Player Career

Devontae Houston Career Story

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

Player Story

Devontae Houston story

Devontae Houston built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a running back from Roanoke, AL wearing No. 3, spending time with East Tennessee State and UConn. The clearest part of Devontae Houston's career was his backfield work: 749 rushing yards, 122 carries, 3 rushing touchdowns, and 208 receiving yards across 24 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 passing yards, 208 receiving yards, and 6 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Devontae Houston's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    UConn

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    East Tennessee State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202020212022202220232025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonUConn0———
2021 Regular SeasonUConn11256.63.6112
2022 PostseasonUConn62567.217.4513
2022 Regular SeasonUConn62567.217.40
2023 Regular SeasonUConn22037.619.1-405
2025 Regular SeasonEast Tennessee State-700.2-227

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024UConn to UnlistedG5/FCS to Unlisted77.5Sep 27, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ App State

Week 1

Game with 126 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

126

Scrimmage Yards

92.5 takeover

126 scrimmage yards and — usage.

Game stats

#2

vs Florida International

Week 3 · L 17-24

163

Scrimmage Yards

91.8 takeover

Loss with 163 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

163 scrimmage yards and 36.4 usage.

Game stats

#3

@ Florida International

Week 6 · W 33-12

131

Scrimmage Yards

84.9 takeover

Win with 131 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

131 scrimmage yards and 23 usage.

Game stats

#4

vs Fresno State

Week 5 · W 19-14

105

Scrimmage Yards

75.9 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

105 scrimmage yards and 36.5 usage.

Game stats

#5

@ Army

Week 12 · L 17-34 · Conference game

83

Scrimmage Yards

68 takeover

Loss with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

83 scrimmage yards and 19.6 usage.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · UConn

625 primary output · 67.2 efficiency · 17.4 usage

70.5

#2

2022 Regular Season · UConn

70.5

625 primary · 67.2 efficiency · 17.4 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · UConn

40.2

220 primary · 37.6 efficiency · 19.1 usage

Milestones

4

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

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