Demetric Felton

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Demetric Felton
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Felton with the Cleveland Browns in 2021
No. 25 – Cleveland Browns
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1998-07-16) July 16, 1998 (age 23)
Memphis, Tennessee
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Great Oak
(Temecula, California)
College:UCLA (2017–2020)
NFL Draft:2021 / Round: 6 / Pick: 211
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2021
Rushing yards:18
Rushing average:3.0
Rushing touchdowns:0
Receptions:13
Receiving yards:147
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Demetric Felton, Jr. (born July 16, 1998) is an American football running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. He was named second-team all-conference in the Pac-12 in 2020.

Early years[]

Felton attended Great Oak High School in Temecula, California. As a senior he rushed for 1,347 yards on 166 carries and 14 touchdowns. He committed to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to play college football.[1]

College career[]

After redshirting in his first year at UCLA in 2016, Felton played in 12 games in 2017, recording 75 yards on 10 carries and one touchdown. He played wide receiver in 2018 and started eight of 12 games, with 20 receptions for 207 yards and a touchdown.[2][3][4] In 2019, he rushed 86 times for 331 yards and a touchdown and caught 55 passes for 594 yards and four touchdowns.[5]

After Joshua Kelley departed for the NFL, Felton took over as UCLA's starting running back in 2020.[6][7][8] He had career highs of 32 carries and 206 yards in a 27–10 win over Arizona.[9] Due to an unspecified injury, he did not play in the season finale against Stanford. He ended the season as the fourth-leading rusher in the Pac-12 with 111.3 yards per game and five touchdowns.[10] He was named second-team All-Pac-12.[11]

Professional career[]

On May 1, 2021, Felton was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 211th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.[12] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021.[13] Felton had a productive training camp as a running back, receiver and kick returner.[14]

He scored his first professional touchdown on September 19, 2021 against the Houston Texans.[15]

NFL career statistics[]

Regular season[]

General Rushing Receiving Fumbles
Year Team GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2021 CLE 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 8 90 11.3 33 1 1 0
Total 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 8 90 11.3 33 1 1 0

References[]

  1. ^ "UCLA recruiting: Demetric Felton commits to the Bruins". Los Angeles Times. March 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Demetric Felton Jr. is helping UCLA's offense move in the right direction". Los Angeles Times. September 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "UCLA's Demetric Felton catches on in starting receiver role". Los Angeles Daily News. October 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "Demetric Felton". UCLABruins.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "UCLA's Demetric Felton welcomes challenge of bigger role". Los Angeles Daily News. October 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "UCLA's Demetric Felton ready to show what he can do". Los Angeles Daily News. November 3, 2020.
  7. ^ Raineri, J. P. (September 2, 2020). "Demetric Felton, former Great Oak standout, becomes top offensive weapon for UCLA".
  8. ^ "Demetric Felton Jr. wants to be UCLA's new Josh Kelley at running back". news.yahoo.com.
  9. ^ "Demetric Felton runs for career-high 206 yards as UCLA beats Arizona". ArizonaSports.com. Associated Press. November 28, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  10. ^ Bolch, Ben (December 20, 2020). "UCLA's Demetric Felton Jr. is headed to the NFL, just like he always said he would". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  11. ^ Kartje, Ryan (December 22, 2020). "USC's Talanoa Hufanga is chosen Pac-12 defensive player of the year". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  12. ^ Gribble, Andrew (May 1, 2021). "6th Round: Browns select RB Demetric Felton with No. 211 pick in 2021 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  13. ^ "NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/13/21". Pro Football Rumors.
  14. ^ Cabot, Mary Kay (August 27, 2021). "Demetric Felton a no-brainer to make final 53, Owusu-Koramoah ruled out for Falcons, and other observations from Browns camp". Cleveland.com. Retrieved September 13, 2021. The No. 211 overall pick out of UCLA, Felton has had an extremely productive and promising camp, and any speculation that he won’t make the 53 is crazy talk. Felton (5-9, 189) has not only handled his dual runner/receiver role admirably, he’s managed a third role -- special teams -- successfully as well.
  15. ^ "Browns' Demetric Felton scores impressive 33-yard TD on first offensive touch in NFL". ESPN.com. September 19, 2021.

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