Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/19Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (5.3%).
Devin Spencer is a running back at Arkansas State who has not played in Arkansas State's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Where Spencer comes from
- Riverview, FL
- Sumner
- About 750 miles from Centennial Bank Stadium
- Three-star, No. 2,609 in the 2024 class.
- On the Arkansas State roster since 2024
Where Spencer fits
Arkansas State lists 10 running backs this season.
Arkansas State running backs with a game this season
Arkansas State is 4-4. Next: vs UL Monroe, Sat Nov 7.
Similar players
Same class and position
From Sumner
Also from Riverview, FL
Spencer wins in space out of the backfield. Second year in the Arkansas State backfield. One game to point at: 123 rushing yards and 10 receiving yards against Georgia Southern — Week 9, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 108 | 559 | 5.2 | 3 | 43 |
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 40 | 206 | 5.2 | 0 | 23 |
| Career | 148 | 765 | 5.2 | 3 | 43 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 25 | 125 | 5.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Career | 28 | 139 | 5.0 | 0 | 13 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs Southeast Missouri State | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 1 | 43 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-56vs Arkansas | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-24vs No. 14 Iowa State | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-28@ Kennesaw State | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-28@ UL Monroe | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-30vs Texas State | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | W 15-14@ South Alabama | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-24vs Georgia Southern | 14 | 123 | 8.8 | 0 | 36 | Season-high 123 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 23-10@ Troy | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-27vs Southern Miss | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-34vs Louisiana | 16 | 71 | 4.4 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 14 | W 30-29@ App State | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Bowl | W 34-28vs Missouri State | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 1 | 25 | |
| Total | 108 | 559 | 5.2 | 3 | 43 |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2025
L 30-34
vs Louisiana
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Southeast Missouri State · 1st and 8 · Q3 · EPA −4.68Devin Spencer run for a loss of 1 yard to the SEMO 9 Devin Spencer fumbled, recovered by SEMO Nasim Cairo
- Week 1 · Southeast Missouri State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.29Devin Spencer run for 43 yds for a TD (Clune Van Andel KICK)
- Week 13 · Louisiana · 4th and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.04J.Raynor pass complete short middle to D.Spencer caught at UL 32, for 9 yards to the UL 30 (J.Dugger)
- Week 1 · Southeast Missouri State · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA −2.80Devin Spencer run for no gain to the SEMO 32
- Week 9 · Georgia Southern · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.79D.Spencer rush right for 30 yards gain (A.Chaney), out of bounds
- Week 1 · Missouri State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.70D.Spencer rush left for 25 yards gain for a touchdown
4 more plays
- Week 13 · Louisiana · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90D.Spencer rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UL 00 TOUCHDOWN
- Week 2 · Arkansas · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +1.70Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Devin Spencer for 9 yds to the ARST 49 for a
- Week 14 · App State · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +1.63Raynor to Spencer: a 13-yard pass.
- Week 11 · Southern Miss · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.56D.Spencer rush left for 6 yards gain (C.Jones)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
107 of 108 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
44%102 carriesFumble rate
0.9%1 of 108 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds17%of carries
18 carries
Grind
1–3 yds31%of carries
33 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds37%of carries
40 carries
Explosive
10+ yds15%of carries
16 carries
3 of 5 (60%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
5.2 yds/carry on 108 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Receiving profile
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
23 of 25 receptions matched to play-by-play
14 of 35 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
357% of team targetsCatch rate
66%23 of 35 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
14% of targets (2)
50%catch rate
Air -3.5 · YAC 13.0 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
86% of targets (12)
75%catch rate
Air 3.2 · YAC 2.8 avg
66% catch rate on 35 targets · 7% of the team's targets.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
17%
Stuffed (≤0)
31%
Grind (1–3)
37%
Chunk (4–9)
15%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Butch Jones, all balanced offenses — 15-11 over that span.
2024Arkansas State8-5HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
2025Arkansas State7-6HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 54.3 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 33.2 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 33.7 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 53.8 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
53.7%
506 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
72.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
530 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
108 carries and 25 catches in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
39 · #225 of 326 RBs · 2025
Three-star recruit. Now #225 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #24 of 36 Sun Belt RBs
How the All-Sun Belt base rate is computed
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Starter
The No. 2,609 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Sun Belt.
Three seasons at Arkansas State
- 2026 Arkansas State JonesYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2025 Arkansas State JonesYear 2 · 13 games
- 2024 Arkansas State JonesYear 1 · 7 games
- High school SumnerRiverview, FL · Class of 2024Three-star, No. 2,609 in the 2024 class. Signed with Arkansas State.Also from Sumner: Gregory Smith (North Carolina), Kylen Webb (Clemson), Jamareis Conyers (Rutgers) and 1 more.
2024 7 games
- Signed with Arkansas StateThree-star, out of Sumner
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Arkansas State
Played every college season under Butch Jones.