#22

DeWayne McBride

RB · UAB · Jr. · #22

All-Conf HMMinnesota — drafted 2023, Rd 7, Pick 5, #222 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

DeWayne McBride

RB · UAB · Jr · #22

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1971 national
CFB
College
UAB
2020–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
R7 · #222
Minnesota · 2023

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-Conference USA

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2022

2 coaches
2020
2021
2022
Bryant Vincent
UAB
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bill Clark → Bryant Vincent. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

MinnesotaEntering 4th NFL season

#222Rd 7 · Pick 5
MinnesotaEntering 4th NFL season
View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020UAB6-3HC: Bill Clark · Run-leaning
2021UAB9-4HC: Bill Clark · Run-heavy
2022UAB7-6HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-Conference USA

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022UAB2331,7107.319--
2021UAB2041,3716.713--
2020UAB474399.34--
Career4843,5207.336--
SeasonTeam
2022UAB2105.00--
2021UAB3196.30--
2020UAB----------
Career5295.80--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2022

W 37–27

at Louisiana Tech

272 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD

How he plays

Play style

Hits the crease and outruns the angle.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Speed Merchant

Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.

RB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Tyler Allgeier’s 2020 season.

Tyler Allgeier

55%match

BYU · 2020

NFL Rd 5
#2

DeWayne McBride

UAB · 2020

NFL Rd 7
54%
#3

Tyjae Spears

Tulane · 2022

All-AACNFL Rd 3 · Pk 18
50%
#4

Blake Corum

Michigan · 2022

Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 3 · Pk 19
49%
#5

Bijan Robinson

Texas · 2022

Doak WalkerConsensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 8
46%

Matches Tyler on

Weight
Yards / carry

Differs from Tyler on

Receiving share (lower)
Recruiting rating (higher)
Class year (higher)
Based on 7 features · 2 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jaret Patterson’s path through Buffalo.

Jaret Patterson

89%match

Buffalo · 2020

1st-team All-American
#2

Javonte Williams

North Carolina · 2020

All-ACCNFL Rd 2 · Pk 3
84%
#3

Kendre Miller

TCU · 2022

All-Big 12NFL Rd 3 · Pk 8
84%
#4

Eli Heidenreich

Navy · 2025

NFL Rd 7
82%
#5

Wesley Kennedy III

Georgia Southern · 2020

79%

Matches Jaret on

Yards per carry
202020212022
Career-aggregate opponent-adjusted stats · physical traits

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyler Huff's junior season at Jacksonville State (2024).

Tyler Huff

65%match

Jacksonville State · 2024

#2

Ashton Jeanty

Boise State · 2024

Doak WalkerMaxwellConsensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 6
64%
#3

Mohamed Ibrahim

Minnesota · 2022

All-Big Ten
60%
#4

Blake Corum

Michigan · 2022

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 3 · Pk 19
60%
#5

Bijan Robinson

Texas · 2022

Doak WalkerConsensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 8
56%

Matches Tyler on

EPA / carry (adj)
Yards / carry

Differs from Tyler on

Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Rush TD rate (higher)
Opponent-adjusted stats · junior cohort across all seasons

Player DNA

Players who play like DeWayne McBride

#1

Kendre Miller

TCU · 2021

84%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2020–2022
4392020
1,3712021
1,7102022

+290%

Up 290% from first season to most-recent.