Devonta Freeman

By the end of the season, Freeman totaled 1,634 yards-from-scrimmage (5th in the NFL), 14 all-purpose touchdowns (1st) with 1,056 rushing yards (7th), and 11 rushing touchdowns (1st).

Devonta Cornellius Freeman (born March 15, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL).

He rushed for over 1,000 yards, the first Seminole to do so since Warrick Dunn in 1996.

Freeman finished the season with career highs in rushing yards (1,016), receiving yards (278), and touchdowns (15) despite splitting carries with James Wilder, Jr. and Karlos Williams in Florida State's backfield.

He led the Seminoles in rushing in each of his three seasons in Tallahassee.

He helped lead the Rockets football team to the 2010 Class 6A state championship and was named the MVP after gaining 308 yards on 38 carries, falling just 20 yards shy of a state championship game record.

As a senior, he ran for a Miami-Dade County leading 2,208 yards and 26 touchdowns, and also recorded 663 rushing yards and six touchdowns in the final two games of the state playoffs.

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated the best running back in the nation.

He committed to Florida State on June 24, 2010.

Freeman attended and played college football for Florida State from 2011 to 2013.

As a freshman at Florida State, Freeman immediately became a major contributor to the Seminoles' running game in their 9–4 season.

He had two games with over 100 rushing yards and had a stretch of four games of scoring at least one rushing touchdown through the end of October and the start of November.

He recorded 120 carries for 579 rushing yards and eight touchdowns as a freshman.

He finished the season as the Seminoles' leading rusher in major categories.

As a sophomore, Freeman shared the backfield primarily with James Wilder Jr.. and Chris Thompson.

He recorded two 100+-yard rushing games and three games with two rushing touchdowns.

Florida State finished with a 10–2 regular season record and qualified for the ACC Championship.

In the ACC Championship against Georgia Tech, he had 59 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in the 21–15 victory.

As a sophomore in 2012, he had 111 carries for 660 yards and eight touchdowns.

As a junior, Freeman provided strong and consistent production for the Seminoles.

In the second game of the season against Nevada and the third game against Bethune-Cookman, Freeman went over 100 rushing yards and scored a rushing touchdown..

On October 5, against Maryland, he started a streak of ten straight games with a rushing touchdown.

In that stretch was a game against Miami, where he had 78 rushing yards and two more rushing touchdowns to go along with 98 receiving yards and receiving touchdown.

He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL draft.

Freeman attended Miami Central High School in West Little River, Florida.

As a junior, Freeman was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection and helped the Florida State Seminoles win the 2014 BCS National Championship Game over Auburn by a score of 34–31.

On January 11, 2014, Freeman announced he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL draft.

Freeman was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round with the 103rd overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft.

He was the eighth running back selected in the draft.

In his rookie season in 2014, Freeman shared touches with fellow running backs Steven Jackson, Jacquizz Rodgers, and Antone Smith.

In his NFL debut, against the New Orleans Saints in Week 1 at the Georgia Dome, Freeman had two rushes for 15 yards and two receptions for 18 yards in the 37–34 overtime victory.

Against the Detroit Lions in Week 8, he scored his first career touchdown, a seven-yard reception from Matt Ryan in the first quarter.

Against the New Orleans Saints in Week 16, he scored his first career rushing touchdown, a 31-yard rush in the third quarter.

He appeared in all 16 games during his rookie season but started none.

In his rookie season, he accumulated 248 rushing yards on 65 carries, 225 receiving yards on 30 receptions, one rushing touchdown, and two receiving touchdowns.

Freeman received his first career start on September 27 against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 3.

Against the Cowboys, Freeman had a breakout performance by rushing for a then career-high 141 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries.

The next week, he rushed for three touchdowns again to go along with 68 rushing yards against the Houston Texans.

In the following game against the Washington Redskins, he rushed for a career-high 153 yards to start a three-game streak of 100 yard performances from Weeks 4–7.

In Week 11 against the Indianapolis Colts, Freeman recorded 43 yards off three carries before leaving in the first half with a concussion.