Running back, Michigan, 2020–⁠24

Kalel Mullings

Number
No. 20
Height
6′2″
Weight
233 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
West Roxbury, MA
Born
Oct 4, 2002

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Kalel Mullings played running back at Michigan (2020–⁠24). The Tennessee Titans took Mullings in round 6, No. 188 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
948
Rushing yards, 2024 (Michigan, 8–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 188
Round 6, 2025 NFL Draft (Tennessee Titans)

Career highs

159rushing yards, career highvs. USC, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Northwestern, 2024

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

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Michigan14302.136
2023Michigan362226.2123
2024Michigan1859485.11263
Career2351,2005.11663

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2020Michigan110000
2021Michigan1150000
2022Michigan1050000
2023Michigan210000
2024Michigan110000
Career25130000

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2021Michigan130–––
2022Michigan–––1220
2023Michigan1260–––
2024Michigan3740–––
Career510301220

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Michigan20RBYr 1
2021Michigan20RBYr 2
2022Michigan20RBYr 3
2023Michigan20RBYr 4
2024Michigan20RBSr. (Yr 5)6′2″233

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
2022Michigan150.10––1.5––
2023Michigan380.39––14.76%0.20
2024Michigan1890.2781st (n=434)0.1650.826%0.36

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, 948 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Aug 31vs.Fresno StateW 30–⁠1015920–––
Sep 7vs.TexasL 12–⁠316250–––
Sep 14vs.Arkansas StateW 28–⁠18151532100
Sep 21vs.USCW 27–⁠24171592–––
Sep 28vs.MinnesotaW 27–⁠24241112–––
Oct 5atWashingtonL 17–⁠2714490–––
Oct 19atIllinoisL 7–⁠2119871–––
Oct 26vs.Michigan StateW 24–⁠1713180–––
Nov 2vs.OregonL 17–⁠388160–––
Nov 9atIndianaL 15–⁠2010301–––
Nov 23vs.NorthwesternW 50–⁠612923–––
Nov 30atOhio StateW 13–⁠10321161–––
2023 Michigan 11 games, 222 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 2vs.East CarolinaW 30–⁠33140–––
Sep 9vs.UNLVW 35–⁠7130–––
Sep 23vs.RutgersW 31–⁠76400–––
Sep 30atNebraskaW 45–⁠75431–––
Oct 7atMinnesotaW 52–⁠108470–––
Nov 4vs.PurdueW 41–⁠134200–––
Nov 18atMarylandW 31–⁠242130100
Nov 25vs.Ohio StateW 30–⁠24–––100
Dec 2vs.IowaW 26–⁠03150–––
Jan 1 ✦vs.AlabamaW 27–⁠20160–––
Jan 8 ✦vs.WashingtonW 34–⁠133210–––
2022 Michigan 9 games, 10 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 3vs.Colorado StateW 51–⁠7–––200
Sep 10vs.Hawai’iW 56–⁠10–––100
Sep 17vs.UConnW 59–⁠0–––100
Sep 24vs.MarylandW 34–⁠27–––100
Oct 8atIndianaW 31–⁠10–––300
Oct 15vs.Penn StateW 41–⁠17–––100
Nov 26atOhio StateW 45–⁠23100100
Dec 3vs.PurdueW 43–⁠228262–––
Dec 31 ✦vs.TCUL 45–⁠51541–––
2021 Michigan 6 games, 11 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 4vs.Western MichiganW 47–⁠14–––200
Sep 18vs.Northern IllinoisW 63–⁠10–––100
Sep 25vs.RutgersW 20–⁠13–––600
Oct 2atWisconsinW 38–⁠17––––––
Oct 23vs.NorthwesternW 33–⁠7–––100
Dec 4vs.IowaW 42–⁠3–––100
2020 Michigan 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Nov 14vs.WisconsinL 11–⁠49–––100

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025
Height6′1½″
Weight226 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size10″
Wingspan78″

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Tennessee Titans.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2025Tennessee Titans437000
2026 (so far)Tennessee Titans113000
NFL career5410000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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