Photo by: Allissa Rusco

Devon Spalding

Position:
RB
Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-11
Weight:
203
Hometown:
Canton, Mich.
High School:
John Glenn

2018: Earned Chippewas’ Dustin Preston Leadership Award … named to Academic All-MAC team … appeared in 10 games, starting five … moved to wide receiver after spending entire career as a running back … caught 27 passes for 231 yards … ran nine times for 38 yards … recorded six receptions for 36 yards vs. Eastern Michigan (11/3) … made six catches for 48 yards vs. Toledo (11/23) … recorded four catches for 43 yards vs. Buffalo (10/6) … had four catches for 34 yards vs. Bowling Green (11/10).

2017: Started four games prior to injury vs. Miami (Ohio) … team captain … totaled 101 yards on 35 rushes … gained 70 yards on 20 carries with one touchdown vs. Rhode Island (8/31) … scored a touchdown at Kansas (9/09) … rushed seven times for 23 yards and caught two passes for 11 yards at Syracuse (9/16).

2016: Appeared in 11 games, starting 10 … rushed for a team-high 765 yards … ranked second in carries (138) and rushing touchdowns (6) … finished fourth on team in receptions with 31, and sixth in receiving yards with 204 … ran for 135 yards, including a 69-yard touchdown run, on 15 carries against Presbyterian (9/1) … caught four passes for 48 yards and a touchdown at Oklahoma State (9/10) … ran for a career-high 157 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries against Ball State (10/8) … had 124 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries at Northern Illinois (10/15) … ran for 65 yards on 10 carries vs. Toledo, adding two receptions for 28 yards (10/22) … finished with 85 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries at Eastern Michigan (11/22) … carried seven times for 21 yards and hauled in five catches for 26 yards against Tulsa in the Miami Beach Bowl (12/19) … named to Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team … named CMU's Iron Chippewa.

2015: Played in five games, starting three, before missing the rest of the season with an injury … finished the year with 182 yards rushing on 52 carries and a touchdown … also had 14 catches for 125 yards … set CMU record for the most catches by a running back with 10 against Syracuse (9/19), gaining 102 yards … also had 21 rushes for 83 yards and 205 all-purpose yards against the Orange … tallied 77 yards on 15 carries at Michigan State (9/26), including 42-yard run … caught three balls for 25 yards against Oklahoma State (9/3).

2014: Appeared in 11 games this season ... ranked second on the team with 371 rushing yards and four touchdowns ... averaged 5.1 yards per carry and 33.7 yards per game ... tallied 54 kick return yards, averaging 10.8 per return ... rushed for 21 yards in his first career game against Purdue (9/6) ... ran for a career-high 154 yards and two touchdown at Eastern Michigan, 38-7 (11/1) ... recorded a career-high 51-yard run against Miami, finishing the game with 147 yards and two touchdowns (11/15).

High School: Two-year starter ... ranked No. 20 on Detroit Free Press Fab 50 ... named to Detroit News All-State Dream Team ... selected to 2013 Associated Press Division 1-2 All-State team ... earned all-region, all-district, all-league, all-division and all-conference honors ... invited to play in Ohio-Michigan Border Classic ... rushed for 1,761 yards on 190 carries (9.2 avg.) and a school-record 27 touchdowns in 2013 ... set school record for rushing yards in a game (491), which ranks third in state history ... scored six touchdowns in a game, which is tied for 11th in state history ... two-year varsity starter in baseball ... graduated with a 3.36 grade point average.