2015 Football Roster
Roster
McFarlane, Devante

Jersey Number 29
Devante McFarlane
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 199
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Wheatley Heights, N.Y.
- High School:
- Half Hollow Hills West
Bio
At SU: Three letters.
Junior Year (2015): Played in 11 games, starting two ... Rushed for 102 yards on 35 carries (2.9 avg.) and caught two passes for 27 yards ... Also played special teams and recorded two tackles ... Against Wake Forest (9/12), rushed for a season-best 34 yards on nine carries and had a 23-yard reception ... Started versus Central Michigan (9/19) and totaled 28 yards on eight carries and made one catch for four yards ... Earned his second start versus No. 8 LSU (9/26) and rushed four times for eight yards ... Had five carries for 18 yards at Virginia (10/17) ... Made special teams tackles in consecutive games at Louisville (11/7) and versus No. 1 Clemson (11/14).
Sophomore Year (2014): Played in 10 games … Ran for 169 yards on 28 carries and caught four passes for 49 yards ... At Wake Forest (10/18), rushed 10 times for a personal-best 114 yards and caught one pass for 10 yards. His 86-yard run against the Demon Deacons tied for the third-longest in team history … At Pittsburgh (11/22), gained six yards on three carries and had a career-best, 28-yard reception.
Freshman Year (2013): Played in all 13 games as a reserve running back and kick returner … Rushed for 292 yards on 48 carries and averaged a team-high 6.1 yards per rush ... Brought back 10 kickoffs for 184 yards (18.4 avg.) ... Made 13 special teams tackles ... Against Penn State (8/31), made his college debut and logged one carry … Against Wagner (9/14), gained 23 yards on seven carries and scored his first career rushing touchdown. Also had a 17-yard reception … Against Tulane (9/21), had five carries for 22 yards and recovered a fumble on special teams … Against Clemson (10/5), rushed for a season-high 95 yards on three carries and set career highs for kickoff returns (4) and yards (73) … At Florida State (11/16), led the Orange with 81 yards rushing on 13 carries, returned one kick for 20 yards, and had a 23-yard catch.
2012: Redshirt season.
High School: Coached by Kyle Madden … 2011 PrepStar All-East Region selection … 2011 New York State Class AA First Team selection … 2011 New York State Sportswriters Association Class AA Third Team honoree … 2011 All-Long Island selection … MVP of the May 2012 Nike Combine at Penn State … Team captain as a senior … Rushed 70 times for 754 yards and 12 touchdowns, and had 11 receptions for 221 yards as a senior.
Personal: Devante Anthony McFarlane … Born in March 1993 …  Son of Antonette McFarlane … Two brothers and one sister … Communication and rhetorical studies major.
Junior Year (2015): Played in 11 games, starting two ... Rushed for 102 yards on 35 carries (2.9 avg.) and caught two passes for 27 yards ... Also played special teams and recorded two tackles ... Against Wake Forest (9/12), rushed for a season-best 34 yards on nine carries and had a 23-yard reception ... Started versus Central Michigan (9/19) and totaled 28 yards on eight carries and made one catch for four yards ... Earned his second start versus No. 8 LSU (9/26) and rushed four times for eight yards ... Had five carries for 18 yards at Virginia (10/17) ... Made special teams tackles in consecutive games at Louisville (11/7) and versus No. 1 Clemson (11/14).
Sophomore Year (2014): Played in 10 games … Ran for 169 yards on 28 carries and caught four passes for 49 yards ... At Wake Forest (10/18), rushed 10 times for a personal-best 114 yards and caught one pass for 10 yards. His 86-yard run against the Demon Deacons tied for the third-longest in team history … At Pittsburgh (11/22), gained six yards on three carries and had a career-best, 28-yard reception.
Freshman Year (2013): Played in all 13 games as a reserve running back and kick returner … Rushed for 292 yards on 48 carries and averaged a team-high 6.1 yards per rush ... Brought back 10 kickoffs for 184 yards (18.4 avg.) ... Made 13 special teams tackles ... Against Penn State (8/31), made his college debut and logged one carry … Against Wagner (9/14), gained 23 yards on seven carries and scored his first career rushing touchdown. Also had a 17-yard reception … Against Tulane (9/21), had five carries for 22 yards and recovered a fumble on special teams … Against Clemson (10/5), rushed for a season-high 95 yards on three carries and set career highs for kickoff returns (4) and yards (73) … At Florida State (11/16), led the Orange with 81 yards rushing on 13 carries, returned one kick for 20 yards, and had a 23-yard catch.
2012: Redshirt season.
High School: Coached by Kyle Madden … 2011 PrepStar All-East Region selection … 2011 New York State Class AA First Team selection … 2011 New York State Sportswriters Association Class AA Third Team honoree … 2011 All-Long Island selection … MVP of the May 2012 Nike Combine at Penn State … Team captain as a senior … Rushed 70 times for 754 yards and 12 touchdowns, and had 11 receptions for 221 yards as a senior.
Personal: Devante Anthony McFarlane … Born in March 1993 …  Son of Antonette McFarlane … Two brothers and one sister … Communication and rhetorical studies major.
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