D'Vonte Price

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D'Vonte Price
No. 27
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1999-06-02) June 2, 1999 (age 25)
Punta Gorda, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Charlotte (Punta Gorda)
College: FIU (2017–2021)
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
Player stats at PFR

D'Vonte Price (born June 2, 1999) is an American professional football running back who is a free agent. He played college football for the FIU Panthers.

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Early life and high school

Price grew up in Punta Gorda, Florida and attended Charlotte High School. [1] Over the course of his high school career he rushed for 1,265 yards and scored 23 total touchdowns in 32 games played. [2]

College career

Price played primarily as a backup running back with occasional starts during his first two seasons with the FIU Panthers. [3] As a junior, Price gained 249 yards on 50 carries and caught ten passes for 49 yards. [4] He rushed for 581 yards and four touchdowns on 85 carries in five games during FIU's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. [5] After considering declaring for the 2021 NFL Draft, Price decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to FIU for a fifth season. [6] [7] He rushed 128 times for 682 yards and six touchdowns in his final season. [8] [9]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 1+38 in
(1.86 m)
210 lb
(95 kg)
31+12 in
(0.80 m)
9+38 in
(0.24 m)
4.38 s1.52 s2.56 s4.47 s7.59 s34.0 in
(0.86 m)
9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [10] [11]

Price signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2022. [12] He was waived on August 30, and signed to the practice squad the next day. [13] [14] On October 15, Price was elevated to the active roster for the Colts' Week 6 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, following injuries to starting running backs Jonathan Taylor and Nyheim Hines. [15] He played two snaps in his debut, both of which on special teams, and did not register a tackle. [16]

On January 16, 2023, Price's practice squad deal expired, making him a free agent. [17]

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