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24 D'vonte Price

  • Height
    6-2
  • Weight
    215
  • Position
    Running Back
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Punta Gorda, Fla.
  • High School
    Charlotte HS

Biography

CAREER HIGHS
Rush Attempts: 26, vs. FAU (11/13/20)
Rush Yards: 178, vs. FAU (11/13/20)
Rush Touchdowns: 3 vs. Long Island (9/2/21)
Long Rush: 77, vs. FAU (11/13/20)
Receptions: 5, vs. Rice (10/20/18)
Receiving Yards: 38, vs. Rice (10/20/18)
Long Reception: 34, at UTSA (11/9/18)

RECORDS BROKE
Most yards per rush in a season: 6.84 (2020)
Most yards per game in a season: 116.2 (2020)

HONORS
2020 Conference USA Honorable Mention Team
2020 Phil Steele All-Conference USA Third Team
2021 Conference USA Honorable Mention Team
2022 Reese's Senior Bowl

2021: One of the most accomplished players in FIU annals, Price ranks second among Panther career leaders with 2,203 rushing yards.  He racked up a total of eight 100-yard rushing performances and averaged just under six yards per carry (5.97) over 49 career games.  He scored 15 rushing TDs and caught one touchdown pass.  He was a 2022 Reese's Senior Bowl participant and was selected as an honorable mention All-Conference USA choice as a senior.
 
During the 2021 campaign, Price recorded 682 yards and six touchdowns, while averaging 5.3 yards a rush.  He became the sixth player in FIU football history to eclipse the 2,000-yard rushing plateau vs. Charlotte on oct. 8.  Price busted loose for a 25-yard jaunt with just under 12 minutes left in the third quarter in reaching the milestone.  Price opened the season with back-to-back 100-yard rushing efforts against Long Island and Texas State.  He rumbled for 165 yards and three TDs vs. LIU before following with a 11-yard effort vs. the Bobcats.  Recorded rushing scores at Texas Tech, Central Michigan and Florida Atlantic.

2020: Played in all five games and started four times in his first season as FIU's premier running back... Rushed for 581 yards on 85 carries, with four touchdowns and a long of 77 yards... Logged four games over the century mark... Earned 116.2 rushing yards per game, which ranked second in C-USA and 10th overall in the nation... His 6.84 yards per carry topped the league and ranked 11th-best in the country... Both the 116.2 yards per game and 6.84 yards per carry were FIU school records... Also caught five passes for 14 yards and a score out of the backfield... Best performance came against FAU (11/13), as he earned a career-high 178 yards rushing and a touchdown... The 178 yards rushing ranked as the eighth-most in FIU history.

2019: Played in 12 games, making two starts at running back... Rushed for 249 yards on 50 carries to rank fourth on the team... Earned a 5.0 yards-per-carry average which was the second-highest on the team among players with 50-or-more carries... Also earned 49 receiving yards on 10 catches for the year... Returned four kickoffs for 47 yards... Earned a season-high 86 yards against Charlotte (10/12)... Earned four catches for 18 yards against ODU (11/2).

2018: Appeared in 13 games, making three starts at running back… Price’s yard-per-carry average (6.2) was the highest of any running back on the team and ranked second overall in Conference USA… He ranked third on the team in rushing touchdowns (5), second in rush yards (560), and third in rush attempts (90) … His five touchdowns were fifth-most of any non-quarterback on the team, and his 743 all-purpose yards were fourth-most of any FIU player… Price recorded at least two rush attempts in all 13 games and had double-digit carries in three games… He surpassed the 100-yard rushing mark twice during the season… He had a 110-yard rushing performance during a home win against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9/29) and scored two touchdowns on the ground including a 70-yard run… His 70-yard touchdown was the longest rushing play of the season for FIU and the third-longest play from scrimmage… Also logged 117 all-purpose yards against Rice (10/20), including 79 yards rushing and 38 yards on five receptions… The very next game Price ran for 119 yards in a road win over WKU (10/27) and logged another two rushing touchdowns including a 58-yard score… Price caught 15 receptions for 116 yards and also returned three kicks for 67 yards throughout the season… He had at least one reception a six-game stretch during the season (Rice-Marshall)… Price ranked 14th in Conference USA in total rushing yards, while also ranking 16th overall in total rushing touchdowns and rushing yards per game.

2017: Played in 10 games for FIU as a freshman, starting once... His lone start came against WKU (11/24)... Rushed for 131 yards on 15 carries... Also tallied 45 receiving yards on five catches... Posted one kick return for 17 yards, totaling for 193 all-purpose yards on the season... Also earned two tackles, with a fumble recovery for a touchdown coming against WKU (11/24).

PREP CAREER: A three-star recruit according to ESPN.com…Totaled 1,265 rushing yards, with an average of 39.5 yards-per-game, on 133 carries for his three-year varsity career at Charlotte…Also totaled 11 rushing TDs and 23 total TDs, in 32 games during his scholastic career…Ran for 526 yards and six touchdowns on 41 carries during his senior season, in just eight games…Averaged 12.8 yards-per-carry and 65.8 yards-per-game…Also was a reliable target catching 10 passes for 379 yards and four touchdowns… Helped the Tarpons advance to the state semifinals and end the season with a 12-1 record in 2016… Played for Head Coach Binky Waldrop at Charlotte…Earned District 18 honorable mention by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association…Also a member of the Charlotte track and field team…Chose FIU over Kentucky and USF.

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

    Running Back
    6'2" 194 lbs
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    2018Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'2" 194 lbs
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    2019Junior

    Running Back
    6'2" 194 lbs
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  • 24

    2020Senior

    Running Back
    6'2" 215 lbs
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    2021Senior

    Running Back
    6'2" 215 lbs
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