Senior running back for Central Michigan. 2018: 38 rushing yards, 27 catches.
5′11″ · 205 lb · Westland, MI
The story
4 running back for Central Michigan. 2018: 38 rushing yards, 27 catches.
Recruiting
TE recruit
No. 3336 nationally · Signed with Central Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonDevon Spalding
Devon Spalding has been at Central Michigan through two head coaches in five seasons. One game to point at: 43 rec yds, 19 rush yds against Buffalo — Week 6, 2018.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Central Michigan, 1,450 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dan Enos → John Bonamego. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: receptions (94th percentile). Strength: rec yards (90th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.7 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2018
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2017 | Central Michigan | 35 | 101 | 2.9 | 2 | -- |
| 2016 | Central Michigan | 138 | 758 | 5.5 | 6 | -- |
| 2015 | Central Michigan | 52 | 182 | 3.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2014 | Central Michigan | 73 | 371 | 5.1 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 307 | 1,450 | 4.7 | 13 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 27 | 231 | 8.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2017 | Central Michigan | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2016 | Central Michigan | 31 | 204 | 6.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2015 | Central Michigan | 14 | 125 | 8.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2014 | Central Michigan | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 80 | 609 | 7.6 | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2018
W 17–5
vs Maine
1 rec · -1 yds
With J. Sheldon — 42 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 49 LONG · T. Lazzaro — 82 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 44 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-31vs Kansas | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-24@ Northern Illinois | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-5vs Maine | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-31@ Michigan State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-34vs Buffalo | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 19 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 23-24vs Ball State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-17@ Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-17@ Eastern Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-24vs Bowling Green | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-51@ Toledo | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 9 | 38 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 |