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Devin Mockobee

RB · Purdue · Sr · #45

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

521 RUSH YDS · 4 RUSH TD · 125 CARRIES

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Purdue for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Purdue for 2026

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Running back · Purdue · editorial

Returning around him

  • 54% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • Transfer portal: +5 net (29 in / 24 out)

2026 Award watch

  • Doak Walker

Purdue · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #54 · 2026 recruiting class #99

RB · PURDUE · BIG TEN

Devin Mockobee

  • 4
  • #45
  • 6-0 | 202 lb
  • Boonville, IN

CFB Zeitgeist Score

53

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rush yards at the 56th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#328

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP RB AWARD

Doak Walker

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2022–2025
9682022
8072023
6872024
5212025

-46%

Sharp dropoff (-46%) — career inflection point.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2118 national
CFB
College
Purdue
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionRB
Class4
Jersey45
Measurements6-0 | 202 lb
HometownBoonville, IN
Primary teamPurdue

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 3-star No. 2118 recruit
Composite rating 0.8156 HighSchool
Signed with Purdue 2021
Origin Boonville Boonville, IN, USA
Class Profile Context
2021 3-star | 0.8156 No. 2118 recruit | HighSchool | Purdue

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
Season Move Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#328Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#544Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

Achievements

  • Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in rushing yards (521).

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to Purdue

Composite

0.8156

#2118 national

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Devin Mockobee

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Devin Mockobee

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Rushing WEPA per carry

+0.120

EPA

P4 + Notre Dame RBs, min 80 carries

National rank #39 of 66
Percentile vs P4 + Notre Dame RBs, min 80 carries 42nd

Why it matters

#39 of 66 P4 + Notre Dame RBs by rushing weighted- EPA per carry — +0.120 EPA/carry on 95 carries.

Vs cohort

This player +0.120 (42th)

MODERATE · n=95 cohort 66

  • Also strong
  • Rushing yards (total)#50 / 69
  • Yards per carry#59 / 69

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the rushing totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 8g
521Rush yards
125Carries
4Rush TDs
Per game
65.1Rush yards
16Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
846.6Rush yards
203Carries
6Rush TDs

To hit 750-yard season (currently 521): needs 45.8/game over remaining 5.

To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 521): needs 95.8/game over remaining 5.

To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 521): needs 195.8/game over remaining 5.

To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 4): needs 1.2/game over remaining 5.

To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 4): needs 2.2/game over remaining 5.

To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 4): needs 3.2/game over remaining 5.

What made this player interesting

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Devin Mockobee's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Purdue, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.

Current place #328 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 26.7% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Development arc The card should explain why this profile stands out

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

RB season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Scrimmage yards 736 521 rush | 215 rec | #153/735 (79th pct)
Rush TD 4 125 carries | #154/739 (79th pct)
Yards/carry 4.2 Per-rush efficiency | #455/735 (38th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Passing-game back against FBS RB peers.

Passing-game back

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Rushing

CAR
125 86th
YDS
521 79th
YPC
4.2 38th
TD
4 79th

Receiving

REC
18 83rd
YDS
215 92nd
YPR
11.9 87th
TD
1 89th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCARYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 31-0vs Ball State14594.2113
Wk 2W 34-17vs Southern Illinois321263.9212Season-high 126 yds
Wk 3L 17-33vs USC12453.8017
Wk 4L 30-56@ Notre Dame12161.306
Wk 6L 27-43vs Illinois11585.3118
Wk 7L 20-27@ Minnesota21984.7015
Wk 8L 0-19@ Northwestern7284.0016
Wk 9L 24-27vs Rutgers16915.7032
Total1255214.1432
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2022Purdue8-6HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning
2023Purdue4-8HC: Ryan Walters · Run-leaning
2024Purdue1-11HC: Ryan Walters · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Purdue2-10HC: Barry Odom · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Purdue1255214.24--
2024Purdue1386875.04--
2023Purdue1728074.76--
2022Purdue1969684.99--
Career4 loaded seasons6312,9834.723--
SeasonTeam
2025Purdue1821511.91--
2024Purdue1717010.01--
2023Purdue191809.51--
2022Purdue312748.80--
Career4 loaded seasons858399.93--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Rushing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.

