Rick Devens is an American communications professional, former news anchor, podcast cohost, and reality television personality best known for competing on the CBS reality competition series Survivor. He first appeared on Survivor: Edge of Extinction in 2019, where he finished in fourth place, and later returned for Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans.

Devens is from Blacksburg, Virginia. He attended Virginia Tech, graduating in 2006 with a degree in communication.

Before his first appearance on Survivor, Devens worked as a morning news anchor in Macon, Georgia. Virginia Tech identified him as a morning news anchor in Macon in a 2019 alumni feature about his Survivor appearance.

By 2026, Devens was working as director of communications at Middle Georgia State University. Local news coverage in Macon reported that Devens had spent 13 years waking up Central Georgia as a morning anchor before becoming widely known through Survivor.

In 2023, Devens joined Jeff Probst and producer Jay Wolff as a cohost of On Fire with Jeff Probst: The Official Survivor Podcast for coverage of Survivor 45. Entertainment Weekly reported that Devens became the podcast’s first former-player cohost after the show launched during Survivor 44.

Devens first competed on Survivor: Edge of Extinction, the 38th season of the American Survivor series, which aired in 2019. At the time, he was listed as a 33-year-old morning news anchor from Blacksburg, Virginia, living in Macon, Georgia.

During the season, Devens was voted out on Day 11, went to the Edge of Extinction, and returned to the main game on Day 17 by winning the season’s first re-entry challenge. He later reached the final four before losing the fire-making challenge to eventual winner Chris Underwood. Devens finished fourth out of 18 contestants.

After the finale, singer Sia awarded Devens $100,000 during the reunion show. Entertainment Weekly interviewed Devens after the finale about the Sia award, his late-game run, and the season’s endgame.

Devens returned for Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans, a milestone season featuring 24 returning contestants. Entertainment Weekly’s cast coverage listed him as a 41-year-old contestant from Blacksburg, Virginia, living in Macon, Georgia, and working as director of communications at Middle Georgia State University.

During the season, Devens became associated with theatrical gameplay, including a fake idol move at Tribal Council and a public willingness to put his game at risk through a coin-flip twist connected to MrBeast. Entertainment Weekly reported that Devens was originally an alternate for the season, but was added after the cast expanded to 24 contestants.

Devens was voted out one week before the finale during a double-elimination episode, becoming a member of the jury. Entertainment Weekly later described him as one of the jury members who spoke about the season before the final vote.