Devin Mockobee
 Mockobee with Purdue in 2023 | |
| Purdue Boilermakers – No. 45 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class |  |
| Major | Mechanical Engineering Technology |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 18, 2003 |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Boonville (Boonville, Indiana) |
Devin Mockobee (born January 18, 2003) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Purdue Boilermakers.
Early life
[edit]Mockobee attended Boonville High School in Boonville, Indiana, where he rushed for 3,568 yards and 45 touchdowns and caught 21 passes for 357 yards and three touchdowns. He also played as a defensive back racking up 119 tackles, with two being for a loss, two sacks, 13 pass deflections, five fumble recoveries, and four interceptions.[1] As a senior Mockobee had a career performance against Gibson Southern in which he rushed for 415 yards and five touchdowns on 27 carries in a 43–35 loss.[2] He initially committed to play college football at Navy.[3] However he decided to flip his commitment to instead walk on to the Purdue University.[4]
College career
[edit]In his collegiate debut in 2022, Mockobee rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown in a 56–0 win against Indiana State.[5] In week 5, he rushed for a 112 yards and a touchdown to help Purdue upset Minnesota 20–10.[6][7] In week 7 Mockobee rushed for 178 yards and a touchdown in a 43–37 win over Nebraska, setting the school record for the most rushing yards by a freshman and earning Big Ten Conference freshman of the week honors.[8] In week 9 he rushed for a 106 yards on 28 carries and a touchdown in a win over #21 Illinois.[9] In the season finale Mockobee rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown in a 30–16 win over rival Indiana,[10] helping Purdue advance to the Big Ten Championship.[11] He was named the Big Ten co-freshman of the week.[12] In the Big Ten Championship game Mockobee had Purdue's first touchdown of the game on a one-yard rushing touchdown to tie the game 7-7.[13] He finished the season with 968 rushing yards and nine touchdowns and brought in 32 receptions for 274 yards.[14] Mockobee set the school record for most rushing yeards by a freshman.[15] After the season he was awarded a scholarship by new head coach Ryan Walters.[16]
Statistics
[edit]| Purdue Boilermakers | |||||||||||||||
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| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||||
| 2021 | 0 | — | DNP | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | 13 | 7 | 195 | 968 | 5.0 | 9 | 32 | 274 | 8.6 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | 12 | 4 | 172 | 811 | 4.7 | 6 | 19 | 180 | 9.5 | 1 | |||||
| 2024 | 6 | 71 | 464 | 6.5 | 2 | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 1 | ||||||
| Career | 31 | 11 | 438 | 2,243 | 5.1 | 17 | 60 | 532 | 8.9 | 2 | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Devin Mockobee's Stats". MaxPreps. Retrieved July 21, 2023. [better source needed]
- ^ Engelhardt, Gordon. "Mockobee's 'Game for the Ages' not enough as Gibson Southern outlasts Boonville". Journal & Courier. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Sokeland, Kyle. "Boonville running back Devin Mockobee commits to Navy football". Journal & Courier. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ "Purdue Football: Athlete Devin Mockobee flips from Navy". Purdue Exponent. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Fezler, D.J. "Purdue Walk-On Devin Mockobee Taking Advantage of Increasing Opportunity". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Bricker, Grant. "Rapid Reaction: Purdue stuns Minnesota during Gophers' homecoming with breakout game from RB Devin Mockobee". Saturday Tradition. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Pszonak, Mark. "Week 5 Breakout Players". Mike Farrell Sports. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ "Mockobee, O'Connell Earn Big Weekly Honors". Purdue Boilermakers. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Carmin, Mike. "Purdue football becomes bowl eligible by knocking off No. 21 Illinois". Journal & Courier. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Marot, Michael. "Saturday's Big Ten: Purdue clinches West Division title, trip to Indy vs. Michigan". Detroit News. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Marot, Michael. "Walk-ons pave way for Purdue to capture Big Ten West title". Seattle Times. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Fezler, D.J. "Purdue Running Back Devin Mockobee Named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Jordan, Haley. "Watch: Devin Mockobee Scores Purdue's First Touchdown in Big Ten Championship". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ "Devin Mockobee". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Green, Scott. "Devin Mockobee sets Purdue record after breakout season with Boilermakers". Saturday Tradition. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Glenesk, Matthew. "Ryan Walters' first move as Purdue football coach: Put Devin Mockobee on scholarship". IndyStar. Retrieved July 21, 2023.