Running back, Notre Dame (from Penn State), 2019–⁠24

Devyn Ford

Number
No. 22
Height
5′11″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Stafford, VA

Devyn Ford played running back at Penn State (2019–⁠22) and Notre Dame (2023–⁠24).

Career highs

107rushing yards, career highvs. Idaho, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Penn State522945.7381
2020Penn State672744.1323
2021Penn State14614.4012
2022Penn State7375.3030
2023Notre Dame8445.5019
2024Notre Dame13554.2011
Career1617654.8681

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2020Penn State5930
2021Penn State122580
2023Notre Dame81480
2024Notre Dame2230
Career275220

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Penn State5306.0015
2020Penn State7243.408
2021Penn State3186.009
2022Penn State5316.2012
2023Notre Dame4348.5112
2024Notre Dame263.006
Career261435.5115

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2022Penn State110000
2023Notre Dame310000
2024Notre Dame100000
Career520000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Penn State22RBYr 1
2020Penn State22RBYr 2
2021Penn State22RBYr 3
2022Penn State22RBYr 4
2023Notre Dame22RBYr 5
2024Notre Dame22RBSr. (Yr 6)5′11″200

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
2019Penn State570.05––3.17%0.05
2020Penn State760.0626th (n=212)0.144.516%0.08
2021Penn State180.02––0.3––
2022Penn State12-0.01––-0.1––
2023Notre Dame120.44––5.2––
2024Notre Dame150.08––1.2––

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

2024 Notre Dame 7 games, 55 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31atTexas A&MW 23–⁠13–––––
Sep 7vs.Northern IllinoisL 14–⁠1610019
Sep 14atPurdueW 66–⁠7290––
Sep 21vs.Miami (OH)W 28–⁠35210––
Sep 28vs.LouisvilleW 31–⁠24–––114
Oct 12vs.StanfordW 49–⁠73200––
Oct 19vs.Georgia TechW 31–⁠13250––
2023 Notre Dame 9 games, 8 returns, 148 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 26vs.NavyW 42–⁠3120––
Sep 2vs.Tennessee StateW 56–⁠313018
Sep 16vs.Central MichiganW 41–⁠17–––120
Sep 23vs.Ohio StateL 14–⁠17290123
Sep 30atDukeW 21–⁠14–––113
Oct 7atLouisvilleL 20–⁠33–––115
Oct 14vs.USCW 48–⁠20–––369
Nov 18vs.Wake ForestW 45–⁠7–––––
Dec 29 ✦vs.Oregon StateW 40–⁠84300––
2022 Penn State 4 games, 37 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1atPurdueW 35–⁠31–––––
Sep 10vs.OhioW 46–⁠10–––––
Sep 17atAuburnW 41–⁠127370––
Sep 24vs.Central MichiganW 33–⁠14–––––
2021 Penn State 8 games, 12 returns, 258 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 4atWisconsinW 16–⁠10110121
Sep 11vs.Ball StateW 44–⁠136320367
Sep 18vs.AuburnW 28–⁠20–––117
Sep 25vs.VillanovaW 38–⁠17240234
Oct 2vs.IndianaW 24–⁠01120––
Oct 9atIowaL 20–⁠23110––
Nov 27atMichigan StateL 27–⁠302705119
Jan 1 ✦vs.ArkansasL 10–⁠24140––
2020 Penn State 6 games, 274 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Oct 24atIndianaL 35–⁠3620691128
Oct 31vs.Ohio StateL 25–⁠388360––
Nov 7vs.MarylandL 19–⁠359360125
Nov 14atNebraskaL 23–⁠3016661236
Nov 21vs.IowaL 21–⁠41320––
Dec 5atRutgersW 23–⁠71165114
2019 Penn State 12 games, 294 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31vs.IdahoW 79–⁠761071––
Sep 7vs.BuffaloW 45–⁠13110––
Sep 14vs.PittsburghW 17–⁠10591––
Sep 27atMarylandW 59–⁠07430––
Oct 5vs.PurdueW 35–⁠77380––
Oct 12atIowaW 17–⁠124170––
Oct 19vs.MichiganW 28–⁠21120––
Oct 26atMichigan StateW 28–⁠76250––
Nov 9atMinnesotaL 26–⁠31390––
Nov 16vs.IndianaW 34–⁠278380––
Nov 30vs.RutgersW 27–⁠6230––
Dec 28 ✦vs.MemphisW 53–⁠39221––

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

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