Senior running back for Tulsa. 2022: 729 rushing yards, 5 rushing TD, 9 catches.
6′0″ · 219 lb · Manvel, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 1205 nationally · Signed with Texas A&M
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Tulsa. 2022: 729 rushing yards, 5 rushing TD, 9 catches.
Deneric Prince
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jimbo Fisher and Philip Montgomery. The receipt on tape: 231 rush yds, 29 rec yds against Temple, Week 8, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Tulsa, 1,744 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Philip Montgomery.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: explosive rate (82nd percentile). Strength: long run (97th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (13th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
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 · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 108 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 74.2 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 33.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 110 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #94 at the position.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 21-31vs Cincinnati | 18 | 71 | 3.9 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-53@ Navy | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-16@ Temple | 20 | 231 | 11.6 | 1 | 84 | Season-high 231 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 34-45vs SMU | 19 | 86 | 4.5 | 0 | 42 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-27vs Tulane | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-26@ Memphis | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-42vs South Florida | 26 | 220 | 8.5 | 2 | 67 | 220-yard day |
| Wk 13 | W 37-30@ Houston | 16 | 40 | 2.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | 126 | 729 | 4.6 | 5 | 84 |
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
32.2% of carries overall (122/379) → 42.9% of Q4-with-lead carries (21/49) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Player DNA
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Devin Neal’s 2022 season.
Matches Devin on
Differs from Devin on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Trey Smith’s path through Wyoming.
Matches Trey on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Chris Rodriguez Jr.'s senior season at Kentucky (2022).
Matches Chris on
Player DNA