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Active Player Big Brother 28 · Through Episode 25
Devens
Devens leads because his Expert and Informational Power helped The Icons treat Mallory as the larger threat, while his earlier Diamond Veto use still supports Reward and Coercive Power. His influence works most clearly through The Icons; Episode 25 did not show the same reach across the whole house.
Devens
Power Rating By Episode
01
Player at a Glance
Devens Becomes the Leader Without Gaining New Points
Devens entered Episode 25 with the second-highest Total Power Score. The Icons had privately settled on Mallory as the target, but Haley exposed that plan before the live show. Devens and Dee explained the target to Drew and Barrett. Drew accepted the plan. Barrett refused it, reported lost trust, and helped organize a conditional plan to evict Drew instead.
Devens stayed on Mallory after she campaigned to him and after Barrett shared more information about the opposing plan. Drew then won Guaranteed Safety, removing the matchup Barrett’s group had prepared for. Devens joined Angela, Drew, Yash, Haley, and LaTrice in voting Mallory out 6–2.
The episode supported Devens’s existing Expert and Informational Power because Dee and Angela continued to use his threat comparison. It did not raise his score because they also had alliance and matchup reasons, and Barrett’s refusal showed where the influence stopped. Devens moved into first place only after Dee’s HOH ended and her temporary Legitimate and Coercive Power fell.
First in the leaderboard with a Total Power Score of 19.
Dee and Angela continued treating Mallory as the larger threat.
His score stayed at 19, but his rank rose when Dee’s HOH authority expired.
02
Current Power
Expert and Informational Power Put Devens in the Lead
These are the clearest and most consequential examples supporting Devens’s six current power ratings—not every observed or attempted use of power. The table shows what he did, who responded, why it mattered, and where each form of influence stopped.
Legitimate Power · 2
The current rating preserves demonstrated role-based standing after those temporary offices and resources ended. He was not HOH in Episode 25 and could not nominate, replace, or break a tie.
Reward Power · 3
Players know that working with Devens has produced meaningful protection and value. The clearest delivered benefit reached Dee; equivalent protection for players outside The Icons remains unproven.
Coercive Power · 4
An executed consequence gives future warnings more weight because players have seen Devens create real danger. The Diamond Veto was spent, so Episode 25 did not show him holding the same formal tool again.
Expert Power · 3
His analysis helped define the target before the live vote. Alliance interests and personal matchups also shaped the decision, and the same deference was not shown across the whole house.
Referent Power · 3
Trusted relationships make his information and advice easier for allies to use. The episode did not show comparable loyalty from Barrett or from players outside The Icons.
Informational Power · 4
He can shape what allies believe is happening and which response they consider necessary. Barrett’s refusal in Episode 25 showed that receiving Devens’s information does not guarantee agreement or action.
| Power | Evidence and Response | Why It Mattered and Where It Stopped |
|---|---|---|
| Legitimate Power | Devens previously held HOH and later controlled the Diamond Veto. Players recognized his right to make the decisions attached to those roles. His nominations structured that eviction cycle’s danger, and his Diamond Veto decision removed Dee and placed Kamu on the block. | Why It Mattered: The current rating preserves demonstrated role-based standing after those temporary offices and resources ended. Limit: He was not HOH in Episode 25 and could not nominate, replace, or break a tie. |
| Reward Power | Devens used the Diamond Veto to give Dee immediate safety after first securing support for the move. Dee received the promised protection, making the benefit real rather than merely possible. | Why It Mattered: Players know that working with Devens has produced meaningful protection and value. Limit: The clearest delivered benefit reached Dee; equivalent protection for players outside The Icons remains unproven. |
| Coercive Power | When Devens used the Diamond Veto, he named Kamu as the replacement nominee and imposed immediate game danger. Kamu faced the consequence, while the rest of the house had to plan around the changed nomination. | Why It Mattered: An executed consequence gives future warnings more weight because players have seen Devens create real danger. Limit: The Diamond Veto was spent, so Episode 25 did not show him holding the same formal tool again. |
| Expert Power | In Episode 25, Devens compared Mallory with the other possible targets and explained why she was the larger threat. Dee and Angela used that judgment when they stayed on Mallory. Barrett heard the plan and refused it. | Why It Mattered: His analysis helped define the target before the live vote. Limit: Alliance interests and personal matchups also shaped the decision, and the same deference was not shown across the whole house. |
| Referent Power | Devens has repeatedly coordinated with Dee and Angela, and those relationships continued to carry information and strategic cooperation in Episode 25. The Icons stayed aligned on Mallory, and Drew also accepted their explanation of the plan. | Why It Mattered: Trusted relationships make his information and advice easier for allies to use. Limit: The episode did not show comparable loyalty from Barrett or from players outside The Icons. |
| Informational Power | Devens has repeatedly supplied consequential information: Red Corner in Episode 3, Drew’s danger in Episode 15, and the Mallory threat comparison in Episode 25. Angela and Drew adjusted their understanding in earlier episodes, and Dee and Angela used the Episode 25 framing to maintain the target. | Why It Mattered: He can shape what allies believe is happening and which response they consider necessary. Limit: Barrett’s refusal in Episode 25 showed that receiving Devens’s information does not guarantee agreement or action. |
03
Relationships and Alliances
The Icons Still Work Together, but the Larger Alliance Structure Is Breaking
A relationship matters here when it changes what another player is willing to do. An alliance or voting group matters when its members coordinate, share information, protect one another, or act together. The clearest Episode 25 evidence shows The Icons working together and Devens having narrower reach beyond them.
