Karan Higdon
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Running back, Michigan, 2015–⁠18

Karan Higdon

Number
No. 22
Height
5′10″
Weight
202 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Sarasota, FL
Born
Sep 8, 1996

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Karan Higdon played running back at Michigan (2015–⁠18).

Career highs

200rushing yards, career hightwice; last vs. Minnesota, 20173rushing touchdowns, career highat Indiana, 2017

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Michigan11191.709
2016Michigan724255.9645
2017Michigan1649946.11177
2018Michigan2251,1805.21067
Career4722,6185.52777

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Michigan133.003
2017Michigan813116.4035
2018Michigan7436.1015
Career1617711.1035

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Michigan22RBFr.
2016Michigan22RBSo.
2017Michigan22RBJr.
2018Michigan22RBSr.5′10″202

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
2015Michigan13-0.49––-6.4––
2016Michigan710.1866th (n=259)0.1312.98%0.26
2017Michigan1750.2379th (n=287)0.1240.520%0.28
2018Michigan2360.0933rd (n=300)0.1521.530%0.21

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

2018 Michigan 12 games, 1,180 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atNotre DameL 17–⁠242172110––
Sep 8vs.Western MichiganW 49–⁠313156167––
Sep 22vs.NebraskaW 56–⁠101213614617
Sep 29atNorthwesternW 20–⁠173011523019
Oct 6vs.MarylandW 42–⁠2125103018––
Oct 13vs.WisconsinW 38–⁠1319105125115
Oct 20atMichigan StateW 21–⁠73314403810
Nov 3vs.Penn StateW 42–⁠72013215015
Nov 10atRutgersW 42–⁠7154229––
Nov 17vs.IndianaW 31–⁠202110111416
Nov 24atOhio StateL 39–⁠62157202411
Dec 29 ✦vs.FloridaL 15–⁠411202––
2017 Michigan 13 games, 994 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.FloridaW 33–⁠17728112––
Sep 9vs.CincinnatiW 36–⁠1441305––
Sep 16vs.Air ForceW 29–⁠131264136––
Sep 23atPurdueW 28–⁠101031010122
Oct 7vs.Michigan StateL 10–⁠141265012233
Oct 14atIndianaW 27–⁠2025200359––
Oct 21atPenn StateL 13–⁠421545111––
Oct 28vs.RutgersW 35–⁠141815824918
Nov 4vs.MinnesotaW 33–⁠1016200277––
Nov 11atMarylandW 35–⁠101050016248
Nov 18atWisconsinL 10–⁠2472008––
Nov 25vs.Ohio StateL 20–⁠31115512219
Jan 1 ✦vs.South CarolinaL 19–⁠261765016111
2016 Michigan 12 games, 425 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Hawai’iW 63–⁠3635119––
Sep 10vs.UCFW 51–⁠1462105––
Sep 17vs.ColoradoW 45–⁠281808––
Sep 24vs.Penn StateW 49–⁠10981240––
Oct 8atRutgersW 78–⁠013108244––
Oct 22vs.IllinoisW 41–⁠88106145––
Oct 29atMichigan StateW 32–⁠231044013––
Nov 5vs.MarylandW 59–⁠351506––
Nov 12atIowaL 13–⁠143−304––
Nov 19vs.IndianaW 20–⁠104205––
Nov 26atOhio StateL 27–⁠303503––
Dec 30 ✦vs.Florida StateL 32–⁠334303––
2015 Michigan 3 games, 19 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 10vs.NorthwesternW 38–⁠081609––
Oct 17vs.Michigan StateL 23–⁠27230213
Nov 21atPenn StateW 28–⁠161000––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–⁠24).

DrillCombine 2019
Height5′9⅛″
Weight206 lb
Arm length30¾″
Hand size9⅝″
40-yard dash4.49 s
10-yard split1.53 sW
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press21 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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