Devin Roche

#3 · RB · R-Jr. · Old Dominion5′7″ · 172 lb · Baltimore, MD · Dunbar

Rushing yards401114th of 278 running backsLast gameL 23–36vs Marshall · Oct 31
Nextat Coastal CarolinaSat Nov 7 · 1 pm ET
401 rushing yards in 9 games; their best was 102 vs East Carolina.
Game 1: against Norfolk State, win 31-10, 51 rushing yards, FCS opponent51WNORFFCSGame 2: at Virginia Tech, loss 21-44, 45 rushing yards45LVT@Game 3: against East Carolina, loss 17-20, 102 rushing yards102LECUGame 4: against James Madison, loss 20-46, 18 rushing yards18LJMUGame 5: at Georgia State, loss 10-42, 37 rushing yards37LGAST@Game 6: at App State, win 10-3, 101 rushing yards101WAPP@Game 7: against Georgia Southern, loss 15-23, 25 rushing yards25LGASOGame 8: at Louisiana Tech, loss 0-26, 9 rushing yards9LLT@Game 9: against Marshall, loss 23-36, 13 rushing yards13LMRSHSeason high,in a loss
Game 1: against Norfolk State, win 31-10, 51 rushing yards, FCS opponentWNORFFCSGame 2: at Virginia Tech, loss 21-44, 45 rushing yardsLVT@Game 3: against East Carolina, loss 17-20, 102 rushing yards102 · season highLECUGame 4: against James Madison, loss 20-46, 18 rushing yardsLJMUGame 5: at Georgia State, loss 10-42, 37 rushing yardsLGAST@Game 6: at App State, win 10-3, 101 rushing yardsWAPP@Game 7: against Georgia Southern, loss 15-23, 25 rushing yardsLGASOGame 8: at Louisiana Tech, loss 0-26, 9 rushing yardsLLT@Game 9: against Marshall, loss 23-36, 13 rushing yards13LMRSH

Marshall · L 23-36

6 carries, 13 yards

The other 8 games average 48 yards. This one was 36 below.

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Dashed line: 100 yards.

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Roche against Old Dominion’s best seasons, game by game

05001,0001,5001246891012133 to playGames playedLawry ’16: 740 at game 9, 1,255 for the seasonLawry ’15: 1,069 at game 9, 1,136 for the seasonLawry ’14: 563 at game 9, 947 for the seasonLawry ’16 1,255Lawry ’15 1,136Lawry ’14 947Roche 401
Through 9 games: 339 yards behind Ray Lawry in 2016 (740 at this point), whose season finished at 1,255. Open dots: where each stood at game 9. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

Backs who run like Roche, and how their seasons went

05001,00012468910123 to playGames playedLawson ’14 (San José State): 149 at game 9, 155 for the seasonDavis ’15 (Rice): 232 at game 9, 297 for the seasonHall ’15 (New Mexico State): 165 at game 9, 165 for the seasonRoche 401Davis ’15 297Hall ’15 165Lawson ’14 155
The closest match is Jarrod Lawson of San José State in 2014: 149 yards at game 9, against 401 this season, and 155 for the season. Open dots: where each stood at game 9. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

Roche against this year’s top backs, game by game

05001,0001,50012468910123 to playGames playedRiley (Boise State): 1,049 at game 8, 1,049 so farWhite (North Texas): 1,043 at game 8, 1,043 so farRoberts (Missouri): 1,005 at game 8, 1,005 so farRiley 1,049White 1,043Roberts 1,005Roche 401
Through 8 games: 661 yards behind Dylan Riley of Boise State (1,049 at this point). Open dots: where each stood at game 9. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

The road ahead: 401 yards, 45 a game, 3 regular-season games left.

  • 634 yards, their own best season (2025): 233 to go, 78 a game, more than the 45 a game so far.

This week

Worth knowing

  • Devin Roche has 19.2 receiving yards a game at home, 2.2 on the road.

His most important play this season

  1. Q1, 1:10 · Old Dominion tiedD. Roche fumbles and Georgia Southern recoversGeorgia Southern at Old Dominion, week 7Q1, 1:10 · Old Dominion 7, Georgia Southern 73Old Dominion’s turnover led to a field goal3Old Dominion’s turnover led to a field goalOld Dominion’s turnover led to a field goalD.Roche rush middle for 5 yards gain to the ODU46 fumbled by D.Roche at ODU46 forced by N.Eldridge Jr. recovered by GS A.Sears at ODU46, End Of PlayWatch from this playESPN College Football

35% of the carries, 44% of the yards

  • Carries35%109 of 314
  • Yards44%401 of 916
  • Yards a carry: 3.7. Everyone else on the team: 2.5.

At least 27% of the team's rushing yards in every game

No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.

Who carried it

Share of the team's total this season.

Most of his carries go up the middle

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a carry, up for a gain and down for a lossa touchdown

Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 14, middle 77, right 16. His longest went for 41 yards.

Devin Roche

RB · Old Dominion · #3

Filling the Shoesas of Nov 4

Devin Roche is a cornerstone for Old Dominion — measured against the line Devin Roche joined.

401rushing yards0rushing TD109carries

Rushing value per play

+0.05

our model · 2026 · 65 plays

Read the story so far

Devin Roche arrived as a 3-star prospect. Devin Roche lines up at RB for Old Dominion.

On the field, the headline is 401 rush yds, with 0 rush td.

The number to watch: +0.05 — rushing value per play.

RB successionleap of faith
  • Pushed byKe'Travion Hargrove 4★
  • How many games until Ke'Travion Hargrove (4★) takes the job from Devin Roche?

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape

Feast or famine

108Carries
400Yards
33.0%Top-5 share
31.5%Stuffed rate

33.0% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 31.5% of his carries. 8 carries for 9 yds vs Louisiana Tech; 23 for 101 vs App State.

Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.

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