Devante Mays

Mays was born to Mark and Elwanda Mays in Livingston, Texas, and is one of ten children the couple had together. He finished the season with 600 rushing yards on 58 carries with 10 touchdowns. His injury in addition to a non-qualifying academic status left him no recruiting offers despite his performance. ==College career==

Community college Mays graduated from Livingston High School and with the lack of recruiting offers on the table, chose to attend and play for Tyler Junior College. During his first carry with the school, he ran for a touchdown. However, his time there proved to be short lived as an off the field incident lead to his dismissal from the school and the team. Mays continued on for his senior year with the team by playing in six games and starting two of them, but was limited after suffering a knee injury against USC in the second game of the season. ==Professional career==

Pre-draft Mays was projected as a seventh round pick by Lance Zierlein of NFL.com. He was praised for his physical stature and his hard running stance, being willing to power through contact. He was also praised for his attitude and work ethic. Zierlein also expressed concern about his reoccurring injury history and his hesitation for hitting certain running lanes. He was signed to a four-year contract on May 5, 2017. On November 19, against the Baltimore Ravens, Mays had his first three career carries, which totaled −1 yard. In the season finale against the Detroit Lions, he had one carry for two yards. Overall, in his rookie season, he appeared in eight games and had four carries for one rushing yard to go along with three receptions for no receiving yards. On September 1, 2018, Mays was placed on injured reserve, and was later released with an injury settlement. Cleveland Browns Mays was signed to the practice squad of the Cleveland Browns on October 23, 2018. The Browns signed Mays to a futures contract on January 2, 2019. Mays was released by the Browns on May 13, 2019. Jacksonville Jaguars On July 31, 2019, Mays was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 2019. ==NFL career statistics==