DeWayne McBride

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DeWayne McBride
No. 27 – Minnesota Vikings
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (2001-07-08) July 8, 2001 (age 22)
Starke, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Vanguard (Ocala, Florida)
College: UAB (2020–2022)
NFL draft: 2023  / Round: 7 / Pick: 222
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
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

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.

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Early years

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 (C-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 C-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

UAB Blazers
SeasonGPRushingReceiving
AttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
2020 6474399.340000
2021 132041,3716.71331900
2022 122331,7137.41921000
Career 314843,5237.33652900

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span Bench 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] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and signed to the practice squad the next day. [21] [22] Following the end of the 2023 regular season, the Vikings signed him to a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024. [23]

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