Last confirmed: Nebraska, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 235 lb · Sachse, TX
Devine Ozigbo: RB · Nebraska · #22.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Devine Ozigbo
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Four seasons at Nebraska, two different head coaches: Mike Riley and Scott Frost. One game to point at: 170 rushing yards and 28 receiving yards against Purdue — Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
36.6% of carries overall (155/423) → 28.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (18/63) — 83.3% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of 12 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (58.3%). 8 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (44.4%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 28-33vs Colorado | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-24vs Troy | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-56@ No. 19 Michigan | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-42vs Purdue | 17 | 170 | 10.0 | 2 | 35 | Season-high 170 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41@ No. 16 Wisconsin | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-34@ Northwestern | 22 | 159 | 7.2 | 2 | 37 | 159-yard day |
| Wk 8 | W 53-28vs Minnesota | 12 | 152 | 12.7 | 2 | 59 | 152-yard day |
| Wk 9 | W 45-9vs Bethune-Cookman | 11 | 110 | 10.0 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-36@ No. 8 Ohio State | 20 | 86 | 4.3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | W 54-35vs Illinois | 11 | 162 | 14.7 | 3 | 66 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 12 | W 9-6vs Michigan State | 18 | 74 | 4.1 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-31@ Iowa | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Total | 155 | 1082 | 7.0 | 12 | 66 |
Week 5 · 2018
L 28-42
vs Purdue
170 rush yds (17 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 28 yds
With A. Martinez — 323 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 91 rush yds (18 car) · C. Lightbourn — 40.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 52 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
57%155 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds7.0 yds/carry on 155 carries · 19% explosive (10+ yds) · 57% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 108 | 8.4 | 1.3 |
| Road5g | 65.8 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 74.7 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 106 | 8.5 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
46.6%
404 pass / 463 run
Plays / game
72.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
438 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
155 carries and 23 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Nebraska, 2,196 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Riley → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
