Mike Boone
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Running back, Cincinnati, 2014–⁠17

Mike Boone

Number
No. 5
Height
5′10″
Weight
205 lb
Hometown
Macclenny, FL
Born
Jul 30, 1995, in Macclenny, Florida

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Mike Boone played running back at Cincinnati (2014–⁠17).

Career highs

212rushing yards, career highvs. South Florida, 20143rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Tulsa, 2015

Team titles: American champions, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Cincinnati1016506.4963
2015Cincinnati1047497.2974
2016Cincinnati1053883.7218
2017Cincinnati1104634.2428
Career4202,2505.42474

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015Cincinnati172790–––
2016Cincinnati215060–––
2017Cincinnati11201130
Career3979701130

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Cincinnati66210.3025
2015Cincinnati151087.2024
2016Cincinnati2024912.4054
2017Cincinnati241777.4137
Career655969.2154

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.PosHtWt
2014Cincinnati5RB
2015Cincinnati5RB
2016Cincinnati5RB
2017Cincinnati5RB5′10″205

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
2014Cincinnati1000.2890th (n=253)0.1227.716%0.36
2015Cincinnati1230.3394th (n=268)0.1240.414%0.37
2016Cincinnati1350.0319th (n=259)0.134.421%-0.04
2017Cincinnati1480.0426th (n=287)0.125.322%0.06

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

2017 Cincinnati 10 games, 463 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.Austin PeayW 26–⁠14191001–––
Sep 9atMichiganL 14–⁠3612441–––
Sep 30vs.MarshallL 21–⁠385170–––
Oct 7vs.UCFL 23–⁠518230–––
Oct 14atSouth FloridaL 3–⁠33500–––
Oct 21vs.SMUL 28–⁠3117550––1
Nov 4atTulaneW 17–⁠166201112–
Nov 10vs.TempleL 24–⁠359591–––
Nov 18atEast CarolinaL 20–⁠4815620–––
Nov 25vs.UConnW 22–⁠2114830–––
2016 Cincinnati 9 games, 388 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.UT MartinW 28–⁠712351–––
Sep 10atPurdueW 38–⁠2018780119–
Sep 15vs.HoustonL 16–⁠4012290248–
Sep 24vs.Miami (OH)W 27–⁠2019741477–
Oct 1vs.South FloridaL 20–⁠45133105114–
Oct 8atUConnL 9–⁠20670118–
Oct 22vs.East CarolinaW 31–⁠1914880474–
Oct 29atTempleL 13–⁠3492403119–
Nov 5vs.BYUL 3–⁠202220137–
2015 Cincinnati 11 games, 749 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.Alabama A&MW 52–⁠1013862–––
Sep 12vs.TempleL 26–⁠346160–––
Sep 19atMiami (OH)W 37–⁠3341181–––
Oct 16atBYUL 24–⁠389531–––
Oct 24vs.UConnW 37–⁠13131170–––
Oct 31vs.UCFW 52–⁠73490–––
Nov 7atHoustonL 30–⁠336570470–
Nov 14vs.TulsaW 49–⁠38181373357–
Nov 20atSouth FloridaL 27–⁠658280684–
Nov 28atEast CarolinaW 19–⁠1616561120–
Dec 24 ✦vs.San Diego StateL 7–⁠428321348–
2014 Cincinnati 9 games, 650 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Oct 11atMiamiL 34–⁠553140–––
Oct 18atSMUW 41–⁠35181–––
Oct 24vs.South FloridaW 34–⁠17192121–––
Oct 31atTulaneW 38–⁠14151131–––
Nov 13vs.East CarolinaW 54–⁠469451–––
Nov 22atUConnW 41–⁠09521–––
Nov 29atTempleW 14–⁠614621–––
Dec 6vs.HoustonW 38–⁠3117853–––
Dec 27 ✦vs.Virginia TechL 17–⁠3310490–––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height5′9⅞″
Weight206 lb
Arm length30⅜″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.44 s
10-yard split1.60 s
Vertical jump42″
Broad jump11′7″
Bench press25 reps
3-cone drill6.95 s
20-yard shuttle4.38 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 49 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2018Minnesota Vikings61147021
2019Minnesota Vikings8492733317
2020Minnesota Vikings1011591210
2021Denver Broncos34350222
2022Denver Broncos8241020996
2023Houston Texans95230740
2024Carolina Panthers5135101−2
NFL career49117590426184

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

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