Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 17-72@ No. 22 Tennessee | 4 | -9 | -2.3 | 0 | 1 | Season-high -9 yds |
Devontae Houston
Devontae Houston: RB · UConn · #3.
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Devontae Houston
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. The three seasons at UConn span two head coaches: Lou Spanos and Jim Mora.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Fans
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Career stats
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Game log
Signature game
Week 2 · 2025
L 17-72
at Tennessee
1 rec · 2 yds · -9 rush yds (4 car)
With J. Criswell — 76 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · C. McNamara — 85 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT
Teams and coaches
2021UConn1-11HC: Lou Spanos · Balanced
2022UConn6-7HC: Jim Mora · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023UConn3-9HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
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
Gordon Sammis
Pass share
53.5%
451 pass / 392 run
Plays / game
64.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Five seasons, two schools
- 2025 East Tennessee StateYear 5 · 1 game
- 2024 East Tennessee StateYear 4 · 1 game
- Sep 2023 Entered the transfer portalUConn to East Tennessee State
- 2023 UConn MoraYear 3 · 4 games
- 2022 UConn MoraYear 2 · 10 games
- 2021 UConn SpanosYear 1 · 8 games
- High school HandleyRoanoke, AL · Class of 2020Two-star, No. 3,597 in the 2020 class. Signed with UConn.
Moves
- Transferred from UConn to East Tennessee State, Sep 27, 2023.
How it ended
Three seasons at UConn, 749 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 24 games over five seasons.
2020
- Signed with UConnTwo-star, out of Handley
2024
- Transferred to East Tennessee Statefrom UConn
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coaches2021
Lou Spanos
UConn
Coaching transition mid-career: Lou Spanos → Jim Mora. Worth noting in scheme + development context.