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Noel Devine (born February 16, 1988) is an American football running back who most recently played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2011 and was released four days later after leaving the squad. He played college football at West Virginia. He had a successful football career for the West Virginia Mountaineers. He was a former blue chip prospect and holds many high school rushing records. Devine completed his freshman season at West Virginia University, finishing with 73 carries for 627 yards and 6 touchdowns. Devine ended the season with 1,316 all-purpose yards, the 24th most in a single-season in school history. His performance in the 2008 Fiesta Bowl included a 65-yard TD run, the longest run by a West Virginia player in the school's NCAA bowl history. ==High school career== Devine went to North Fort Myers High School, the same high school attended by NFL stars Deion Sanders and Jevon Kearse. Devine rushed for 627 yards and averaged 8.6 yards per carry as a freshman.〔(Rivals.com ), retrieved on 2008-08-09〕 In his sophomore year, Noel had 1289 yards and 23 TDs on 206 carries, for an average of 6.3.〔 One of his most impressive games of his 10th grade year was in the 63-7 victory over Estero High. Devine rushed for 365 yards and six touchdowns on only nine carries. Devine also returned the kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown. As a Junior, Devine rushed for 1,986 yards and 24 touchdowns on 173 carries, averaging 11.5 yards per carry.〔〔(Scout.com ), scroll down to "Biography" section, retrieved on 2008-08-09〕 In his senior year, Devine totaled 2,148 yards and 31 touchdowns.〔(Rivals.com ). Retrieved 2008-08-09.〕〔(MaxPreps ), retrieved on 2008-08-09〕 On October 20, 2006, Noel became the all-time leader in rushing yards for Lee County, surpassing former Mariner High School student and Tampa Bay running back Earnest Graham Coincidentally, it was Graham's alma mater against which Devine was playing when the record was broken - he scored on a 65-yard touchdown run late in the 3rd quarter. He finished his high school career with 92 touchdowns, another Lee County record. In the U.S. Army All-American Bowl game, he amazingly took David Green's kickoff back 88 yards before catching his big right toe on the turf and falling just short of the end zone. Devine was the #3 ranked running back〔http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/tracker/prospects?reg=null&state=null&status=null&toggle=null&season=2007&pos=RB〕 (and #6 prospect overall〔http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/tracker/prospects〕) in the nation by ESPN's (2007 Recruit Tracker ). Before signing with West Virginia, he was recruited by coaches from some of the nation's other top collegiate programs, such as the University of Nebraska, University of Alabama and Florida State University. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Noel Devine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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