Player
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
Breakout seasons from Day-3 picks at RB are rare — Stevenson justified a low draft cost by becoming a featured every-down back within one season.
4th-round JUCO product → 1,461-scrimmage-yard breakout in Year 2 — the post-Damien Harris lead back in NE.
TrendStevenson origin
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Draft | R4 P120 (2021, NE) |
| College | Oklahoma (via Cerritos JC) |
| 2021 rookie yr | 633 rush yds / 5 TDs |
| 2022 breakout | 1,040 rush + 421 rec = 1,461 scrim |
| Role | Three-down lead back |
Why it matters. Breakout seasons from Day-3 picks at RB are rare — Stevenson justified a low draft cost by becoming a featured every-down back within one season.
2022: 1,040 rush + 421 rec yds = 1,461 scrimmage — 4th-best single-season total by a NE RB in DB history.
MilestoneStevenson scrimmage yds by yr
| x | y |
|---|---|
| 789 | 789 |
| 1,461 | 1461 |
| 857 (inj) | 857 |
| 969 | 969 |
| 1,291 | 1291 |
Why it matters. Ranking 4th in franchise RB history in scrimmage yards in just his 2nd season shows rare upside for a Day-3 pick, cementing Stevenson as a legitimate featured back.
Has hit 5+ rushing TDs in 4 of his 5 NFL seasons — quietly consistent goal-line production.
RareStevenson rush TDs by yr
| Yr | Rush TDs |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 7 |
Why it matters. Goal-line usage signals coaching trust — NE has kept Stevenson as the primary short-yardage back across multiple regime changes, a sign of durability and role security.
Rushing yds per carry: 4.5 (rookie) → 5.0 (2022) → 4.0 (2023) → 3.9 (2024) → 4.4 (2025). Bounced back.
SplitStevenson YPC by yr
| x | y |
|---|---|
| 4.5 | 4.49 |
| 5.0 | 4.95 |
| 4.0 | 3.97 |
| 3.9 | 3.87 |
| 4.4 | 4.36 |
Why it matters. YPC trend reveals whether a back is getting better or worse as he ages and absorbs wear — Stevenson's 2025 rebound suggests the 2023-24 dip was system/OL related, not physical decline.
5,367 career scrimmage yards — most among all 2021-class Day-3 RBs through 2025.
Comparison2021-class Day-3 RBs by scrimmage
| Player | Career scrim | Career car |
|---|---|---|
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 5,367 | 902 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 4,717 | 902 |
| Kenneth Gainwell | 3,347 | 451 |
| Khalil Herbert | 2,273 | 416 |
| Elijah Mitchell | 2,000 | 411 |
Why it matters. Scrimmage yards better capture a three-down back's value than carries alone — Stevenson's lead over Hubbard in both total yards and receptions confirms his status as the most valuable RB output from 2021 Day-3.
Pass-catching jump from 18 catches (rookie) to 69 (Year 2) — the most receptions ever by a 2nd-year NE RB.
AnomalyStevenson receiving by yr
| Yr | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | 156 |
| 2022 | 69 | 421 |
| 2023 | 38 | 238 |
| 2024 | 33 | 168 |
| 2025 | 44 | 471 |
Why it matters. A near-4x receiving jump in one year signals that the coaching staff dramatically expanded his pass-catching role — a rare trust signal that separates elite three-down backs from one-dimensional runners.
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