Most Significant Relationships
Devens ↔ Dee
What Happened: Devens had already used the Diamond Veto to save Dee. In Episode 25, they continued sharing the Mallory target and explaining it to others. Why It Mattered: Their relationship carried protection, information, and strategic cooperation. Limit: Dee also had her own target preference and HOH responsibilities.
Devens ↔ Angela
What Happened: Their coordination dates to the Crossovers, and both remained with the Mallory plan and vote in Episode 25. Why It Mattered: The relationship kept information and voting plans usable inside The Icons. Limit: The episode did not test them under directly conflicting interests.
Devens → Drew
What Happened: Drew acted after Devens warned him in Episode 15 and accepted The Icons’ Mallory explanation in Episode 25. Why It Mattered: Drew repeatedly treated Devens’s information as useful. Limit: Drew also had alliance and matchup reasons for the Episode 25 decision.
Devens → Barrett
What Happened: Barrett heard the Mallory target explanation and rejected it, then helped build an alternate plan against Drew. Why It Mattered: The refusal marks a visible boundary around Devens’s reach. Limit: Hearing his information did not create agreement or action.
Most Significant Alliances and Voting Groups
| Alliance or Group | Members | Status | What It Did | Why It Mattered, the Limit, and the Next Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Icons | Dee, Devens, Angela | Held | The three maintained the Mallory target, shared the explanation with Drew and Barrett, and voted on the same side. | It remains Devens’s clearest working base. The next test is whether the group still produces protection now that Dee is no longer HOH. |
| Crossovers | Dee, Devens, Angela, Drew, Barrett | Fractured | Dee, Devens, Angela, and Drew stayed with Mallory as the target while Barrett rejected the plan and organized against Drew. | The alliance name no longer describes one coordinated decision. The next test is whether Devens can repair the split or work around it. |
| Mosh Pit | Devens, Dee, Angela, Barrett, Drew, Mallory, Melody | Operationally Collapsed | Its members did not protect Mallory or produce a shared response after the target was exposed. | The group supplied no dependable shared protection or coordination. Future actions, not the old name, would be needed to show that it matters again. |
04
Power Shifts
Six Changes Built Devens’s Current Power Profile
Each card is labeled with the full episode number. The explanation identifies the response that moved the rating, what changed, what stayed the same, why the change mattered, and where the evidence stopped.
Total Power Score +2
His Total Power Score Rises by 2 When Relationships and Information Produce Responses
Why: Devens joined the Crossovers, coordinated with Angela, and told Angela and Drew about Red Corner. They accepted the information and adjusted their understanding of the house.
What Changed: Referent Power 2 → 3; Informational Power 2 → 3.
What Stayed the Same: Legitimate Power 1, Reward Power 1, Coercive Power 1, and Expert Power 2.
Why It Mattered: His relationships were now carrying useful information into a group that acted on it. The evidence reached trusted allies, not the whole house.
Total Power Score +1
His Total Power Score Rises by 1 When Rome Returns a Safety Promise
Why: Devens promised Rome safety if he won HOH. Rome responded by saying that he would not target Devens if Rome became HOH.
What Changed: Reward Power 1 → 2.
What Stayed the Same: Legitimate Power 1, Coercive Power 1, Expert Power 2, Referent Power 3, and Informational Power 3.
Why It Mattered: The offered benefit produced a return promise, turning a possible deal into demonstrated Reward Power. Its reach was limited to Rome and that specific exchange.
Total Power Score +8
His Total Power Score Rises by 8 When HOH Authority Activates
Why: As HOH and veto holder, Devens nominated Jason, Lyric, and Melody, kept Rome available as a backdoor target, and made safety deals that Yash and Mallory accepted.
