Player Dossier

2020-2025

East Tennessee State

Devontae Houston

RB • 5'10" • 163 lbs • Roanoke, AL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Devontae Houston leans balanced backfield option traits and 0 efficiency.

Usage / Role

1%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

0

Developing production for a back

lowelite

Reliability

67

Reliable weekly contributor

lowhigh

Star Power

27

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · UConn

202122222325

Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
UConn • East Tennessee State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: App State

Player 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...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.77

Handley · Roanoke, AL

Committed To
UConn
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Devontae Houston, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · UConn. Devontae Houston leans balanced backfield option traits and 0 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
957
Rushing yards
749
Receiving yards
208
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

Devontae Houston quick answers

Latest team and position
East Tennessee State · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
957
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 24 games
Best season
2022 Postseason · UConn
Top game
App State
Recruit profile
2-star · Handley · UConn
High school pipeline
Handley · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 3 · Senior

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonUConn00000-
2021 Regular SeasonUConn811210102030.5
2022 PostseasonUConn1040400070.5
2022 Regular SeasonUConn1058553847370.5
2023 Regular SeasonUConn422016159140.2
2025 Regular SeasonEast Tennessee State1000022.4

Related Context

Devontae Houston played RB for UConn and East Tennessee State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Devontae Houston recorded 7 passing yards, 749 rushing yards, and 208 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2022 with UConn.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason

UConn paired 625 primary output with 67.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 0 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UConn, East Tennessee State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee

Game with -7 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2025 Regular Season · East Tennessee State

Games

1

Scrimmage Yards / G

-7

Efficiency

0

Usage

0.2

Consistency

66.7

Best Game by takeover score

Tennessee

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All Games-7 · Games = 1

Game Log

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1 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Tennessee

Best efficiency game

0 vs Tennessee

Result
Sat 9/6@ Tennessee4-9-2.30012-1.4

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

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.

#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.

#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.

#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.

#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.

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