#22

DeWayne McBride

Former running back at UAB. 2022: 1,710 rushing yards, 19 rushing TD, 2 catches.

RB · UAB · Jr. · #22

5′11″ · 215 lb · Starke, FL

CFB Index 92 · #4 of 317 RBsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamMinnesota — drafted 2023, Rd 7, Pick 5, #222 overall

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 1971 nationally · Signed with UAB

Statement game28 car · 223 yds · 4 TDvs Georgia Southern (FBS) · W 35-21

Top 1% rushing TDs game since 2021.

Dewayne McBride is one of the best running backs in the country. This is a factual statement.r/CFB game thread · ▲ 9His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at UAB. 2022: 1,710 rushing yards, 19 rushing TD, 2 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UAB in 2020.
Drafted round 7 by the Minnesota in 2023.
Named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at UAB, 3,520 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #222 overall by Minnesota.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20206 games

Signed with UAB3-star out of Vanguard

202112 games

The role got bigger.

All-Conference USAsecond

202211 games

Conference USA Offensive Player of the Yearwinner
All-Conference USAfirst

2023

Drafted by Minnesotaround 7, pick 222

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1971 national

CFB

College

UAB

2020–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #222

Minnesota · 2023

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

9 honors · 1 category

🥈

ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM

All-Conference USA 1st team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2022

2 coaches

2020–2021

Bill Clark

UAB

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 ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020UAB6-3HC: Bill Clark · Run-leaning

2021UAB9-4HC: Bill Clark · Run-heavy

2022UAB7-6HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

92All-America level #4 of 317?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / carry (96th percentile). Strength: epa / carry (90th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (1st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / carry#18 / 398 · 96th pct

7.5

EPA / carry#41 / 398 · 90th pct

0.45

Explosive rate#68 / 398 · 83rd pct

10.7%

TD rate#85 / 398 · 79th pct

7.1%

Success rate#100 / 398 · 75th pct

51.3%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush yards#2 / 346 · 100th pct

1710

Rush TDs#3 / 346 · 99th pct

Yards / carry#5 / 346 · 99th pct

7.3

Carries#15 / 346 · 96th pct

233

Long run#59 / 346 · 83rd pct

Receptions#315 / 338 · 6th pct

Rec yards#320 / 338 · 5th pct

Fumbles lost#241 / 244 · 1st pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

69th → 90th percentile

Success rate

62nd → 75th percentile

Explosive rate

92nd → 83rd percentile

Yards / carry

89th → 96th percentile

TD rate

71st → 79th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home5g	148	7.2	2.8
Road6g	162	8.0	0.8

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	156	7.2	2.2
Weeks 8+6g	155	8.0	1.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Alex Mortensen

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

our read the All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #4 of 317 FBS backs by CFB Index Score.2022 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

92 · #4 of 317 RBs

Three-star recruit. Now #4 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	UAB	233	1,710	7.3	19	--
2021	UAB	204	1,371	6.7	13	--
2020	UAB	47	439	9.3	4	--
Career		484	3,520	7.3	36	--

Season	Team
2022	UAB	2	10	5.0	0	--
2021	UAB	3	19	6.3	0	--
2020	UAB	--	--	--	--	--
Career		5	29	5.8	0	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 10 · UTSA · 2&15 · Q2 · EPA +6.81DeWayne McBride run for 68 yds for a TD, (Matt Quinn KICK)
Week 9 · Florida Atlantic · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +6.00D.McBride rushed to FAU End Zone for 63 yards. D.McBride for 63 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Week 2 · Liberty · 1&6 · Q2 · EPA -4.95DeWayne McBride run for no gain to the Liber 6 DeWayne McBride fumbled, recovered by Liber Ahmad Walker
Week 8 · Western Kentucky · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +4.59DeWayne McBride run for 64 yds to the WKent 10 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Liberty · 2&17 · Q1 · EPA +4.44DeWayne McBride run for 56 yds to the Liber 31 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Middle Tennessee · 4&3 · Q2 · EPA +4.02DeWayne McBride run for 27 yds for a TD, (Matt Quinn KICK)
Week 13 · Louisiana Tech · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.98DeWayne McBride run for 60 yds to the LaTch 32 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · North Texas · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +3.28DeWayne McBride run for 33 yds to the NoTex 42 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Georgia Southern · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.03DeWayne McBride run for 47 yds to the GeoSo 23 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Liberty · 3&2 · Q1 · EPA +3.02DeWayne McBride run for 34 yds to the UAB 49 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 14-21@ Liberty	20	177	8.9	1	56	177-yard day
Wk 3	W 35-21vs Georgia Southern	28	223	8.0	4	47	4 rushing TDs
Wk 5	L 24-28@ Rice	27	121	4.5	1	23
Wk 6	W 41-14vs Middle Tennessee	12	120	10.0	3	45	3 rushing TDs
Wk 7	W 34-20vs Charlotte	29	137	4.7	2	23
Wk 8	L 17-20@ Western Kentucky	24	197	8.2	0	64	197-yard day
Wk 9	L 17-24@ Florida Atlantic	24	168	7.0	1	63	168-yard day
Wk 10	L 38-44vs UTSA	19	141	7.4	2	68
Wk 11	W 41-21vs North Texas	21	120	5.7	3	33	3 rushing TDs
Wk 12	L 10-41@ LSU	13	34	2.6	1	6
Wk 13	W 37-27@ Louisiana Tech	16	272	17.0	1	60	Season-high 272 yds
Total		233	1710	7.6	19	68