Devonta Freeman
Freeman in training camp in 2016
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| No. 24 Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 15, 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Baxley, Georgia | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 206 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Miami Gardens (FL) Miami Central High School | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Florida State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 4 / Pick: 103 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Rushing attempts: | 557 |
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| Rushing yards: | 2,383 |
| Rushing average: | 4.3 |
| Receptions: | 157 |
| Receiving yards: | 1,265 |
| Total touchdowns: | 29 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Devonta Freeman (born March 15, 1992) is an American football running back for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Falcons in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State.
Freeman attended Miami Central High School in West Little River, Florida. He helped lead the Rockets football team to the 2010 Class 6A state championship and was named the MVP after gaining 308 yards on 36 carries, falling just 20 yards shy of a state championship game record. As a senior, he ran for 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 4-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated the best running back in the nation. He committed to Florida State on June 24, 2010.
As a junior in 2013, 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. He rushed for over 1,000 yards on the ground, 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.
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