Running back, Arkansas, 2016–⁠19

Devwah Whaley

Number
No. 21
Height
5′11″
Weight
212 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Beaumont, TX

Devwah Whaley played running back at Arkansas (2016–⁠19).

Career highs

165rushing yards, career highat Colorado State, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Arkansas1106025.5375
2017Arkansas1275594.4733
2018Arkansas823684.5226
2019Arkansas692784.0425
Career3881,8074.71675

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Arkansas613923.2043
2017Arkansas8567.0120
2018Arkansas88710.9043
2019Arkansas161418.8022
Career3842311.1143

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Arkansas21RBFr.
2017Arkansas21RBSo.
2018Arkansas21RBJr.
2019Arkansas21RBSr.5′11″212

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
2016Arkansas1180.1350th (n=259)0.1315.513%0.06
2017Arkansas1380.0937th (n=287)0.1211.717%0.12
2018Arkansas910.1139th (n=300)0.159.618%0.10
2019Arkansas970.0115th (n=287)0.130.812%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

2019 Arkansas 12 games, 278 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Portland StateW 20–⁠13921111––
Sep 7atOle MissL 17–⁠312202223
Sep 14vs.Colorado StateW 55–⁠34981125––
Sep 21vs.San José StateL 24–⁠311232016440
Sep 28vs.Texas A&ML 27–⁠31312111321
Oct 12atKentuckyL 20–⁠24942021––
Oct 19vs.AuburnL 10–⁠5141205219
Oct 26atAlabamaL 7–⁠48940010224
Nov 2vs.Mississippi StateL 24–⁠5421208––
Nov 9vs.Western KentuckyL 19–⁠45120215
Nov 23atLSUL 20–⁠565818––
Nov 29vs.MissouriL 14–⁠244140629
2018 Arkansas 7 games, 368 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Eastern IllinoisW 55–⁠20102818––
Sep 8atColorado StateL 27–⁠3426165118––
Sep 15vs.North TexasL 17–⁠449120716
Sep 22atAuburnL 3–⁠3482601629
Oct 13vs.Ole MissL 33–⁠37126701629
Nov 17atMississippi StateL 6–⁠524160612
Nov 23atMissouriL 0–⁠381354026261
2017 Arkansas 12 games, 559 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Florida A&MW 49–⁠71260116––
Sep 9vs.TCUL 7–⁠2811320131−4
Sep 23vs.Texas A&ML 43–⁠50638021––
Sep 30vs.New Mexico StateW 42–⁠2419119133––
Oct 7atSouth CarolinaL 22–⁠486−303––
Oct 14atAlabamaL 9–⁠415180926
Oct 21vs.AuburnL 20–⁠529311121−1
Oct 28atOle MissW 38–⁠371252011228
Nov 4vs.Coastal CarolinaW 39–⁠381281126––
Nov 11atLSUL 10–⁠331255121223
Nov 18vs.Mississippi StateL 21–⁠2812211704
Nov 24vs.MissouriL 45–⁠481155128––
2016 Arkansas 13 games, 602 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Louisiana TechW 21–⁠202103––
Sep 10atTCUW 41–⁠382505––
Sep 17vs.Texas StateW 42–⁠3115009––
Sep 24vs.Texas A&ML 24–⁠45929016––
Oct 1vs.Alcorn StateW 52–⁠109135175––
Oct 8vs.AlabamaL 30–⁠49521010––
Oct 15vs.Ole MissW 34–⁠301165018––
Oct 22atAuburnL 3–⁠5681105––
Nov 5vs.FloridaW 31–⁠101466016269
Nov 12vs.LSUL 10–⁠38752034123
Nov 19atMississippi StateW 58–⁠4219112150114
Nov 25atMissouriL 24–⁠2885413017
Dec 29 ✦vs.Virginia TechL 24–⁠355103126

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

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