What Changed: Legitimate Power 1 → 4; Reward Power 2 → 3; Coercive Power 1 → 4; Informational Power 3 → 4.
What Stayed the Same: Expert Power 2 and Referent Power 3.
Why It Mattered: The office gave him recognized authority, benefits to offer, and consequences he could impose. Much of the increase depended on powers that would expire with the HOH cycle.
Total Power Score −5
His Total Power Score Falls by 5 When His HOH Ends
Why: After Rome was evicted, Devens could no longer nominate a player, name a replacement, or use the HOH office to support a consequence.
What Changed: Legitimate Power 4 → 2; Coercive Power 4 → 1.
What Stayed the Same: Reward Power 3, Expert Power 2, Referent Power 3, and Informational Power 4.
Why It Mattered: The drop removed temporary rule-backed leverage while preserving the relationship and information power that did not depend on the HOH office.
Total Power Score 0
His Total Power Score Holds as Expert Power Replaces an Expired Benefit
Why: Devens warned Drew that he was in danger, and Drew acted. Devens and Dee then coordinated the hidden vote flip that Taylor and Mallory joined.
What Changed: Reward Power 3 → 2; Expert Power 2 → 3.
What Stayed the Same: Legitimate Power 2, Coercive Power 1, Referent Power 3, and Informational Power 4.
Why It Mattered: The total stayed at 15, but its meaning changed: strategic judgment became more important while an older protection benefit no longer met the same threshold.
Total Power Score +4
His Total Power Score Rises by 4 When the Diamond Veto Protects Dee and Endangers Kamu
Why: After securing support for the move, Devens used the Diamond Veto to save Dee and named Kamu as the replacement nominee.
What Changed: Reward Power 2 → 3; Coercive Power 1 → 4.
What Stayed the Same: Legitimate Power 2, Expert Power 3, Referent Power 3, and Informational Power 4.
Why It Mattered: Dee received a real benefit and Kamu faced a real consequence. The move proved both mechanisms, although the special veto itself was spent.
05
Position Analysis
Devens Leads, but His Influence Is Most Proven Within The Icons
The Power He Has
Devens can provide strategic judgment, shape how trusted allies understand a threat, and point to a history of delivering both protection and consequences. That combination gives him more than one way to influence a decision.
Where It Worked
Dee and Angela continued treating Mallory as the larger threat. Drew accepted The Icons’ explanation, and the final vote matched the target that Devens supported.
Where It Stopped
Barrett rejected the same target, worked against Drew, and protected Mallory. The episode therefore supports strong influence within The Icons, not control over the larger house.
Mixed Motives in the Vote
The players who voted Mallory out were not all following Devens. Some were protecting Taylor, some preferred the matchup, and some were acting through their own alliances. Those separate motives prevent Devens from receiving sole credit.
Why His Rank Changed
His Total Power Score stayed at 19 because Episode 25 supported his existing ratings without crossing a new level. He became the leader when Dee’s temporary HOH authority ended and her score fell.
The Risk Ahead
The more often Devens helps define the target, the easier it becomes for other players to identify him as the source. His position improves if he can keep useful influence while widening his protection.
Devens leads because five forms of demonstrated power remain available at once (Reward Power, Coercive Power, Expert Power, Referent Power, and Informational Power). His Legitimate Power is more limited because he is no longer HOH and no longer holds the Diamond Veto. His influence is clearest with Dee and Angela: they share information with him, accept his threat comparisons, and make plans with him. His next test is whether a player outside The Icons will also protect him or act on his advice.
06
Performance, Structure, and Chance
Drew’s Blockbuster Win Changed the Matchup Devens Had to Work With
Some game events can help or hurt a player without demonstrating one of RPM’s six forms of power. These factors must be separated from Devens’s own influence.
Competition Performance
Drew won the BB Grand Cliptacular and earned Guaranteed Safety. The win was Drew’s competition performance—not evidence that Devens controlled Drew or the vote.
Game Structure and Safety
The BB Blockbuster limited the competition to the three final nominees. Drew’s safety removed him from the vote and bypassed the matchup Barrett’s group had built a conditional five-vote plan around.
Twists and Resources
Earlier, the Diamond Veto gave Devens a special game resource. The resource created an opportunity; Reward and Coercive Power came from using it to protect Dee and place Kamu in danger.
Chance and Uncertainty
The planned vote against Drew never happened, so no one can know whether all five promised votes would have held. That uncertainty matters because the Blockbuster result determined which plan the house could actually use.
