Running back, Central Michigan, 2014–⁠18

Devon Spalding

Number
No. 25
Height
5′11″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Westland, MI

Devon Spalding played running back at Central Michigan (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

157rushing yards, career highvs. Ball State, 20163rushing touchdowns, career highat Eastern Michigan, 201610catches, career highat Syracuse, 2015102receiving yards, career highat Syracuse, 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Central Michigan733715.1451
2015Central Michigan521823.5142
2016Central Michigan1387585.5669
2017Central Michigan351012.9214
2018Central Michigan9384.2011
Career3071,4504.71369

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Central Michigan3237.7011
2015Central Michigan141258.9048
2016Central Michigan312046.6131
2017Central Michigan5265.2011
2018Central Michigan272318.6038
Career806097.6148

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2014Central Michigan5540
2015Central Michigan1200
Career6740

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Central Michigan25RBYr 1
2015Central Michigan25RBYr 2
2016Central Michigan25RBYr 3
2017Central Michigan25RBYr 4
2018Central Michigan25RBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″205

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
2014Central Michigan780.0323rd (n=253)0.122.614%0.15
2015Central Michigan70-0.079th (n=268)0.12-4.919%0.06
2016Central Michigan1760.1143rd (n=259)0.1319.223%0.10
2017Central Michigan43-0.07––-2.913%–
2018Central Michigan410.27––11.17%–

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 Central Michigan 10 games, 27 catches, 231 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 8vs.KansasL 7–⁠31––––––
Sep 15atNorthern IllinoisL 16–⁠242130170
Sep 22vs.MaineW 17–⁠5–––1−10
Sep 29atMichigan StateL 20–⁠31–––130
Oct 6vs.BuffaloL 24–⁠3441904430
Oct 13vs.Ball StateL 23–⁠241202450
Oct 27atAkronL 10–⁠171002160
Nov 3atEastern MichiganL 7–⁠17–––6360
Nov 10vs.Bowling GreenL 13–⁠24–––4340
Nov 23atToledoL 13–⁠511406480
2017 Central Michigan 4 games, 101 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Rhode IslandW 30–⁠27207013150
Sep 9atKansasW 45–⁠27781–––
Sep 16atSyracuseL 17–⁠4172302110
Sep 23vs.Miami (OH)L 14–⁠31100–––
2016 Central Michigan 11 games, 758 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.PresbyterianW 49–⁠31513513110
Sep 10atOklahoma StateW 30–⁠27112204481
Sep 17vs.UNLVW 44–⁠215901−40
Sep 24atVirginiaL 35–⁠49124802220
Oct 1vs.Western MichiganL 10–⁠4912520160
Oct 8vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠21231571420
Oct 15atNorthern IllinoisW 34–⁠28221241160
Oct 22atToledoL 17–⁠31106502280
Oct 29vs.Kent StateL 24–⁠27104004280
Nov 22atEastern MichiganL 21–⁠26118534310
Dec 19 ✦vs.TulsaL 10–⁠5572105260
2015 Central Michigan 5 games, 182 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.Oklahoma StateL 13–⁠245703250
Sep 12vs.MonmouthW 31–⁠1010170–––
Sep 19atSyracuseL 27–⁠3021831101020
Sep 26atMichigan StateL 10–⁠30157701−20
Oct 3vs.Northern IllinoisW 29–⁠191−20–––
2014 Central Michigan 10 games, 371 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 6atPurdueW 38–⁠174210–––
Sep 13vs.SyracuseL 3–⁠407140160
Sep 20atKansasL 10–⁠2410200–––
Oct 4vs.OhioW 28–⁠10––––––
Oct 11atNorthern IllinoisW 34–⁠17––––––
Oct 25atBuffaloW 20–⁠14100–––
Nov 1atEastern MichiganW 38–⁠7181542–––
Nov 15vs.Miami (OH)W 34–⁠27221472–––
Nov 22vs.Western MichiganL 20–⁠32330–––
Dec 24 ✦vs.Western KentuckyL 48–⁠4981202170

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

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