De'Von Achane

RB·

Miami Dolphins·#28·5'9"·195 lb·3rd year·Texas A&M

Tier 2Round 3, pick 84 in 2023

Updated November 4, 2026

86.7

Model Score

Down from 90.7 last year

Trade value ·a late 2nd

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De'Von Achane has 34 carries for 127 yards, 0 rushing touchdowns and 7 catches for 49 yards in 3 games for the Miami Dolphins this season through Week 8, 8.2 PPR points a game (updated November 4, 2026).

Model Score by season

Down 4.0 from last season.

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

A home-run back with a small frame and uncapped receiving floor.

The case for

NFL record for single-season YPC (minimum 100 attempts); pure efficiency profile is best-in-class.
172 career receptions in 3 years with 13 receiving TDs; the PPR floor is essentially uncapped.

The worry

191-pound frame on a 5'9" body has limits; he has not broken 200 carries in any of his three seasons.
Recent game log shows variance from 14.2 to 40.5 PPR; tier-1 weeks come, but consistency week-to-week is uneven.

What to watch: Whether Miami's run scheme gives him 230-plus carries in 2026; a true bell-cow workload would lock the tier-1 case.

Full take and bio

Achane sits STTM #7 tier 2 in 2025 with a career YPC line (5.6 over 3,057 yards) that is among the highest at the position in any era. The dual-threat package (172 career catches for 1,277 yards and 13 receiving TDs) is the cleanest pass-catching RB profile in the field outside McCaffrey. The case is whether his frame (5'9", 191) can hold a workhorse carry load.

Achane was born in Missouri City, Texas, attended Thurgood Marshall, and was the 2020 Texas Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year (10.02 in the 100m at the Texas Relays). He played three years at Texas A&M, was first-team All-SEC in 2022, and Miami took him 84th overall in the 2023 NFL Draft. He holds the NFL record for highest single-season yards per carry (minimum 100 attempts) and earned his first Pro Bowl nod in 2025.

Comps

The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.

Travis Etienne ’2480%

Isiah Pacheco ’2473%Leon Washington ’0958%C.J. Spiller ’1451%

Plays like: Michael Pittman, James Brooks, Saquon Barkley. Built like: Jahvid Best, Jahmyr Gibbs, T.J. Logan.

De'Von Achane Injury StatusIR

De'Von Achane is listed on injured reserve (Knee - ACL), reported Sep 28, with a return date of Feb 15. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.