Player Dossier

2015-2018

Nebraska

Devine Ozigbo

RB • 6'0" • 235 lbs • Sachse, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Devine Ozigbo leans balanced backfield option traits and 62.8 efficiency.

Usage / Role

59%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

98

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

65

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

85

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Nebraska

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Snapshot

Career Teams
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Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Nebraska
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

Player Story

Devine Ozigbo built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Sachse, TX wearing No. 22, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Devine Ozigbo's career was his backfield work: 2,196...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2022 · Rating 0.7783

Spring High · Spring, TX

Committed To
New Mexico
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Devine Ozigbo, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Nebraska. Devine Ozigbo leans balanced backfield option traits and 62.8 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,684
Rushing yards
2,196
Receiving yards
488
Touchdowns
21

Quick Answers

Devine Ozigbo quick answers

Latest team and position
Nebraska · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,684
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 39 games
Best season
2018 Regular Season · Nebraska
Top game
Purdue
Recruit profile
2-star · Spring High · New Mexico
High school pipeline
Spring High · 17 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 22 · Senior
2018 Scrimmage yards rank
1,285 scrimmage yards · RB 32nd (top 5%) · Big Ten 5th (top 2%) · National 44th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2015 PostseasonNebraska8958015035.7
2015 Regular SeasonNebraska817612947135.7
2016 PostseasonNebraska9776611049.8
2016 Regular SeasonNebraska943534689549.8
2017 Regular SeasonNebraska10616493123356
2018 Regular SeasonNebraska121,2851,0822031273.7

Related Context

Devine Ozigbo played RB for Nebraska. Across 4 tracked seasons, Devine Ozigbo recorded 2,196 rushing yards, 488 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Nebraska.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Nebraska paired 1,285 primary output with 62.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 62.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

Loss with 198 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2018 Regular Season · Nebraska

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

107.1

Efficiency

62.8

Usage

24.4

Consistency

62.2

Best Game by takeover score

Purdue

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Colorado: 77. Troy: 32. Michigan: 10. Purdue: 198. Wisconsin: 29. Northwestern: 192. Minnesota: 177. Bethune-Cookman: 110. Ohio State: 99. Illinois: 198. Michigan State: 94. Iowa: 69

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado: 16 by 46.8. Troy: 10 by 30.7. Michigan: 7 by 11.2. Purdue: 19 by 93.4. Wisconsin: 5 by 60.4. Northwestern: 26 by 75.9. Minnesota: 15 by 99.2. Bethune-Cookman: 11 by 91.7. Ohio State: 21 by 46.5. Illinois: 14 by 100. Michigan State: 21 by 44.3. Iowa: 13 by 53.4

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins144.8 · Games = 4 · +56.5 vs Losses
Losses88.3 · Games = 8 · -56.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Purdue

Best efficiency game

100 vs Illinois

Result
Fri 11/23@ IowaL 28-311050503195.3
Sat 11/17vs Michigan StateW 9-618744.1003204.5
Sat 11/10vs Illinois100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 54-351116214.70333614.1
Sat 11/3@ Ohio StateL 31-3620864.3011134.7
Sat 10/27vs Bethune-Cookman100 rush yardsW 45-91111010110
Sat 10/20vs Minnesota100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 53-281215212.70232511.8
Sat 10/13@ Northwestern100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 31-34221597.2024337.4
Sat 10/6@ WisconsinL 24-415295.8005.8
Sat 9/29vs Purdue100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 28-421717010222810.4
Sat 9/22@ MichiganL 10-56650.800151.4
Sat 9/15vs TroyL 19-249252.800173.2
Sat 9/8vs ColoradoL 28-3314604.3012174.8

Player Story

Devine Ozigbo story

Devine Ozigbo built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Sachse, TX wearing No. 22, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Devine Ozigbo's career was his backfield work: 2,196 rushing yards, 419 carries, 21 rushing touchdowns, and 488 receiving yards across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 488 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Devine Ozigbo's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Nebraska

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201520152016201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 PostseasonNebraska271559.2
2015 Regular SeasonNebraska271559.20
2016 PostseasonNebraska5124219.3241
2016 Regular SeasonNebraska5124219.30
2017 Regular SeasonNebraska61638.828104
2018 Regular SeasonNebraska1,28562.824.4669

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Purdue

Week 5 · L 28-42 · Conference game

Loss with 198 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

92.8 takeover

198 scrimmage yards and 29.7 usage.

#2

@ Northwestern

Week 7 · L 31-34 · Conference game

192

Scrimmage Yards

91 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

192 scrimmage yards and 36.1 usage.

#3

vs Illinois

Week 11 · W 54-35 · Conference game

198

Scrimmage Yards

89.6 takeover

Win with 198 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

198 scrimmage yards and 24.1 usage.

#4

vs Fresno State

Week 1 · W 43-10

108

Scrimmage Yards

84.4 takeover

Win with 108 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

108 scrimmage yards and 31.6 usage.

#5

vs Minnesota

Week 8 · W 53-28 · Conference game

177

Scrimmage Yards

83.9 takeover

Win with 177 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

177 scrimmage yards and 22.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · Nebraska

1,285 primary output · 62.8 efficiency · 24.4 usage

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#2

2017 Regular Season · Nebraska

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616 primary · 38.8 efficiency · 28 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Nebraska

49.8

512 primary · 42 efficiency · 19.3 usage

Milestones

9

100+ rush yards

4

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games