Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2011-2013Florida State
Devonta Freeman
RB • 5'9" • Miami, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Devonta Freeman leans balanced backfield option traits and 64.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
94
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Florida State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Player Story
Devonta Freeman built his college career from 2011 through 2013 as a running back from Miami, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Devonta Freeman's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2014
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 3
- Overall
- No. 103
- NFL Team
- Atlanta Falcons
Devonta Freeman, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Florida State. Devonta Freeman leans balanced backfield option traits and 64.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,730
- Rushing yards
- 2,255
- Receiving yards
- 475
- Touchdowns
- 31
Quick Answers
Devonta Freeman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,730
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Florida State
- Top game
- Maryland
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Miami Central · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Miami Central · 116 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2014 · Round 4 · Pick 3 · Atlanta Falcons
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Class 2013
- 2013 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,294 scrimmage yards · RB 30th (top 6%) · ACC 5th (top 2%) · National 49th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Postseason | Florida State | 12 | 60 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 54.4 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Florida State | 12 | 630 | 531 | 99 | 8 | 54.4 |
| 2012 Postseason | Florida State | 11 | 73 | 30 | 43 | 0 | 61.8 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Florida State | 11 | 673 | 630 | 43 | 8 | 61.8 |
| 2013 Postseason | Florida State | 14 | 94 | 73 | 21 | 1 | 76.8 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Florida State | 14 | 1,200 | 943 | 257 | 14 | 76.8 |
Related Context
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Devonta Freeman played RB for Florida State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Devonta Freeman recorded 2,255 rushing yards, 475 receiving yards, and 31 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason
Florida State paired 1,294 primary output with 64.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 64.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · Florida State
Games
14
Scrimmage Yards / G
92.4
Efficiency
64.7
Usage
24.2
Consistency
73.6
Best Game by takeover score
Miami
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 94. Pittsburgh: 63. Nevada: 109. Bethune-Cookman: 112. Boston College: 49. Maryland: 98. Clemson: 95. NC State: 122. Miami: 176. Wake Forest: 10. Syracuse: 63. Idaho: 135. Florida: 55. Duke: 113
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 14 by 69.5. Pittsburgh: 11 by 60. Nevada: 9 by 100. Bethune-Cookman: 10 by 96.7. Boston College: 9 by 56.7. Maryland: 20 by 43.6. Clemson: 22 by 43. NC State: 13 by 87. Miami: 29 by 46.5. Wake Forest: 7 by 17.4. Syracuse: 5 by 95.3. Idaho: 12 by 96.9. Florida: 15 by 36.4. Duke: 19 by 56.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half88.6 · Games = 7 · -7.7 vs Second Half
Second Half96.3 · Games = 7 · +7.7 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Miami
Best efficiency game
100 vs Nevada
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/7 | @ Auburn | W 34-31 | 11 | 73 | 6.60 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 6.7 |
| Sun 12/8 | vs Duke | W 45-7 | 18 | 91 | 5.10 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5.9 |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Florida | W 37-7 | 13 | 44 | 3.40 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3.7 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Idaho100 rush yards | W 80-14 | 11 | 129 | 11.70 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11.3 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Syracuse | W 59-3 | 4 | 29 | 7.30 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 12.6 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Wake Forest | W 59-3 | 6 | 11 | 1.80 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1.4 |
| Sun 11/3 | vs Miami150 scrimmage yards · 2+ TD | W 41-14 | 23 | 78 | 3.40 | 2 | 6 | 98 | 6.1 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs NC State2+ TD | W 49-17 | 12 | 92 | 7.70 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 9.4 |
| Sun 10/20 | @ Clemson | W 51-14 | 21 | 84 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4.3 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Maryland | W 63-0 | 17 | 63 | 3.70 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 4.9 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Boston College | W 48-34 | 9 | 49 | 5.40 | 0 | — | — | 5.4 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Bethune-Cookman100 rush yards | W 54-6 | 10 | 112 | 11.20 | 1 | — | — | 11.2 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Nevada100 rush yards | W 62-7 | 9 | 109 | 12.10 | 1 | — | — | 12.1 |
| Tue 9/3 | @ Pittsburgh | W 41-13 | 9 | 52 | 5.80 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.7 |
Player Story
Devonta Freeman story
Devonta Freeman built his college career from 2011 through 2013 as a running back from Miami, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Devonta Freeman's career was his backfield work: 2,255 rushing yards, 404 carries, 30 rushing touchdowns, and 475 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Florida 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 475 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida State.
The arc is straightforward: Devonta Freeman moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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Florida State
2011-2013
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Postseason | Florida State | 690 | 48.8 | 21.5 | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Florida State | 690 | 48.8 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | Florida State | 746 | 59 | 19.9 | 56 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Florida State | 746 | 59 | 19.9 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Florida State | 1,294 | 64.7 | 24.2 | 548 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Florida State | 1,294 | 64.7 | 24.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Maryland
Week 12 · W 41-14 · Conference game
Win with 146 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
90.3 takeover
146 scrimmage yards and 30.5 usage.
#2
@ Duke
Week 7 · W 41-16 · Conference game
119
Scrimmage Yards
86.9 takeover
Win with 119 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
119 scrimmage yards and 37 usage.
#3
vs Miami
Week 10 · W 41-14 · Conference game
176
Scrimmage Yards
82.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
176 scrimmage yards and 45.3 usage.
#4
vs Miami
Week 11 · W 23-19 · Conference game
97
Scrimmage Yards
77.5 takeover
Win with 97 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
97 scrimmage yards and 43.2 usage.
#5
vs Maryland
Week 8 · W 41-16 · Conference game
104
Scrimmage Yards
76.6 takeover
Win with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
104 scrimmage yards and 19.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Postseason · Florida State
1,294 primary output · 64.7 efficiency · 24.2 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Florida State
76.8
1,294 primary · 64.7 efficiency · 24.2 usage
#3
2012 Postseason · Florida State
61.8
746 primary · 59 efficiency · 19.9 usage
Milestones
7
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
7
2+ TD games
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