Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Arkansas
Devwah Whaley
RB • 5'11" • 212 lbs • Beaumont, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Devwah Whaley leans balanced backfield option traits and 42.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
38
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
49
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Arkansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Arkansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Player Story
Devwah Whaley built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Beaumont, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of Devwah Whaley's career was his backfield work: 1,807...
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- Committed To
- Arkansas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Devwah Whaley, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Arkansas. Devwah Whaley leans balanced backfield option traits and 42.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,230
- Rushing yards
- 1,807
- Receiving yards
- 423
- Touchdowns
- 17
Quick Answers
Devwah Whaley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,230
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Arkansas
- Top game
- Colorado State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Beaumont Central · Arkansas
- High school pipeline
- Beaumont Central · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2019 Scrimmage yards rank
- 419 scrimmage yards · RB 221st (top 34%) · SEC 63rd (top 23%) · National 585th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Arkansas | 13 | 27 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 61.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Arkansas | 13 | 714 | 601 | 113 | 3 | 61.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arkansas | 12 | 615 | 559 | 56 | 8 | 61.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Arkansas | 7 | 455 | 368 | 87 | 2 | 51.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arkansas | 12 | 419 | 278 | 141 | 4 | 48.6 |
Related Context
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Devwah Whaley played RB for Arkansas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Devwah Whaley recorded 1,807 rushing yards, 423 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Arkansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Arkansas paired 741 primary output with 48.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 42.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Arkansas
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
34.9
Efficiency
42.7
Usage
14.4
Consistency
53.9
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Portland State: 21. Ole Miss: 25. Colorado State: 81. San José State: 72. Texas A&M: 33. Kentucky: 42. Auburn: 31. Alabama: 64. Mississippi State: 12. Western Kentucky: 7. LSU: 8. Missouri: 23
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Portland State: 9 by 24.3. Ole Miss: 4 by 32.3. Colorado State: 9 by 87.5. San José State: 16 by 35.4. Texas A&M: 6 by 47.9. Kentucky: 9 by 48.6. Auburn: 6 by 40.3. Alabama: 11 by 52. Mississippi State: 2 by 62.5. Western Kentucky: 2 by 27.1. LSU: 5 by 16.7. Missouri: 6 by 37.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins51 · Games = 2 · +19.3 vs Losses
Losses31.7 · Games = 10 · -19.3 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
Colorado State
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs Colorado State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | vs Missouri | L 14-24 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3.8 |
| Sun 11/24 | @ LSU | L 20-56 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 1 | — | — | 1.6 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Western Kentucky | L 19-45 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.5 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Mississippi State | L 24-54 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Alabama | L 7-48 | 9 | 40 | 4.40 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 5.8 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Auburn | L 10-51 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5.2 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Kentucky | L 20-24 | 9 | 42 | 4.70 | 0 | — | — | 4.7 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Texas A&M | L 27-31 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 5.5 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs San José State | L 24-31 | 12 | 32 | 2.70 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Colorado State | W 55-34 | 9 | 81 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Ole Miss | L 17-31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 6.3 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Portland State | W 20-13 | 9 | 21 | 2.30 | 1 | — | — | 2.3 |
Player Story
Devwah Whaley story
Devwah Whaley built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Beaumont, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of Devwah Whaley's career was his backfield work: 1,807 rushing yards, 388 carries, 16 rushing touchdowns, and 423 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Arkansas. 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 423 receiving yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas.
The arc is straightforward: Devwah Whaley 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
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Arkansas
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Arkansas | 741 | 48.9 | 15.3 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Arkansas | 741 | 48.9 | 15.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arkansas | 615 | 43.9 | 20.9 | -126 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Arkansas | 455 | 43.1 | 22.4 | -160 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arkansas | 419 | 42.7 | 14.4 | -36 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Colorado State
Week 2 · L 27-34
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
165
Scrimmage Yards
88.7 takeover
165 scrimmage yards and 40.6 usage.
#2
@ Mississippi State
Week 12 · W 58-42 · Conference game
126
Scrimmage Yards
83.4 takeover
Win with 126 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
126 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.
#3
vs Alcorn State
Week 5 · W 52-10
135
Scrimmage Yards
83.4 takeover
Win with 135 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
135 scrimmage yards and 17.6 usage.
#4
vs New Mexico State
Week 5 · W 42-24
119
Scrimmage Yards
80.9 takeover
Win with 119 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
119 scrimmage yards and 27.1 usage.
#5
vs Florida
Week 10 · W 31-10 · Conference game
135
Scrimmage Yards
78.7 takeover
Win with 135 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
135 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Arkansas
741 primary output · 48.9 efficiency · 15.3 usage
61.4
#2
2016 Regular Season · Arkansas
61.4
741 primary · 48.9 efficiency · 15.3 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Arkansas
61.4
615 primary · 43.9 efficiency · 20.9 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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