Running back, Michigan, 2019–⁠23

Danny Hughes

Number
No. 37
Height
6′0″
Weight
208 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Naperville, IL

Danny Hughes played running back at Michigan (2019–⁠23).

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2021, 2022 and 2023; National champions, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Michigan155.005
2022Michigan6355.8016
2023Michigan284.006
Career9485.3016

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021Michigan100000
2023Michigan110000
Career210000

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Michigan133.003

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Michigan37RBRS
2020Michigan37RBFr.
2021Michigan37RBSo.
2022Michigan37RBJr.
2023Michigan37RBSr.6′0″208

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021Michigan3-1.04––-3.1–
2022Michigan60.26––1.6–
2023Michigan2-0.00––0.0–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Michigan 3 games, 8 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 9vs.UNLVW 35–⁠7120–––
Oct 14vs.IndianaW 52–⁠7160–––
Nov 4vs.PurdueW 41–⁠13–––100
2022 Michigan 2 games, 35 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 10vs.Hawai’iW 56–⁠10140–––
Sep 17vs.UConnW 59–⁠05310–––
2021 Michigan 2 games, 5 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Oct 23vs.NorthwesternW 33–⁠7–––100
Nov 20atMarylandW 59–⁠18150–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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