Donovan Edwards, 2024
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Running back, Michigan, 2021–⁠24

Donovan Edwards

Number
No. 7
Height
6′1″
Weight
212 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
West Bloomfield, MI
Born
Feb 25, 2003

Donovan Edwards played running back at Michigan (2021–⁠24).

At a glance

Best season
991
Rushing yards, 2022 (Michigan, 13–⁠1)
Best game
185 yards
Vs. Purdue, week 14, 2022: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

216rushing yards, career highat Ohio State, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Washington, 202310catches, career highat Maryland, 2021170receiving yards, career highat Maryland, 2021

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

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Michigan351745.0358
2022Michigan1409917.1785
2023Michigan1194974.2546
2024Michigan1285894.6441
Career4222,2515.31985

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Michigan2026513.3177
2022Michigan1820011.1233
2023Michigan302498.3037
2024Michigan18834.6115
Career867979.3477

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Michigan7RBFr.
2022Michigan7RBSo.
2023Michigan7RBJr.
2024Michigan7RBSr.6′1″212

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2021Michigan610.1649th (n=277)0.169.88%0.07
2022Michigan1670.2682nd (n=470)0.1443.722%0.31
2023Michigan1520.0927th (n=450)0.1713.517%0.17
2024Michigan1520.0113th (n=434)0.162.120%0.04

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Michigan 12 games, 589 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Fresno StateW 30–⁠1011270201
Sep 7vs.TexasL 12–⁠318410120
Sep 14vs.Arkansas StateW 28–⁠18178211110
Sep 21vs.USCW 27–⁠2414741190
Sep 28vs.MinnesotaW 27–⁠249340210
Oct 5atWashingtonL 17–⁠27149512230
Oct 19atIllinoisL 7–⁠217380–––
Oct 26vs.Michigan StateW 24–⁠1792402170
Nov 2vs.OregonL 17–⁠3810520110
Nov 9atIndianaL 15–⁠2015460–––
Nov 23vs.NorthwesternW 50–⁠6106514170
Nov 30atOhio StateW 13–⁠104110220
2023 Michigan 15 games, 497 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.East CarolinaW 30–⁠3123704330
Sep 9vs.UNLVW 35–⁠76905260
Sep 16vs.Bowling GreenW 31–⁠69500–––
Sep 23vs.RutgersW 31–⁠761302410
Sep 30atNebraskaW 45–⁠714480130
Oct 7atMinnesotaW 52–⁠1042004250
Oct 14vs.IndianaW 52–⁠792012330
Oct 21atMichigan StateW 49–⁠061403230
Nov 4vs.PurdueW 41–⁠1382113410
Nov 11atPenn StateW 24–⁠1510521–––
Nov 18atMarylandW 31–⁠2411390–––
Nov 25vs.Ohio StateW 30–⁠2410310250
Dec 2vs.IowaW 26–⁠042804190
Jan 1 ✦vs.AlabamaW 27–⁠204110–––
Jan 8 ✦vs.WashingtonW 34–⁠1361042–––
2022 Michigan 11 games, 991 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.Colorado StateW 51–⁠712641140
Sep 10vs.Hawai’iW 56–⁠1032611330
Oct 1atIowaW 27–⁠1452904211
Oct 8atIndianaW 31–⁠1071501100
Oct 15vs.Penn StateW 41–⁠171617321210
Oct 29vs.Michigan StateW 29–⁠7104203380
Nov 5atRutgersW 52–⁠171510903521
Nov 12vs.NebraskaW 34–⁠32130–––
Nov 26atOhio StateW 45–⁠23222162290
Dec 3vs.PurdueW 43–⁠22251851140
Dec 31 ✦vs.TCUL 45–⁠51231190180
2021 Michigan 11 games, 174 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.Western MichiganW 47–⁠146270130
Sep 11vs.WashingtonW 31–⁠10140–––
Sep 18vs.Northern IllinoisW 63–⁠108862–––
Oct 2atWisconsinW 38–⁠17110–––
Oct 9atNebraskaW 32–⁠29130–––
Oct 23vs.NorthwesternW 33–⁠751801110
Nov 13atPenn StateW 21–⁠17220–––
Nov 20atMarylandW 59–⁠18380101701
Nov 27vs.Ohio StateW 42–⁠271802120
Dec 4vs.IowaW 42–⁠33113200
Dec 31 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 11–⁠3441603490

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 19–⁠22).

DrillCombine 2025
Height5′11⅜″
Weight205 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size10″
Wingspan74⅝″
40-yard dash4.44 s
10-yard split1.51 sW
Vertical jump38½″
Bench press23 reps

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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