DeWayne McBride

DeWayne McBride (born July 8, 2001) is an American football running back for the UAB Blazers.

DeWayne McBride
UAB Blazers – No. 22
PositionRunning back
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2001-07-08) July 8, 2001
Starke, Florida
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
  • UAB (2020–2022)
Bowl games
High schoolVanguard (Ocala, Florida)
Career highlights and awards
  • C-USA Offensive Player of the Year (2022)
  • First-team All-C-USA (2022)
  • Second team All-C-USA (2021)

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 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 to the First-team All-C-USA and the conference'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]

Season GP Rushing Receiving
Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds TD
UAB Blazers
2020 6 47 439 9.3 75 4 0 0 0
2021 13 204 1,371 6.7 67 13 3 19 0
2022 12 233 1,713 7.4 68 19 2 10 0
Career 31 484 3,523 7.3 75 36 5 29 0

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.
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