Player Information
Dimitri Othello Nance was born on February 18, 1988 in Bedford, TX. He graduated from Trinity High in Euless, TX before enrolling at Arizona State. As a freshman, he appeared in 11 games, rushing for 229 yards on 56 carries (4.1 avg) and 3 touchdowns. He also caught 2 passes for 16 yards. As a sophomore, he rushed for 500 yards on 133 carries (3.8 avg) and 7 touchdowns, adding 13 receptions for 120 yards (9.2 avg) in 11 games, with a single start. His junior season he started the first 6 games of the season, and wound up playing in 11. He rushed for 410 yards on 105 carries (3.9 avg) and 3 touchdowns, with 20 receptions for 111 yards (5.6 avg). As a senior, he had career highs of 188 carries for 795 yards (4.2 avg) and 6 touchdowns, 28 receptions for 216 yards (7.7 avg) and a receiving touchdown. He started 11 of 12 games as a senior. He was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Atlanta Falcons in 2010.
Career Statistics
| RUSHING | RECEIVING | ||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | GS | Att. | Yds | Avg | TD | No. | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 2010 | GB | 12 | 0 | 36 | 95 | 2.6 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 |
Transactions
Signed by Atlanta Falcons on April 26, 2010 ... Cut by Falcons on September 4, 2010 and re-signed to their practice squad on September 5 ... Signed by the Green Bay Packers off the Falcons practice squad on September 14, 2010 ... Cut by Packers on September 3, 2011 ... Signed by the Falcons on January 20, 2012.