Michael Warren II
Photo: Steve Cheng, Bruin Report, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Cincinnati, 2017–⁠19

Michael Warren II

Number
No. 3
Height
5′11″
Weight
222 lb
Class (2019)
Junior
Hometown
Toledo, OH
Born
Nov 12, 1998, in Toledo, Ohio

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Michael Warren II played running back at Cincinnati (2017–⁠19).

At a glance

Best season
1,328
Rushing yards, 2018 (Cincinnati, 11–⁠2)
National rank
No. 4
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2018

Career highs

166rushing yards, career highvs. Virginia Tech, 20183rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last at East Carolina, 20196catches, career highat SMU, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Cincinnati543246.0127
2018Cincinnati2441,3285.41981
2019Cincinnati2611,2654.81473
Career5592,9175.23481

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Cincinnati55711.4016
2018Cincinnati252329.3118
2019Cincinnati211537.3230
Career514428.7330

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Cincinnati194390

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Cincinnati3RBFr.
2018Cincinnati3RBSo.
2019Cincinnati3RBJr.5′11″222

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
2017Cincinnati630.1765th (n=287)0.1211.08%0.12
2018Cincinnati2450.3493rd (n=300)0.1583.129%0.29
2019Cincinnati2830.1039th (n=287)0.1327.228%0.15

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

2019 Cincinnati 14 games, 1,265 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.UCLAW 24–⁠142692115327
Sep 7atOhio StateL 0–⁠42101504––
Sep 14vs.Miami (OH)W 35–⁠1312113373545
Sep 28atMarshallW 52–⁠14134201115
Oct 4vs.UCFW 27–⁠2423133060419
Oct 12atHoustonW 38–⁠231768013111
Oct 19vs.TulsaW 24–⁠13133505––
Nov 2atEast CarolinaW 46–⁠4318141340111
Nov 9vs.UConnW 48–⁠31460219––
Nov 16atSouth FloridaW 20–⁠1726134135230
Nov 23vs.TempleW 15–⁠1324106118––
Nov 29atMemphisL 24–⁠342112213917
Dec 7atMemphisL 24–⁠29239921812
Jan 2 ✦vs.Boston CollegeW 38–⁠6211050142−4
2018 Cincinnati 12 games, 1,328 rushing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atUCLAW 26–⁠1735141318329
Sep 8atMiami (OH)W 21–⁠02991214––
Sep 15vs.Alabama A&MW 63–⁠7678132118
Sep 22vs.OhioW 34–⁠3023124224––
Sep 29atUConnW 49–⁠713106237441
Oct 6vs.TulaneW 37–⁠2118123181334
Oct 20atTempleL 17–⁠242513212421
Oct 27atSMUW 26–⁠201467031645
Nov 3vs.NavyW 42–⁠01568214––
Nov 10vs.South FloridaW 35–⁠2328151357227
Nov 17atUCFL 13–⁠381881014327
Dec 31 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 35–⁠3120166240110
2017 Cincinnati 12 games, 324 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Austin PeayW 26–⁠143703––
Sep 9atMichiganL 14–⁠361303––
Sep 16atMiami (OH)W 21–⁠17951024––
Sep 23atNavyL 32–⁠423504115
Sep 30vs.MarshallL 21–⁠38549127––
Oct 7vs.UCFL 23–⁠511202116
Oct 14atSouth FloridaL 3–⁠33647016110
Oct 21vs.SMUL 28–⁠31551020––
Nov 4atTulaneW 17–⁠162507––
Nov 10vs.TempleL 24–⁠35104001319
Nov 18atEast CarolinaL 20–⁠4875101517
Nov 25vs.UConnW 22–⁠2121308––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020Pro day 2020
Height5′9⅛″W5′9⅛″
Weight226 lbW226 lb
Arm length29½″W29½″
Hand size9⅛″W9⅛″
Wingspan71½″W
Bench press16 repsW16 reps

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2022CFLBC Lions

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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