Devonta Freeman with the Atlanta Falcons, 2016
With the Atlanta Falcons, 2016. Photo: Thomson200, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
1,016
Rushing yards, 2013 (Florida State, 14–⁠0)
Drafted
No. 103
Round 4, 2014 NFL Draft (Atlanta Falcons)

Career highs

148rushing yards, career highat Maryland, 20122rushing touchdowns, career highseven times; last vs. Miami, 20136catches, career highvs. Miami, 201398receiving yards, career highvs. Miami, 2013

Honors

Team titles: ACC champions, 2012 and 2013; National champions, 2013

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
9–⁠4AP 2312–⁠2AP 1014–⁠0★ AP 1
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011Florida State1205794.8841
2012Florida State1116605.9847
2013Florida State1731,0165.91460
Career4042,2555.63060

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Florida State151117.4021
2012Florida State10868.6028
2013Florida State2227812.6148
Career4747510.1148

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Florida State8RB
2012Florida State8RB
2013Florida State8RB5′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Florida State1780.1989th (n=226)0.0734.421%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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atPittsburghW 41–⁠13952020211
Sep 14vs.NevadaW 62–⁠79109160––
Sep 21vs.Bethune-CookmanW 54–⁠610112133––
Sep 28atBoston CollegeW 48–⁠34949015––
Oct 5vs.MarylandW 63–⁠01763121335
Oct 19atClemsonW 51–⁠142184117111
Oct 26vs.NC StateW 49–⁠171292230130
Nov 2vs.MiamiW 41–⁠142378219698
Nov 9atWake ForestW 59–⁠3611131−1
Nov 16vs.SyracuseW 59–⁠3429112134
Nov 23vs.IdahoW 80–⁠141112916016
Nov 30atFloridaW 37–⁠71344111211
Dec 7vs.DukeW 45–⁠71891122122
Jan 6 ✦vs.AuburnW 34–⁠311173121321
2012 Florida State 11 games, 660 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Murray StateW 69–⁠31064013––
Sep 8vs.Savannah StateW 55–⁠076912417
Sep 15vs.Wake ForestW 52–⁠061401017
Oct 13vs.Boston CollegeW 51–⁠7870025––
Oct 20atMiamiW 33–⁠201070233––
Oct 27vs.DukeW 48–⁠712104216––
Nov 8atVirginia TechW 28–⁠227−505215
Nov 17atMarylandW 41–⁠14161482472−2
Nov 24vs.FloridaL 26–⁠37837020116
Dec 1vs.Georgia TechW 21–⁠151359121––
Jan 1 ✦vs.Northern IllinoisW 31–⁠10143009343
2011 Florida State 12 games, 579 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.UL MonroeW 34–⁠072411118
Sep 10vs.Charleston SouthernW 62–⁠1061504330
Sep 17vs.OklahomaL 13–⁠233302––
Oct 8atWake ForestL 30–⁠355370231−5
Oct 15atDukeW 41–⁠1619109118110
Oct 22vs.MarylandW 41–⁠161110014114
Oct 29vs.NC StateW 34–⁠071717117
Nov 3atBoston CollegeW 38–⁠71262212214
Nov 12vs.MiamiW 23–⁠191676018321
Nov 19vs.VirginiaL 13–⁠14644011––
Nov 26atFloridaW 21–⁠71544212––
Dec 29 ✦vs.Notre DameW 18–⁠141348011212

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2014Combine or pro day 2014
Height5′8¼″
Weight206 lb
Arm length29⅜″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan71¾″W
40-yard dash4.58 s
10-yard split1.66 s
Vertical jump31½″
Broad jump9′10″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill7.11 s
20-yard shuttle4.26 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.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2014Atlanta Falcons1665248130225
2015Atlanta Falcons152651,0561173578
2016Atlanta Falcons162271,0791154462
2017Atlanta Falcons14196865736317
2018Atlanta Falcons214680523
2019Atlanta Falcons14184656259410
2020New York Giants5541721758
2021Baltimore Ravens16133576534190
NFL career981,1384,720382982,263

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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