tackles for a loss.
A native of Midlothian, IL, O'Malley played five seasons for the Huskies.
As a true freshman in 2020 he appeared in six games. As a sophomore he started nine and led the team with four sacks. In 2022 as a junior O'Malley earned First-Team All-MAC honors from Phil Steele and was named to the All-MAC Second Team by the league coaches. He started all 13 games in 2023.
O'Malley finished his collegiate career with one interception, broke up three passes, forced four fumbles, recovered two and blocked a kick.
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