Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/19Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (5.3%).
Devin Anderson
Last confirmed: East Carolina, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 208 lb · Henderson, NC
Devin Anderson: RB · East Carolina · #25.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Devin Anderson
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Three seasons at East Carolina, two different head coaches: Ruffin McNeill and Scottie Montgomery. One game to point at: 43 rushing yards against BYU — Week 8, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | East Carolina | 29 | 83 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | East Carolina | 57 | 258 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 2015 | East Carolina | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Career | 91 | 386 | 4.2 | 2 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | East Carolina | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | East Carolina | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 1 |
| 2015 | East Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 65 | 6.5 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | L 21-63@ No. 22 UCF | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | W 33-17vs BYU | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 43 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 27-52@ Houston | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-31vs Tulane | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 29 | 83 | 2.9 | 0 | 11 |
Signature game
Week 8 · 2017
W 33-17
vs BYU
43 rush yds (12 car)
With T. Sirk — 177 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.8 · 25 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · D. Grayson — 10 rec · 164 yds · 12 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 10 · Houston · 1st and 20 · Q3 · EPA −3.74Devin Anderson run for a loss of 6 yards to the Houst 35 Devin Anderson fumbled, recovered by Houst Emeke Egbule , return for 6 yds to the Houst 35
- Week 10 · Houston · 2nd and 2 · Q1 · EPA −1.57Devin Anderson run for a loss of 3 yards to the ECaro 30
- Week 8 · BYU · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.36Devin Anderson run for a loss of 1 yard to the ECaro 48
- Week 7 · UCF · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA −1.21Devin Anderson run for a loss of 1 yard to the UCF 34
- Week 10 · Houston · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.09Devin Anderson run for 9 yds to the Houst 41
- Week 8 · BYU · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA −0.87Devin Anderson run for 1 yd to the BYU 44
4 more plays
- Week 11 · Tulane · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.84Devin Anderson run for 10 yds to the ECaro 35 for a
- Week 7 · UCF · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.80Devin Anderson run for 8 yds to the ECaro 49
- Week 8 · BYU · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA −0.72Devin Anderson run for a loss of 1 yard to the BYU 25
- Week 7 · UCF · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA −0.68Devin Anderson run for a loss of 3 yards to the ECaro 27
Teams and coaches
2015East Carolina5-7HC: Ruffin McNeill · Balanced
2016East Carolina3-9HC: Scottie Montgomery · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2017East Carolina3-9HC: Scottie Montgomery · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 30.5 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 11.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 20.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 21.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scottie Montgomery
Pass share
58.0%
541 pass / 391 run
Plays / game
77.7
12 games
Team sack rate
2.6%
571 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
29 carries and 1 catch in 4 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at East Carolina
- 2017 East Carolina MontgomeryYear 4 · 4 games
- 2016 East Carolina MontgomeryYear 3 · 11 games
- 2015 East Carolina McNeillYear 2 · 2 games
- 2014 East Carolina McNeillYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Three seasons at East Carolina, 386 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coaches2014–2015
East Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Ruffin McNeill → Scottie Montgomery. Worth noting in scheme + development context.