Receiver, Mercer (from Gardner-Webb), 2019–⁠23

Devron Harper

Number
No. 1
Height
5′8″
Weight
165 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Conyers, GA

Devron Harper played receiver at Gardner-Webb (2019) and Mercer (2021–⁠23).

Career highs

14catches, career highvs. Furman, 2022192receiving yards, career highvs. Furman, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last at Chattanooga, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Gardner-Webb177.007
2021*Mercer26934.5160
2022Mercer7898712.71062
2023Mercer555139.3250
Career1361,57611.61362

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2019Gardner-Webb92630–––
2021*Mercer2260–––
2022Mercer185230101691
2023Mercer184290252591
Career471,2410354282

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Mercer251998.0466
2023Mercer261857.1137
Career513847.5566

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Gardner-Webb1WRYr 1
2021Mercer1WRYr 3
2022Mercer1WRYr 4
2023Mercer1WRSr. (Yr 5)5′8″165

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Gardner-Webb (FCS)4-0.22––-0.9–
2021Mercer (FCS)23.28––6.6–
2022Mercer (FCS)1200.7759th (n=683)0.7192.116%
2023Mercer (FCS)780.4714th (n=681)0.8036.510%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Mercer 13 games, 55 catches, 513 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 26vs.North AlabamaW 17–⁠742301433
Sep 2atOle MissL 7–⁠7344703601
Sep 9vs.Morehead StateW 48–⁠2261000–––
Sep 23atFurmanL 14–⁠3833702452
Sep 30vs.VMIW 38–⁠356012575
Oct 7atEast Tennessee StateW 24–⁠62110––3
Oct 14vs.ChattanoogaL 10–⁠226720––4
Oct 21vs.WoffordW 31–⁠174530–––
Oct 28atWestern CarolinaW 45–⁠38421041121
Nov 4atThe CitadelW 38–⁠163371––3
Nov 11vs.SamfordW 28–⁠2172503621
Nov 25 ✦vs.Gardner-WebbW 17–⁠731401172
Dec 2 ✦atSouth Dakota StateL 0–⁠414130233–
2022 Mercer 11 games, 78 catches, 987 yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 27vs.Morehead StateW 63–⁠13235131232
Sep 3atAuburnL 16–⁠425452–––
Sep 17vs.The CitadelW 17–⁠04390–––
Sep 24atGardner-WebbW 45–⁠1481092–––
Oct 1atWoffordW 42–⁠771262–––
Oct 8vs.Western CarolinaW 49–⁠669411311
Oct 15vs.East Tennessee StateW 55–⁠338590123–
Oct 22atChattanoogaL 21–⁠4158323582
Oct 29atVMIW 55–⁠1478002654
Nov 12vs.FurmanL 13–⁠23141920248–
Nov 19atSamfordL 44–⁠5012125061751
2021 Mercer 1 game, 2 catches, 69 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 11atAlabamaL 14–⁠482691226–

No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. Point University, so that game is not listed.

2019 Gardner-Webb 2 games, 9 returns, 263 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29atCharlotteL 28–⁠49–––6202–
Sep 7atEast CarolinaL 9–⁠48170361–

No box score in the source for Sep 14 vs. North Carolina Central; Sep 21 at Wofford; Oct 5 at Western Carolina; Oct 12 vs. Hampton; Oct 19 at Monmouth; Oct 26 vs. Campbell; Nov 2 vs. Charleston Southern; Nov 9 at Presbyterian; Nov 16 vs. North Alabama; Nov 23 at Kennesaw State, so those games are not listed.

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

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