Player Career

Devante Mays Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Devante Mays story

Devante Mays built his college career from 2015 through 2016 as a running back from Livingston, TX wearing No. 32, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Devante Mays' career was his backfield work: 1,225 rushing yards, 202 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 17 receiving yards across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Utah State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 17 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Utah State.

The arc is straightforward: Devante Mays moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Utah State

    2015-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201520152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 PostseasonUtah State97561.123.4
2015 Regular SeasonUtah State97561.123.40
2016 Regular SeasonUtah State26741.715.3-708

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Weber State

Week 1 · W 45-6

Win with 208 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

208

Scrimmage Yards

97.2 takeover

208 scrimmage yards and 32.7 usage.

#2

vs Wyoming

Week 9 · W 58-27 · Conference game

176

Scrimmage Yards

94.4 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

176 scrimmage yards and 37.3 usage.

#3

vs Nevada

Week 12 · W 31-27 · Conference game

133

Scrimmage Yards

79.5 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

133 scrimmage yards and 39.3 usage.

#4

vs Akron

Week 1 · L 21-23 · Postseason

124

Scrimmage Yards

74.6 takeover

Loss with 124 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

124 scrimmage yards and 21.1 usage.

#5

@ San Diego State

Week 8 · L 14-48 · Conference game

88

Scrimmage Yards

68.7 takeover

Loss with 88 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

88 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · Utah State

975 primary output · 61.1 efficiency · 23.4 usage

72.2

#2

2015 Regular Season · Utah State

72.2

975 primary · 61.1 efficiency · 23.4 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Utah State

32.8

267 primary · 41.7 efficiency · 15.3 usage

Milestones

4

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games