Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 56-7vs Southern | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 6 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 17-28vs Utah State | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
#20
Devon Rivers
Sophomore running back for Fresno State. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′6″ · 182 lb · Brentwood, CA
Returning to Fresno State for 2026
The numbers
4
rushing yards · 2025
2 per carry
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 6 rush yds, vs Southern
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Fresno State. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Fresno State in 2023.
Devon Rivers
Devon Rivers has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Fresno State. The receipt on tape: 6 rush yds against Southern, Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20233 games
- Signed with Fresno State3-star out of Heritage
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Fresno State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023
Fresno State
2025era →
Matt Entz
Fresno State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jeff Tedford → Matt Entz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Fresno State9-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Pass-leaning
2025Fresno State9-4HC: Matt Entz · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 YDS/g, 2.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fresno State | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 56–7
vs Southern
6 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 49-point win at home against Southern.
With E. Warner — 240 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.2 · -10 rush yds (2 car) · B. Donelson — 90 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Fresno State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Fresno State
Returning around him
- 38% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +3 net (13 in / 10 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Fresno State · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #88 · 2026 recruiting class #70
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology