The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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[ R U N N I N G B A C K S ] THE WOLVERINE 2023 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 59 • Rated as a four-star prospect, the No. 6 recruit in Maryland, and the No. 11 running back and No. 117 overall player in the country by the On3 Industry Ranking. Year GP/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD 2020 6/1 26 77 3.0 2 2021 12/0 143 952 6.7 11 2022 12/12 247 1,463 5.9 18 Total 30/13 416 2,492 6.0 31 TAVIERRE DUNLAP • RB Jr. • Del Valle, Texas Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 217 • Appeared in 10 games at running back and on special teams in 2022, rushing 9 times for 46 yards with 1 catch for 5 yards. • Redshirted in 2021, appearing in two games, against Northern Illinois and Indiana. • Notched 7 carries for 51 yards on the season, highlighted by a 5-carry, 43-yard performance in a win over Northern Illinois. • Joined the U-M team in January 2021 as an early enrollee. • Finalist for the state of Texas Super Team as a senior, after rushing for 572 yards and 4 touch- downs on the season. • Rated as a three-star recruit, the No. 407 overall player, No. 29 running back and No. 58 overall standout in Texas per the On3 Industry Ranking. Year GP/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD 2021 2/0 7 51 7.3 0 2022 10/0 9 46 5.1 0 Total 12/0 16 97 6 . 1 0 DONOVAN EDWARDS • RB Jr.. • West Bloomfield, Mich. Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 204 • Played in 11 games with 3 starting assignments in 2022, rushing 140 times for 991 yards with 7 touchdowns while adding 18 receptions for 200 yards and 2 touchdowns. • Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 28) after 216-yard, 2-touchdown performance against Ohio State, including TDs of 75 and 85 yards. • Earned Grange-Griffin MVP honors in the Big Ten Championship Game with 25 carries for 185 yards and 1 TD versus Purdue. • Tallied 119 yards on 23 carries in the playoff game versus TCU. • Racked up 174 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns on 35 carries as a freshman in 2021, while also thriving as a pass-catcher, registering 20 recep- tions for 265 yards and 1 touchdown. • In a win over Maryland, recorded 170 yards on 10 receptions (a record for a U-M back), includ- ing a 77-yard touchdown catch. • Threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Roman Wil- son on a trick play in the 2021 Big Ten Champion- ship Game win against Iowa. • Enrolled at U-M in January 2021. • Rushed for 1,502 yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior at West Bloomfield, leading his team to the Division I state championship. • Tabbed by the On3 Industry Ranking as a four- star prospect, and the No. 2 running back, No. 34 overall player and top recruit in Michigan in the class of 2021. Year GP/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD 2021 12/0 35 174 5.0 3 2022 11/3 140 991 7.1 7 Total 23/3 175 1,165 6.1 10 KALEL MULLINGS • RB/LB Sr. • West Roxbury, Mass. Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 232 • Played in 12 games in 2022 (10 at linebacker, three at run- ning back), totaling 12 tackles and rushing for 31 yards and 3 touchdowns as a short-yardage back late in the season. • Completed a 15-yard pop pass on third down in win over Ohio State. • Team added running back duties to his plate during spring 2022. • Played in 13 games in 2021, recording 11 tackles. • Saw action in all six games in 2020, playing spe- cial teams in each and linebacker in four. Made 1 tackle and broke up 1 pass. • Selected as the Gatorade Player of the Year in Massachusetts for 2019 and participated in the 2020 All-American Bowl and the Polynesian Bowl. • Listed as a four-star talent, and the No. 16 line- backer and No. 132 overall player in the nation by the On3 Industry Ranking. Year GP/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD 2022 12/0 14 31 2.2 3 CJ STOKES • RB So. • Columbia, S.C. Ht.: 5-10 • Wt.: 196 • Appeared in 11 games with 55 rushes for 273 yards and 1 touchdown (a 15-yard run vs. Hawai'i), adding 1 reception for 15 yards in 2022. • Named U-M's Offensive Freshman of the Game following his performances against Hawai'i, Ne- braska and Illinois. • Rushed for career-best 68 yards (on 8 carries) against the Cornhuskers and 11 carries against Illinois. • Named all-region as a senior and all-region co- offensive player of the year as a junior at Ham- mond School. • Rushed for more than 1,000 yards in each of his three varsity seasons. • Team captain and offensive player of the year as a senior. • Regarded as a three-star recruit in the On3 In- dustry Ranking, finishing as the No. 59 running back nationally and the No. 9 recruit in South Carolina. Year GP/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD 2022 11/0 55 273 5.0 1 NEWCOMERS COLE CABANA • RB Fr. • Dexter, Mich. Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 180 • Enrolled early in winter 2023. • Totaled 2,434 all-purpose yards and 36 touchdowns during se- nior season at Dexter High. • Named MLive 2022 Michigan High School Football Player of the Year. • First-team all-state (coaches) and Detroit Free Press Dream Team member as a senior. • Accumulated 5,781 all-purpose yards and 79 touch- downs in three varsity seasons in high school. • Also lettered in track and field. • Rated a four-star prospect, the No. 201 player, No. 14 running back and second-rated player in the state of Michigan in the 2023 class, per the On3 Industry Ranking. BENJAMIN HALL • RB Fr. • Acworth, Ga. Ht.: 5-11 • Wt.: 235 • Winter 2023 enrollee. • In the U-M spring game, ran for a team-high 96 yards on 16 carries while adding a touchdown. • Attended North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Ga. • Rated a three-star prospect and ranked 1,041st overall, 76th at running back, and 103rd in the state of Georgia in the 2023 class. CJ Stokes played in 11 games as a freshman, totaling 273 yards and 1 touchdown. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL