Devon Achane

 

STATS

YEAR (GP/GS)    CAR    YDS       AVG    TD         REC     YDS     AVG    TD

2020: (8/0)         43       364        8.5      4            5          97       19.4    1

2021: (12/1)       130     910        7.0      9            24       261     10.9    1

2022: (10/10)     196     1,102    5.6       8            36       196     5.4      3

Total: (30/11)    369     2,376    6.4        21          65       554     8.5      5

HISTORY -- From College Profile

 

ACCOLADES
2022 All-SEC First-Team Running Back
2022 All-SEC First-Team All-Purpose Player
2022 AP All-SEC Second-Team Running Back
2022 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalist
2022 Phill Steele First-Team SEC Running Back
2022 Phill Steele Honorable Mention All-American

2022 (JUNIOR): Started all 10 games he played ... Found the end zone in eight games, including three multi-score games ... Led the SEC and ranked fourth nationally averaging 161.0 all-purpose yards per game ... Ranked No. 3 in the SEC and No. 16 in the NCAA with 110.2 rushing yards per game ... Recorded a 95 yard kickoff return for touchdown against App State, the second 90+ yard special teams touchdown of his career ... Registered a career-high 156 yards on 19 carries against Arkansas ... Recorded his first 200 all-purpose yard game of his career after finishing with 208 yards at Mississippi State (111 rush, 21 receiving, 76 kick return) ... Finished the game at South Carolina with 99 yards on 20 carries and one rushing TD, while also adding seven catches for 57 yards ... Eclipsed the 2,000 career rushing yard mark after racking up 138 yards on a career-high 25 carries against Ole Miss ... Totaled 122 yards on 16 carries for two touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass against Florida ... Registered a career-high game rushing 38 times for 215 yards and two touchdowns in the upset win over No. 5 LSU, was named the Maxwell Award Player of the Week and SEC Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts ... Earned All-SEC First-Team Running Back and First-Team All-Purpose Player honors ... Garnered Phill Steele First-Team SEC Running Back and Honorable Mention All-America recognition ... AP All-SEC Second-Team Running Back ... Was named Offensive MVP and Special Teams Most Impactful player at the annual team's banquet. 

2021 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 12 games ... Led the SEC and was top-11 in the country in yards per attempt with 7.0 ... Second on the team in rushing with 910 yards ... Led the team with 11 total touchdowns, including at least one as a rusher, returner and receiver ... Led the Aggies with 124 rushing yards and two touchdowns, which included a 63-yard sprint to the end zone late in the third quarter, in the season-opening win over Kent State … Led the A&M rushing attack with nine carries for 50 yards at Colorado … Tallied 40 of A&M’s 70 total offensive yards on the game-winning drive to defeat the Buffaloes … Hauled in three passes for 45 yards and a touchdown against New Mexico … Added 33 yards off nine carries versus the Lobos ... Caught a career-high six receptions against Arkansas ... Rushed eight times for 69 yards, including a 41-yard run, against Mississippi State ... Returned a kickoff 96 yards midway through the third quarter in the win over No. 1 Alabama ... Added three catches for 45 yards against the Tide ... Racked up 124 yards on 16 carries and two touchdowns at Missouri ... Recorded a career-high 154 rushing yards off 20 carries and a score against South Carolina ... Became the 50th Aggie in history to rush for 1000 yards in their career after registering 98 yards on 10 carries in the win over No. 12 Auburn ... Led the Aggies with 110 rushing yards off 12 carries and two scores at Ole Miss ... Tallied a career-high 72 receiving yards off five receptions at LSU ... Earned the Offensive Most Explosive Award and Offensive Skill Award, as well as the Special Teams Most Impactful Award at the annual team banquet.

2020 (FRESHMAN): Played in eight games ... Made his collegiate debut at No. 2 Alabama ... Ran the ball four times for 20 yards at Mississippi State … Ran the ball four times for 40 yards and scored his first career touchdown on a 30-yard run down the right sideline in the win over Arkansas … Had his first multi-touchdown game of his career, with one the ground and a 52-yard touchdown reception through the air in the victory at South Carolina … Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors for his performance against the Gamecocks … Rushed for a career-high 99 yards on nine carries in the win at Auburn … Named the Orange Bowl Most Outstanding Player for his season-high 140 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, to lead the Aggies to a 41-27 victory over North Carolina.

HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by James Williams at Fort Bend Marshall High School ... Was named the 2019 Touchdown Club of Houston Offensive Player of the Year ... Rushed for 2,097 yards on 185 attempts (11.3 yards per carry) and 38 touchdowns in his career, adding 32 receptions and 694 yards along with 10 touchdowns through the air.

TRACK AND FIELD

Texas A&M All-Time Top-12 Performer List
#3 Indoor 60m - 6.63 (2/12/22)
#4 Outdoor 200m - 20.20 (4/2/22)
#9 Outdoor 100m - 10.14 (3/25/22)

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NCAA Championships
2022 Honorable Mention 100m - 10.48 (24th)
2021 First Team All-American 4x100m - 39.13 (7th)
2021 Second Team All-American 100m - 10.22 (11th)
2021 Second Team All-American 200m - 20.73 (14th)

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NCAA Outdoor West Regionals
2022 100m - 10.18 (12th)
2022 200m - 20.81 (17th)
2021 4x100m - 38.93 (1st)
2021 100m - 10.26 (8th)
2021 200m - 20.40 (3rd)

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All-SEC
2021 Outdoor 4x100m - 39.08 (3rd)

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Weekly Honors
SEC Freshman of the Week (3/30/21)
SEC Freshman of the Week (3/23/21)

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2022: Indoor - Opened his season at the Charlie Thomas Invitational clocking 6.71 in the 60m, making him the twelfth fastest performer in school history... Ran to a 1st place finish at the Don Kirby Open in New Mexico in the 60m with a time of 6.63, making him the No. 3 all time Aggie in the event... Competed at the SEC Championships in the 60m and 200m, finishing seventh and eighth, respectively. Outdoor - Opened his season at the Texas Relays, finishing second in the 100m and 11th as part of the 4x100m team. His wind legal time of 10.14 in the 100m prelims makes him the seventh best performer in school history... Won the 100m and 200m races at the Texas A&M vs. Texas dual meet, clocking 10.12 and 20.20, making him the fourth fastest performer in Texas A&M history...Placed third in the 100m (10.20) at the 44 Farms Team Invitational...Scored two points at the SEC Outdoor Championships finishing seventh in the 100m at 10.25 (0.6w)...Secured the final qualifying spot in the 100m (10.18) at the NCAA West Regional...Earned Honorable Mention recognition after finishing 24th in the 100m (10.48) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

2021: Indoor - Made his Aggie track debut clocking a 21.34 200m at the Tyson Invitational...Made the SEC Conference indoor travel team. Outdoor - Opened the season winning the Willie Williams Classic 200m with a collegiate personal best time of 20.76...Finished second in the 200m with an all-time personal best time of 20.31 at the Texas Relays, his time made him the 11th best performer in Aggie history, also ran as a member of the 4x100m that finished third at 38.79...Finished second at the Texas vs. Texas A&M dual meet in the 100m at 10.30...Ran an all-conditions personal best 100m time of 10.14 (w/4.9) at the Aggie Invitational, also ran on the 4x100m that clocked 39.23...Earned All-SEC honors as a member of the 4x100m that placed third with a time of 39.08, placed ninth in the 200m finals at 20.92...Competed at the NCAA west regionals, was the third fastest 200m qualifier with a time of 20.40, eighth fastest 100m qualifier at 10.26 and ran on the 4x100m that recorded the fastest qualifying time of 38.93...Became the first male Aggie since 2014 to earn All-America honors in the 100m and 200m, finished 11th in the 100m at a personal best time of 10.22 and placed 14th in the 200m at 20.73. Was also a member of the 4x100m that earned First Team All-America honors finishing seventh at 39.13.

High School: A star at Fort Bend Marshall, Achane was named the 2020 Gatorade Texas Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year...He led the Buffalos' 4x100m relay to a 40.40 in 2020, which ranked as the nation's fastest time among prep outdoor competitors for the season...The speedster also contributed to the 4x200m and 4x400m relays, which were both ranked second nationally...Individually, he clocked season best times of 10.53 in the 100m dash and 21.57 in the 200m dash, each were within the U.S. Top-25 this spring...As a junior he was the fastest 200-meter runner in the country (20.46), winning the event at the Class 5A state meet outdoors...Achane also ran on the nation's top 4x100m and 4x200m relays that won gold at the state championships and New Balance Nationals Outdoor championships...Personal bests: 100m - 10.53, 200m (indoor) - 23.34, 200m (outdoor) - 20.46