Mallory’s eviction benefited Devens, but the result also depended on Dee’s HOH structure, Drew’s competition win, the Blockbuster safety rules, and each voter’s own decision. Separating those factors prevents a favorable result from being treated as proof that Devens caused every part of it.
07
Best Move Right Now
Build Protection Beyond Dee and Angela
Turn Useful Information Into a Wider Relationship
Devens should give a player outside The Icons information that helps that player make a decision, then seek a clear return of protection or cooperation. A repaired working relationship with Barrett would be especially valuable because Barrett’s Episode 25 refusal exposed the current boundary. The move matters only if the other player responds; sharing information by itself would not show that Devens’s reach has grown.
08
What the Rating Means
The Same Total Can Represent a Different Kind of Power
Devens’s score is close to his HOH peak, but the source of that power has changed. His earlier total relied heavily on temporary Legitimate and Coercive Power from the HOH office. His current rating relies more on Reward, Coercive, Expert, Referent, and Informational Power: he protected Dee, endangered Kamu, and had Dee, Angela, and Drew respond to his information and strategic judgment. His position is now less dependent on an official role, but Barrett’s refusal shows that his influence still does not reach the entire house.
09
Public Opinion
Devens Rose to First—and Fan Support Changed His Game
Devens began the season second in the Big Brother Network Favorite Houseguest poll. He moved into first in Week 2 and remained there through every completed poll available before this page’s evidence cutoff. The latest completed result gave him 28.0% of the votes.
#1 of 12
Five straight completed polls
28.0%
First in Power and First With Fans
1 of 10 active players
Episode 25 · Aug. 27, 2026 cutoff
1 of 12 poll choices
Week 6 · published Aug. 25, 2026
Devens is No. 1 in RPM and No. 1 with fans. Is RPM working? Are viewers responding to the same relationships, smart alliances, and game influence the model sees? One player cannot answer that, but the match is hard to ignore.
He rose from second to first in Week 2, then stayed first while his share of the votes changed.
- #218.0%Week 1
- #125.8%Week 2
- #120.1%Week 3
- #121.3%Week 4
- #119.8%Week 5
- #128.0%Week 6
When Fan Support Affected the Game
- America’s VoteSelected for Round 2
Viewers chose Devens for the second Time Capsule opportunity.
- Player ChallengeDevens Won
The vote gave him a chance to compete; it did not guarantee a power.
- Twist ResultDiamond Power of Veto
Winning the challenge gave Devens the special veto.
- Later UseSaved Dee and Named Kamu
Devens eventually used it to remove Dee and make Kamu the replacement nominee.
Are Fans Rewarding the Same Relationship-Building That Makes Devens Powerful Inside the House?
Devens ranks first in RPM and first in the latest completed fan poll. Inside the house, Dee and Angela share information and coordinate strategy with him, while Devens has also delivered protection for Dee. Those responses support his Referent Power. Fans may be responding to the loyalty, smart alliances, and strategic judgment they see in the same choices.
Another Possible Explanation: Devens entered Big Brother with an existing Survivor fan base. The current poll cannot show how much of his support came from his Big Brother game and how much he brought into the season.
Devens’s public standing is not only a poll result. Viewer support gave him access to an opportunity that eventually changed the nominations. The audience vote, the challenge, and Devens’s later decision each played a different part; his use of the veto produced the demonstrated Reward and Coercive Power.
Sources and Limits: The ranking includes all six completed polls available before the evidence cutoff. Big Brother Network poll series ↗ · Week 6 results ↗ · Full Crowdsignal ranking ↗. The voluntary fan poll permits daily repeat voting, so its percentages are shares of recorded votes, not the opinions of all Big Brother viewers. The source did not publish a response count. Round 2 Time Capsule result ↗.
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What to Watch For Next
Four Signs That Will Show Whether Devens Is Gaining or Losing Ground
- Does Barrett start working with Devens again?Why It Matters: A repair would show that Devens can recover an important relationship. Continued refusal would show that the Crossovers split is still real.
- Who outside The Icons acts on Devens’s advice?Why It Matters: That response would show that his strategic judgment and information can influence more than his closest allies.
- What protection does another player offer Devens?Why It Matters: Voluntary protection would show that other players want to keep him even when he is not HOH and does not hold a special veto.
- When do players begin identifying Devens as a target because he shapes decisions?Why It Matters: The visibility that proves he has influence could also convince the house that he has become too dangerous to keep.
Evidence Boundary: through Big Brother 28, Episode 25 only. These are questions for later evidence, not claims about Episode 26.