Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2015Syracuse
Devante McFarlane
RB • 6'0" • Wheatley Heights, NY, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Devante McFarlane leans balanced backfield option traits and 23 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a back
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Reliability
0
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
12
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Player Story
Devante McFarlane built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Wheatley Heights, NY wearing No. 29, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Devante McFarlane's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Devante McFarlane, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Syracuse. Devante McFarlane leans balanced backfield option traits and 23 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 679
- Rushing yards
- 563
- Receiving yards
- 116
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Devante McFarlane quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 679
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Syracuse
- Top game
- Wake Forest
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Half Hollow Hills West · Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- Half Hollow Hills West · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 29 · Class 2015
- 2015 Scrimmage yards rank
- 129 scrimmage yards · RB 370th (top 66%) · ACC 140th (top 53%) · National 1,232nd (top 52%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Postseason | Syracuse | 12 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 335 | 295 | 40 | 1 | 48 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Syracuse | 9 | 218 | 169 | 49 | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Syracuse | 9 | 129 | 102 | 27 | 0 | 29.3 |
Related Context
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Devante McFarlane played RB for Syracuse. Across 4 tracked seasons, Devante McFarlane recorded 563 rushing yards, 116 receiving yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason
Syracuse paired 332 primary output with 40.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 40.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2015 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Loss with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · Syracuse
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
27.7
Efficiency
40.4
Usage
6.7
Consistency
32.2
Best Game by takeover score
Florida State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: -3. Penn State: -1. Northwestern: 17. Wagner: 40. Tulane: 22. Clemson: 95. NC State: 0. Georgia Tech: 2. Maryland: 4. Florida State: 104. Pittsburgh: 18. Boston College: 34
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 1 by 0. Penn State: 1 by 0. Northwestern: 3 by 59. Wagner: 8 by 41.4. Tulane: 5 by 45.8. Clemson: 3 by 100. Georgia Tech: 1 by 20.8. Maryland: 2 by 20.8. Florida State: 14 by 69.9. Pittsburgh: 8 by 28.1. Boston College: 6 by 59
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins16.2 · Games = 6 · -23.0 vs Losses
Losses39.2 · Games = 6 · +23.0 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
Florida State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Clemson
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/27 | @ Minnesota | W 21-17 | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | — | — | -3 |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Boston College | W 34-31 | 6 | 34 | 5.70 | 0 | — | — | 5.7 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Pittsburgh | L 16-17 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Florida State | L 3-59 | 13 | 81 | 6.20 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7.4 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Maryland | W 20-3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Georgia Tech | L 0-56 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ NC State | W 24-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Clemson | L 14-49 | 3 | 95 | 31.70 | 0 | — | — | 31.7 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Tulane | W 52-17 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | — | — | 4.4 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Wagner | W 54-0 | 7 | 23 | 3.30 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Northwestern | L 27-48 | 3 | 17 | 5.70 | 0 | — | — | 5.7 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Penn State | L 17-23 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | — | — | -1 |
Player Story
Devante McFarlane story
Devante McFarlane built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Wheatley Heights, NY wearing No. 29, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Devante McFarlane's career was his backfield work: 563 rushing yards, 111 carries, 1 rushing touchdown, and 116 receiving yards across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 116 receiving yards and 221 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Devante McFarlane's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Syracuse
2012-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Postseason | Syracuse | 332 | 40.4 | 6.7 | 332 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Syracuse | 332 | 40.4 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Syracuse | 218 | 41.4 | 6.9 | -114 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Syracuse | 129 | 23 | 9 | -89 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Wake Forest
Week 8 · W 30-7 · Conference game
Win with 124 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
83.1 takeover
124 scrimmage yards and 18.3 usage.
#2
@ Florida State
Week 12 · L 3-59 · Conference game
104
Scrimmage Yards
77.1 takeover
Loss with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
104 scrimmage yards and 21.5 usage.
#3
vs Wake Forest
Week 2 · W 30-17 · Conference game
57
Scrimmage Yards
70.8 takeover
Win with 57 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
57 scrimmage yards and 22.7 usage.
#4
vs Clemson
Week 6 · L 14-49 · Conference game
95
Scrimmage Yards
68.5 takeover
Loss with 95 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
95 scrimmage yards and 5 usage.
#5
vs Central Michigan
Week 3 · W 30-27
32
Scrimmage Yards
52.4 takeover
Win with 32 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
32 scrimmage yards and 22.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Postseason · Syracuse
332 primary output · 40.4 efficiency · 6.7 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Syracuse
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332 primary · 40.4 efficiency · 6.7 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Syracuse
36.8
218 primary · 41.4 efficiency · 6.9 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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