Running back, East Tennessee State (from UConn), 2020–⁠25

Devontae Houston

Number
No. 3
Height
5′10″
Weight
163 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Roanoke, AL

Devontae Houston played running back at UConn (2020–⁠23) and East Tennessee State (2024–⁠25).

Career highs

171rushing yards, career highat Chattanooga, 20252rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last vs. The Citadel, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021UConn4102.507
2022UConn845786.9375
2023UConn341614.7027
2024East Tennessee State1196485.4380
2025East Tennessee State1761,0085.71275
Career4172,4055.81880

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021UConn91570
2022UConn81510
2024East Tennessee State2500
2025East Tennessee State81920
Career275500

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021UConn111029.3031
2022UConn10474.7019
2023UConn45914.8137
2024East Tennessee State5234.6010
2025East Tennessee State15825.5115
Career453137.0237

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021UConn610000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020UConn3RBYr 1
2021UConn3RBYr 2
2022UConn3RBYr 3
2023UConn3RBYr 4
2024East Tennessee State3RBYr 5
2025East Tennessee State3RBSr. (Yr 6)5′10″163

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
2021UConn150.31––4.7––
2022UConn950.2271st (n=470)0.1420.815%0.17
2023UConn380.08––3.115%0.08
2024East Tennessee State (FCS)1090.0622nd (n=434)0.166.518%–
2025East Tennessee State (FCS)1880.1256th (n=576)0.1022.123%–

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

2025 East Tennessee State 11 games, 1,008 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 30vs.Murray StateW 45–⁠17141282––
Sep 6atTennesseeL 17–⁠724−90––
Sep 13atWest GeorgiaL 31–⁠3514590124
Sep 20vs.ElonW 26–⁠168190134
Oct 4atFurmanL 22–⁠31221502124
Oct 11vs.VMIW 45–⁠1012761131
Oct 18atChattanoogaL 38–⁠42231711124
Oct 25vs.WoffordW 14–⁠1018942––
Nov 8atSamfordW 38–⁠14181512115
Nov 15atWestern CarolinaW 52–⁠3515440––
Nov 22vs.The CitadelW 28–⁠26281252240
2024 East Tennessee State 10 games, 648 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31atApp StateL 10–⁠38151261123
Sep 7vs.UVA WiseW 61–⁠06360––
Sep 14vs.North Dakota StateL 35–⁠387350––
Oct 5vs.ChattanoogaL 10–⁠1711590––
Oct 12vs.SamfordW 31–⁠2822750––
Oct 26atWoffordW 24–⁠77360––
Nov 2atMercerL 31–⁠377100127
Nov 9vs.Western CarolinaW 24–⁠2114641––
Nov 16vs.FurmanL 21–⁠24121031––
Nov 23atVMIW 16–⁠9181040––
2023 UConn 4 games, 161 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31vs.NC StateL 14–⁠247240––
Sep 9atGeorgia StateL 14–⁠35790––
Sep 16vs.Florida InternationalL 17–⁠24191260––
Sep 23vs.DukeL 7–⁠41120––
2022 UConn 10 games, 578 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 27atUtah StateL 20–⁠31230248
Sep 3vs.Central ConnecticutW 28–⁠34410––
Sep 10vs.SyracuseL 14–⁠483281116
Sep 24atNC StateL 10–⁠418380––
Oct 1vs.Fresno StateW 19–⁠14231051––
Oct 8atFlorida InternationalW 33–⁠12121350––
Nov 4vs.MassachusettsW 27–⁠107841––
Nov 12vs.LibertyW 36–⁠3310210––
Nov 19atArmyL 17–⁠3410830479
Dec 19 ✦vs.MarshallL 14–⁠28540018
2021 UConn 8 games, 9 returns, 157 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 28atFresno StateL 0–⁠45–––254
Sep 4vs.Holy CrossL 28–⁠38–––239
Sep 11vs.PurdueL 0–⁠49–––128
Oct 9atMassachusettsL 13–⁠27–––10
Oct 16vs.YaleW 21–⁠15–––115
Oct 22vs.Middle TennesseeL 13–⁠441−2010
Nov 13atClemsonL 7–⁠44–––––
Nov 20atUCFL 17–⁠493120121

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

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