Running back, UAB, 2020–⁠22

DeWayne McBride

Number
No. 22
Height
5′11″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2022)
Junior
Hometown
Starke, FL
Born
Jul 8, 2001

DeWayne McBride played running back at UAB (2020–⁠22). The Minnesota Vikings took McBride in round 7, No. 222 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,710
Rushing yards, 2022 (UAB, 7–⁠6)
Best game
223 yards
Vs. Georgia Southern, week 3, 2022: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 2
In FBS in rushing yards, 2022
Drafted
No. 222
Round 7, 2023 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Career highs

272rushing yards, career highat Louisiana Tech, 20224rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Georgia Southern, 2022

Honors

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2020

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020UAB474399.3475
2021UAB2041,3716.71367
2022UAB2331,7107.31968
Career4843,5207.33675

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020UAB22RBFr.
2021UAB22RBSo.
2022UAB22RBJr.5′11″215

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
2020UAB470.51––23.911%0.38
2021UAB1850.2575th (n=277)0.1646.525%0.28
2022UAB2260.4096th (n=470)0.1489.732%0.29

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

2022 UAB 11 games, 1,710 rushing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 10atLibertyL 14–⁠2120177156––
Sep 17vs.Georgia SouthernW 35–⁠2128223447––
Oct 1atRiceL 24–⁠2827121123––
Oct 8vs.Middle TennesseeW 41–⁠1412120345––
Oct 15vs.CharlotteW 34–⁠2029137223––
Oct 21atWestern KentuckyL 17–⁠2024197064––
Oct 29atFlorida AtlanticL 17–⁠242416816314
Nov 5vs.UTSAL 38–⁠4419141268––
Nov 12vs.North TexasW 41–⁠2121120333––
Nov 19atLSUL 10–⁠4113341616
Nov 26atLouisiana TechW 37–⁠2716272160––
2021 UAB 13 games, 1,371 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Jacksonville StateW 31–⁠01254014––
Sep 11atGeorgiaL 7–⁠561361012––
Sep 18atNorth TexasW 40–⁠6956124––
Sep 25atTulaneW 28–⁠2118111028––
Oct 2vs.LibertyL 12–⁠36126102015
Oct 9vs.Florida AtlanticW 31–⁠141752019––
Oct 16atSouthern MissW 34–⁠01713713717
Oct 23vs.RiceL 24–⁠30895236––
Nov 6vs.Louisiana TechW 52–⁠3814210443––
Nov 13atMarshallW 21–⁠1425108218––
Nov 20atUTSAL 31–⁠342414413417
Nov 26vs.UTEPW 42–⁠25799167––
Dec 18 ✦vs.BYUW 31–⁠2828183164––
2020 UAB 6 games, 439 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 24atSouth AlabamaW 42–⁠10664122––
Oct 3vs.UTSAW 21–⁠13231028––
Oct 17vs.Western KentuckyW 37–⁠1410131171––
Oct 23vs.LouisianaL 20–⁠24837010––
Oct 31atLouisiana TechL 34–⁠3713133275––
Dec 18atMarshallW 22–⁠13843019––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height5′10⅜″
Weight209 lb
Arm length30⅝″
Hand size9½″
Bench press20 reps

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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