Devin Miles

Junior running back for Western Michigan. 2025: 425 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 5 catches.

RB · Western Michigan · Jr. · #5

5′9″ · 184 lb · Danville, IL

CFB Index 35 · #275 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Western Michigan)

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7 pm ETat RiceRice StadiumWestern Michigan by 9.5

The numbers

425

rushing yards · 2025

3 TD · 4.3 per carry · 5 catches

The play that turned itSwung Western Michigan from 33% to 88% to win.North Texas at Western Michigan · 33-30

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 running back for Western Michigan. 2025: 425 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 5 catches.

Signed with Western Michigan in 2025.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

Success rate: 60th percentile.

The full scouting read

Devin Miles

RB · Western Michigan · Jr · #5

Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The receipt on tape: 105 rush yds against Northern Illinois, Week 13, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Western Michigan10-4HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

35Below cohort / limited sample #275 of 326?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: fumbles lost (87th percentile). Concern: epa / carry (15th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Success rate#183 / 456 · 60th pct

45.6%

TD rate#290 / 456 · 37th pct

2.1%

Yards / carry#337 / 456 · 26th pct

4.4

Explosive rate#338 / 456 · 26th pct

4.1%

EPA / carry#386 / 456 · 15th pct

-0.03

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 201 · 87th pct

Carries#166 / 349 · 52nd pct

Rush yards#197 / 349 · 44th pct

425

Rush TDs#200 / 349 · 38th pct

Long run#240 / 349 · 31st pct

Yards / carry#257 / 349 · 24th pct

4.3

Rec yards#268 / 338 · 20th pct

Receptions#269 / 338 · 18th pct

Season trend

EPA / carry— first qualifying season

Success rate— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Yards / carry— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

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

2025 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home8g	30.1	3.9	0.2
Road6g	30.7	3.8	0.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	34.5	3.4	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	24.8	4.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lance Taylor

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

35 · #275 of 326 RBs

Unranked recruit. Now #275 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Western Michigan	99	425	4.3	3	--
Career		99	425	4.3	3	--

Season	Team
2025	Western Michigan	5	36	7.2	0	--
Career		5	36	7.2	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025

W 47–14

vs Rhode Island

54 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 33-point win at home against Rhode Island.

With B. Lowry — 143 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 58.9 · 52 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD · P. Domschke — 49 LONG · 100 PCT · 14 PTS

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 6 · Massachusetts · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.70Devin Miles run for 25 yds for a TD (Palmer Domschke KICK)
Week 9 · Miami (OH) · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -2.67(08:34) Shotgun #5 D.Miles rush right for 8 yards loss to the WMU48 fumbled by #5 D.Miles at Mia49 recovered by WMU #5 D.Miles at WMU49 (#20 A.Trick)
Week 13 · Northern Illinois · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.26(00:16) Shotgun #5 D.Miles rush right for 13 yards gain to the WMU49 (#22 J.Beeler), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Kennesaw State · 2&2 · Q2 · EPA +2.07Shotgun #5 D.Miles rush middle for 2 yards gain to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:45 #20 P.Domschke kick attempt good (H: #25 R.Millmore, LS: #46 R.Todd)
Week 7 · Ball State · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA -2.05Devin Miles run for a loss of 4 yards to the BALL 45
Week 1 · Kennesaw State · 3&9 · Q3 · EPA +1.78Shotgun #5 D.Miles rush middle for 10 yards gain to the WMU34 (#12 K.Jones), 1ST DOWN
Week 5 · Rhode Island · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +1.76Devin Miles run for 18 yds to the URI 34 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Massachusetts · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA -1.60Devin Miles run for a loss of 4 yards to the MASS 35
Week 7 · Ball State · 3&4 · Q3 · EPA +1.56Devin Miles run for 15 yds to the BALL 25 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Michigan State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.55Devin Miles run for a loss of 4 yards to the WMU 31

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 6-23@ Michigan State	2	2	1.0	0	6
Wk 2	L 30-33vs North Texas	12	42	3.5	0	8
Wk 3	L 0-38@ Illinois	5	12	2.4	0	4
Wk 4	W 14-13vs Toledo	4	11	2.8	0	8
Wk 5	W 47-14vs Rhode Island	12	54	4.5	1	18
Wk 6	W 21-3@ Massachusetts	7	41	5.9	1	25
Wk 7	W 42-0vs Ball State	12	46	3.8	0	15
Wk 9	L 17-26@ Miami (OH)	2	3	1.5	0	11
Wk 10	W 24-21vs Central Michigan	1	3	3.0	0	3
Wk 12	W 17-13vs Ohio	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 13	W 35-19@ Northern Illinois	14	105	7.5	0	32	Season-high 105 yds
Wk 14	W 31-21@ Eastern Michigan	5	21	4.2	0	9
Wk 15	W 23-13vs Miami (OH)	3	11	3.7	0	6
Bowl	W 41-6vs Kennesaw State	19	68	3.6	1	10
Total		99	425	3.8	3	32

The backfield · Western Michigan

#6Jalen BuckleyRB · Sr.1,003 rushing yards · 2025
#5Devin MilesRB · Jr.425 rushing yards · 2025
#24Ofa MataeleRB · Sr.252 rushing yards · 2025
#26Tre' HartwellRB · So.34 rushing yards · 2025
#4Cole CabanaRB · Jr.18 rushing yards · 2025

4 more on the roster · Western Michigan team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Devin Miles

202514 games

2026

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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