Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 17-72@ Tennessee | 4 | -9 | -2.3 | 0 | 1 | Season-high -9 yds |
| Total | 4 | -9 | -2.3 | 0 | 1 |
#3
Devontae Houston
Senior running back for UConn. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 163 lb · Roanoke, AL
CFB Index 51 · #119 of 317 RBsHigh confidenceUConn 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 running back for UConn. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to UConn in 2020.
- Transferred from UConn to East Tennessee State in 2024.
Recruiting
2★
RB recruit
No. 3597 nationally · Signed with UConn
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonDevontae Houston
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Three seasons at UConn, two different head coaches: Lou Spanos and Jim Mora.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
How it ended
Three seasons at UConn, 749 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2020
- Signed with UConn2-star out of Handley
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
UConn
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coaches2021
Lou Spanos
UConn
Coaching transition mid-career: Lou Spanos → Jim Mora. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021UConn1-11HC: Lou Spanos · Balanced
2022UConn6-7HC: Jim Mora · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023UConn3-9HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: -9.0 YDS/g, -2.3 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
RB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jacquez Stuart’s 2022 season.
52%match
Matches Jacquez on
Receiving share
Differs from Jacquez on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Yards / carry (higher)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brian Battie's sophomore season at South Florida (2021).
58%match
1st-team All-American
Matches Brian on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / carry
Differs from Brian on
Yards / reception (lower)
Height (higher)
Rush TD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Devontae Houston
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology