DeWayne McBride

DeWayne McBride (born July 8, 2001) is an American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UAB, where he was named the 2022 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year after rushing for over 1,700 yards with 19 touchdowns.

DeWayne McBride
No. 37 – Minnesota Vikings
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (2001-07-08) July 8, 2001
Starke, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Vanguard (Ocala, Florida)
College:UAB (2020–2022)
NFL Draft:2023 / Round: 7 / Pick: 222
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards
  • C-USA Offensive Player of the Year (2022)
  • First-team All-C-USA (2022)
  • Second team All-C-USA (2021)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

High school career

McBride attended Vanguard High School in Ocala, Florida. As a senior, McBride recorded 936 yards and 12 touchdowns.[1]A three-star recruit, McBride committed to play college football at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

College career

As a freshman in 2020, McBride played in six games, tallying 439 yards on 47 carries while scoring four touchdowns.[2] Against Louisiana Tech, McBride ran for a 75-yard touchdown, breaking the record for the longest touchdown rush in school history.[3] McBride entered the 2021 season on the Conference USA preseason all-conference team and on the Doak Walker Award preseason watch list.[4][5] In 2021, McBride rushed 205 times for 1,371 yards and 13 touchdowns while averaging 6.72 yards per carry and recording over 100 yards rushing six times.[6][7][8] McBride rushed for a then career high 210 yards and four touchdowns in a win against Louisiana Tech.[9] At the end of the season, McBride was named to the Second team All-C-USA.[10] Entering the 2022 season, McBride was once again named to the Doak Walker Award preseason watch list while also being named to the Maxwell Award preseason watch list.[11][12] In 2022, McBride led the NCAA in total rushing yards with 1,713, and led the nation in yards per game (155.7). He also broke the school's record for rushing yards in a game, totaling a career high 272 yards, and rushing touchdowns in a single season with 19.[13][14] As a result, McBride was named the Conference USA's Offensive Player of the Year.[15] McBride would forgo playing in the 2022 Bahamas Bowl and declared for the 2023 NFL Draft.[16] He played 31 games during his college career, recording 484 rushing attempts for 3,523 yards and 36 touchdowns.[17]

College statistics
Season GP Rushing Receiving
AttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
2020 6 47 439 9.3 4 0 0 0 0
2021 13 204 1,371 6.7 13 3 19 0 0
2022 12 233 1,713 7.4 19 2 10 0 0
Career 31 484 3,523 7.3 36 5 29 0 0

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand spanBench press
5 ft 10+3⁄8 in
(1.79 m)		 209 lb
(95 kg)		 30+5⁄8 in
(0.78 m)		 9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		20 reps
Sources:[18][19]

McBride was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round with the 222nd overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.[20]

References
  1. "Vanguard football preview". The Prep Zone. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  2. Irvine | 08.28.22, Steve. "UAB's DeWayne McBride works his way into being one of the elite…". 1819 News. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  3. Dudley, Evan (2020-11-01). "Quarter-by-quarter look at UAB's 37-34 loss to Louisiana Tech". al. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  4. "FB: C-USA Announces 2021 All-Conference Teams". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  5. Dudley, Evan (2021-08-17). "'He wants to be special': UAB's DeWayne McBride set for sophomore encore". al. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  6. Dudley, Evan (2021-12-19). "DeWayne McBride powers UAB to 31-28 win over No. 13 BYU". al. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  7. "2023 NFL Draft Sleepers At RB Include DeWayne McBride, Lew Nichols III". 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  8. "Quartet of C-USA Running Backs on Doak Walker Watch List". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  9. Sands, Ethan. "Louisiana Tech football allows UAB to score 24 unanswered points in 52-38 loss". The News-Star. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  10. Lassan, Steven. "Conference USA Football 2021 All-Conference Team". AthlonSports.com | Expert Predictions, Picks, and Previews. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  11. "2022 preseason Doak Walker Award watch list revealed". On3. 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  12. "College Football Poll.com". www.collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  13. Dudley, Evan (2022-12-07). "UAB's DeWayne McBride named C-USA Offensive Player of the Year". al. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  14. "McBride runs for record 272 yards in UAB win over La Tech". Daily Mountain Eagle. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  15. "FB: C-USA Announces 2022 All-Conference Teams". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  16. Gregson, Robert. "2023 NFL Draft: DeWayne McBride Declares for Draft". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  17. "DeWayne McBride College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  18. "DeWayne McBride Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  19. "2023 NFL Draft Scout DeWayne McBride College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  20. Young, Lindsey (April 29, 2023). "Vikings Draft UAB Running Back DeWayne McBride". Vikings.com.
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