Role share

How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

Receiving work 18 215 rec yds | #96/552 (83rd pct)
Usage 26.7% 49.1% rush share | #30/738 (96th pct)
Rushing WEPA +0.12 Opponent-adjusted rush value | #173/362 (52nd pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Rushing Rushing yards 521 #153/735 79th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing Rush TD 4 #154/739 79th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Rushing Yards / carry 4.2 #455/735 38th pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving Receptions 18 #96/552 83rd pct Volumevs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving yards 215 #45/548 92nd pct Volumevs FBS RB
Value Rushing WEPA +0.12 #173/362 52nd pct Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 95 weighted playsvs FBS RB
Usage Role share 26.7% #30/738 96th pct Share of team offensevs FBS RB
Rushing Carries 125 #101/739 86th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing Rushing LONG 32 #286/733 61st pct Metricvs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving LONG 29 #133/540 76th pct Metricvs FBS RB
Receiving Yards / catch 11.9 #74/548 87th pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving TD 1 #60/552 89th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Usage Rush share 49.1% #18/738 98th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS RB
Usage 1st-down usage 32.9% #20/738 97th pct Early-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Standard-down usage 31.8% #21/738 97th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS RB
Usage 2nd-down usage 26.3% #39/738 95th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Passing-down usage 15.8% #53/738 93rd pct Known-passing sharevs FBS RB
Usage 3rd-down usage 14.9% #70/738 91st pct Money-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Pass share 7.8% #61/738 92nd pct Air-game usagevs FBS RB
Ball Security Fumbles lost 0 #1/256 100th pct Turnoversvs FBS RB

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Home5g75.84.60.8
Road3g47.33.30.0

Win vs Loss

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Wins2g92.54.01.5
Losses6g56.04.10.2

First half vs Second half

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Weeks 1-76g67.03.90.7
Weeks 8+2g59.54.80.0

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

53Mid-pack
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (87th). Strength: fumbles lost (86th). Concern: yards / carry (20th).

Rec yards#42 / 338 · 88th pct
215rece
Fumbles lost#1 / 201 · 87th pct
0fumb
Receptions#93 / 338 · 71st pct
18rece
Carries#101 / 349 · 71st pct
125rush
Rush yards#153 / 349 · 56th pct
521rush
Rush TDs#153 / 349 · 50th pct
4rush
Long run#240 / 349 · 31st pct
32rush
Yards / carry#272 / 349 · 20th pct
4.2rush

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · RB · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

wepa_rushing0.12Low (p25–p50) (n=178)

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics
Devin MockobeePurdueTJ HardenSMU· 76% simKamari MoultonIowa· 76% simSeth McGowanKentucky· 75% sim
Rec yards
88
Mockobee
54
Harden
53
Moulton
67
McGowan
Fumbles lost
87
Mockobee
87
Harden
49
McGowan
Receptions
71
Mockobee
75
Harden
63
Moulton
75
McGowan
Carries
71
Mockobee
87
Harden
86
Moulton
85
McGowan
Rush yards
56
Mockobee
80
Harden
84
Moulton
76
McGowan
Rush TDs
50
Mockobee
87
Harden
62
Moulton
94
McGowan
Long run
31
Mockobee
62
Harden
33
Moulton
11
McGowan
Yards / carry
20
Mockobee
37
Harden
62
Moulton
29
McGowan

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Casey Filkins’s 2022 season.

Casey Filkins

75%match

Stanford · 2022

#2

Ronald Awatt

UTEP · 2020

64%
#3

Sieh Bangura

Ohio · 2023

71%
#4

Dylan Carson

Air Force · 2025

63%
#5

Dominic Richardson

Oklahoma State · 2022

65%

Matches Casey on

Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)
EPA / carry (adj)

Differs from Casey on

Recruiting rating (lower)

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Joshua Samuel’s path through Austin Peay.

Joshua Samuel

99%match

Austin Peay · 2022

#2

Garrett Groshek

Wisconsin · 2020

93%
#3

Greg McCrae

UCF · 2020

92%
#4

Demetric Felton

UCLA · 2020

NFL Rd 6
92%
#5

Narii Gaither

Gardner-Webb · 2023

90%

Matches Joshua on

Yards per carry

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Anthony Watkins's senior season at Tulsa (2024).

Anthony Watkins

77%match

Tulsa · 2024

All-AAC
#2

Aveon Smith

Miami (OH) · 2023

74%
#3

Larry McCammon III

Florida Atlantic · 2023

All-Conference USA
75%
#4

Coleman Bennett

Kennesaw State · 2025

All-Conference USA
72%
#5

Frank Harris

UTSA · 2023

All-AAC
68%

Matches Anthony on

Yards / carry
Height
Rush TD rate

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Barry Odom

Pass share

52.0%

404 pass / 373 run

Plays / game

64.8

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

4.9%

348 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

3 coaches
2022
Jeff Brohm
Purdue
2023
Ryan Walters
Purdue
era →
2024
Ryan Walters
Purdue
2025
Barry Odom
Purdue
era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Brohm, Ryan Walters, and Barry Odom. Multi-era developmental context.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownBoonville, IN
Height6'0"
Weight202 lb
Class4
PositionRB
Jersey45

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Purdue RB4 #328 #544 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Big Ten
2023 Purdue RB4 #537 #763 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Big Ten
2022 Purdue RB4 #182 #249 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Big Ten

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Purdue Big Ten RB 4 No. 45 | 6-0 | 202 lb | Boonville, IN
2024 Purdue Big Ten RB 4 No. 45 | 6-0 | 202 lb | Boonville, IN
2023 Purdue Big Ten RB 4 No. 45 | 6-0 | 202 lb | Boonville, IN
2022 Purdue Big Ten RB 4 No. 45 | 6-0 | 202 lb | Boonville, IN