Running back, Nebraska, 2015–⁠18

Devine Ozigbo

Number
No. 22
Height
6′0″
Weight
235 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Sachse, TX
Born
Oct 2, 1996

Devine Ozigbo played running back at Nebraska (2015–⁠18).

Career highs

170rushing yards, career highvs. Purdue, 20183rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Illinois, 20186catches, career highat Purdue, 2017

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Nebraska382095.5131
2016Nebraska974124.2542
2017Nebraska1294933.8328
2018Nebraska1551,0827.01266
Career4192,1965.22166

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Nebraska56212.4030
2016Nebraska510020.0039
2017Nebraska161237.7037
2018Nebraska232038.8019
Career4948810.0039

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Nebraska22RBFr.
2016Nebraska22RBSo.
2017Nebraska22RBJr.
2018Nebraska22RBSr.6′0″235

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2015Nebraska47-0.04––-2.08%0.07
2016Nebraska1060.0834th (n=259)0.138.116%0.11
2017Nebraska145-0.0314th (n=287)0.12-3.621%0.03
2018Nebraska1910.2987th (n=300)0.1556.422%0.41

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Nebraska 12 games, 1,082 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 8vs.ColoradoL 28–⁠33146018217
Sep 15vs.TroyL 19–⁠2492501117
Sep 22atMichiganL 10–⁠56650615
Sep 29vs.PurdueL 28–⁠4217170235228
Oct 6atWisconsinL 24–⁠4152909––
Oct 13atNorthwesternL 31–⁠3422159237433
Oct 20vs.MinnesotaW 53–⁠2812152259325
Oct 27vs.Bethune-CookmanW 45–⁠911110129––
Nov 3atOhio StateL 31–⁠362086110113
Nov 10vs.IllinoisW 54–⁠3511162366336
Nov 17vs.Michigan StateW 9–⁠61874015320
Nov 23atIowaL 28–⁠311050020319
2017 Nebraska 10 games, 493 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 16vs.Northern IllinoisL 17–⁠212808––
Sep 23vs.RutgersW 27–⁠1724101020––
Sep 29atIllinoisW 28–⁠618106120––
Oct 7vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠3823112028418
Oct 14vs.Ohio StateL 14–⁠5692405237
Oct 28atPurdueW 25–⁠2410804639
Nov 4vs.NorthwesternL 24–⁠312372016218
Nov 11atMinnesotaL 21–⁠54103717112
Nov 18atPenn StateL 44–⁠5671215––
Nov 24vs.IowaL 14–⁠56313061−1
2016 Nebraska 9 games, 412 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Fresno StateW 43–⁠101710321715
Sep 10vs.WyomingW 52–⁠17154419139
Sep 17vs.OregonW 35–⁠32219511218
Sep 24atNorthwesternW 24–⁠131341015––
Oct 1vs.IllinoisW 31–⁠16103507137
Oct 15atIndianaW 27–⁠221202––
Oct 29atWisconsinL 17–⁠231033116––
Nov 5atOhio StateL 3–⁠623−701––
Dec 30 ✦vs.TennesseeL 24–⁠38766042111
2015 Nebraska 8 games, 209 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 12vs.South AlabamaW 48–⁠91202––
Sep 26vs.Southern MissW 36–⁠281202––
Oct 3atIllinoisL 13–⁠1477013115
Oct 10vs.WisconsinL 21–⁠233905––
Oct 17atMinnesotaW 48–⁠2541305––
Oct 31atPurdueL 45–⁠55––––342
Nov 14atRutgersW 31–⁠14233030––
Dec 26 ✦vs.UCLAW 37–⁠292080012115

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2019 East–West Shrine Game (West team, won 21–⁠17).

DrillPro day 2019
Height5′10¾″
Weight222 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.65 s
10-yard split1.62 sW
Vertical jump37″
Broad jump10′4″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill6.95 s
20-yard shuttle4.27 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 14 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2019Jacksonville Jaguars39270323
2020Jacksonville Jaguars6110942
2021New Orleans Saints11−3017
2022Denver Broncos334013
2023Detroit Lions135018
NFL career14173401583

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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