
Running back, Florida State, 2011–13
Devonta Freeman
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 5′9″
- Hometown
- Miami, FL
- Born
- Mar 15, 1992, in Baxley, Georgia
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Devonta Freeman played running back at Florida State (2011–13). He led the 2013 national champions in rushing. The Atlanta Falcons took Freeman in round 4, No. 103 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
148rushing yards, career highat Maryland, 20122rushing touchdowns, career highseven times; last vs. Miami, 20136catches, career highvs. Miami, 201398receiving yards, career highvs. Miami, 2013Honors
Team titles: ACC champions, 2012 and 2013; National champions, 2013
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Florida State | 120 | 579 | 4.8 | 8 | 41 |
| 2012 | Florida State | 111 | 660 | 5.9 | 8 | 47 |
| 2013 | Florida State | 173 | 1,016 | 5.9 | 14 | 60 |
| Career | 404 | 2,255 | 5.6 | 30 | 60 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Florida State | 15 | 111 | 7.4 | 0 | 21 |
| 2012 | Florida State | 10 | 86 | 8.6 | 0 | 28 |
| 2013 | Florida State | 22 | 278 | 12.6 | 1 | 48 |
| Career | 47 | 475 | 10.1 | 1 | 48 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Florida State | 8 | RB | |
| 2012 | Florida State | 8 | RB | |
| 2013 | Florida State | 8 | RB | 5′9″ |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Florida State | 178 | 0.19 | 89th (n=226) | 0.07 | 34.4 | 21% | 0.02 |
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
2013 Florida State 14 games, 1,016 rushing yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 41–13 | 9 | 52 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 11 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 62–7 | 9 | 109 | 1 | 60 | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 54–6 | 10 | 112 | 1 | 33 | – | – |
| Sep 28 | at | W 48–34 | 9 | 49 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 63–0 | 17 | 63 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 35 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 51–14 | 21 | 84 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 49–17 | 12 | 92 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 30 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 41–14 | 23 | 78 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 98 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 59–3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 59–3 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 34 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 80–14 | 11 | 129 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 37–7 | 13 | 44 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 11 |
| Dec 7 | vs. | W 45–7 | 18 | 91 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 22 |
| Jan 6 ✦ | vs. | W 34–31 | 11 | 73 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 21 |
2012 Florida State 11 games, 660 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 69–3 | 10 | 64 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Sep 8 | vs.Savannah State | W 55–0 | 7 | 69 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 52–0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 51–7 | 8 | 70 | 0 | 25 | – | – |
| Oct 20 | at | W 33–20 | 10 | 70 | 2 | 33 | – | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 48–7 | 12 | 104 | 2 | 16 | – | – |
| Nov 8 | at | W 28–22 | 7 | −5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| Nov 17 | at | W 41–14 | 16 | 148 | 2 | 47 | 2 | −2 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 26–37 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 16 |
| Dec 1 | vs. | W 21–15 | 13 | 59 | 1 | 21 | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 31–10 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 43 |
2011 Florida State 12 games, 579 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 34–0 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 62–10 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 30 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 13–23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 30–35 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 23 | 1 | −5 |
| Oct 15 | at | W 41–16 | 19 | 109 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 41–16 | 11 | 100 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 34–0 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| Nov 3 | at | W 38–7 | 12 | 62 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 23–19 | 16 | 76 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 21 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 13–14 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 21–7 | 15 | 44 | 2 | 12 | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 18–14 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 12 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2014 | Combine or pro day 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′8¼″ | |
| Weight | 206 lb | |
| Arm length | 29⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 71¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 s | |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ | |
| Bench press | 14 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.11 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.26 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 98 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.
Pro Bowls: 2 (2015–16) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2015
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2015.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 65 | 248 | 1 | 30 | 225 |
| 2015 | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 265 | 1,056 | 11 | 73 | 578 |
| 2016 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 227 | 1,079 | 11 | 54 | 462 |
| 2017 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 196 | 865 | 7 | 36 | 317 |
| 2018 | Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 14 | 68 | 0 | 5 | 23 |
| 2019 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 184 | 656 | 2 | 59 | 410 |
| 2020 | New York Giants | 5 | 54 | 172 | 1 | 7 | 58 |
| 2021 | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 133 | 576 | 5 | 34 | 190 |
| NFL career | 98 | 1,138 | 4,720 | 38 | 298 | 2,263 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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