Running back, Utah, to 2015

Devontae Booker

Number
No. 23
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Sacramento, CA
Born
May 27, 1992

Devontae Booker played running back at Utah (to 2015). The Denver Broncos took Booker in round 4, No. 136 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,512
Rushing yards, 2014 (Utah, 9–⁠4)
Best game
229 yards
At Oregon State, week 8, 2014: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 136
Round 4, 2016 NFL Draft (Denver Broncos)

Career highs

229rushing yards, best game on fileat Oregon State, 20143rushing touchdowns, best game on fileat Oregon State, 20149catches, best game on fileat Stanford, 2014110receiving yards, best game on filevs. Oregon, 2014

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Utah2921,5125.21076
2015Utah2681,2614.71162
On file (2014–⁠15)5602,7735.02176

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Utah433067.1261
2015Utah373188.6043
On file (2014–⁠15)806247.8261

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2014Utah23RB
2015Utah23RB5′11″

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
2014Utah3410.1147th (n=253)0.1238.235%0.21
2015Utah3150.1664th (n=268)0.1251.343%0.09

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

2015 Utah 10 games, 1,261 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.MichiganW 24–⁠17226917570
Sep 11vs.Utah StateW 24–⁠143112012130
Sep 19atFresno StateW 45–⁠243115625560
Sep 26atOregonW 62–⁠20229801230
Oct 10vs.CaliforniaW 30–⁠243422224450
Oct 17vs.Arizona StateW 34–⁠182111824140
Oct 24atUSCL 24–⁠42146206490
Oct 31vs.Oregon StateW 27–⁠122512113250
Nov 7atWashingtonW 34–⁠233415012210
Nov 14atArizonaL 30–⁠373414513150
2014 Utah 13 games, 1,512 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28vs.Idaho StateW 56–⁠14107821610
Sep 6vs.Fresno StateW 59–⁠2710670–––
Sep 20atMichiganW 26–⁠1011340290
Sep 27vs.Washington StateL 27–⁠282417812−40
Oct 4atUCLAW 30–⁠283315613150
Oct 16atOregon StateW 29–⁠233222932−30
Oct 25vs.USCW 24–⁠212610211170
Nov 1atArizona StateL 16–⁠19371460261
Nov 8vs.OregonL 27–⁠511865081101
Nov 15atStanfordW 20–⁠17175809410
Nov 22vs.ArizonaL 10–⁠42231420480
Nov 29atColoradoW 38–⁠34259515220
Dec 20 ✦vs.Colorado StateW 45–⁠102616214240

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2016
Height5′10¾″
Weight219 lb
Arm length31⅝″
Hand size8⅝″
Bench press22 reps

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 85 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2016Denver Broncos16174612431265
2017Denver Broncos1379299130275
2018Denver Broncos1634183138275
2019Denver Broncos9290657
2020Las Vegas Raiders159342331784
2021New York Giants16145593240268
NFL career855272,119111621,224

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

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