Mike Weber in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Paula R. Lively from Zanesville, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Ohio State, 2015–⁠18

Mike Weber

Number
No. 25
Height
5′10″
Weight
214 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Detroit, MI
Born
Aug 25, 1997, in Detroit, Michigan

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Mike Weber played running back at Ohio State (2015–⁠18). The Dallas Cowboys took Weber in round 7, No. 218 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,096
Rushing yards, 2016 (Ohio State, 11–⁠2)
Best game
186 yards
Vs. Oregon State, week 1, 2018: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 218
Round 7, 2019 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Career highs

186rushing yards, career highvs. Oregon State, 20183rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Oregon State, 20188catches, career highat Penn State, 2016

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2017 and 2018

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Ohio State1821,0966.0952
2017Ohio State1016266.21082
2018Ohio State1719545.6549
Career4542,6765.92482

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Ohio State23914.0015
2017Ohio State10949.4053
2018Ohio State211125.3115
Career542975.5153

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Ohio State91430

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Ohio State25RBRS
2016Ohio State25RBFr.
2017Ohio State25RBSo.
2018Ohio State25RBJr.5′10″214

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
2016Ohio State2090.1350th (n=259)0.1327.221%0.20
2017Ohio State1120.3897th (n=287)0.1242.213%0.32
2018Ohio State1970.1757th (n=300)0.1534.119%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

2018 Ohio State 13 games, 954 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Oregon StateW 77–⁠312018634913
Sep 8vs.RutgersW 52–⁠3831015––
Sep 15vs.TCUW 40–⁠281864017428
Sep 22vs.TulaneW 49–⁠661809110
Sep 29atPenn StateW 27–⁠2695101315
Oct 6vs.IndianaW 49–⁠26137002115
Oct 13vs.MinnesotaW 30–⁠14135101112
Oct 20atPurdueL 20–⁠49945011522
Nov 3vs.NebraskaW 36–⁠3199103719
Nov 10atMichigan StateW 26–⁠6211041181−2
Nov 24vs.MichiganW 62–⁠39139612911
Dec 1vs.NorthwesternW 45–⁠241751011321
Jan 1 ✦vs.WashingtonW 28–⁠23159601918
2017 Ohio State 12 games, 626 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 9vs.OklahomaL 16–⁠31329013210
Sep 16vs.ArmyW 38–⁠741305––
Sep 30atRutgersW 56–⁠01044310––
Oct 7vs.MarylandW 62–⁠141359110153
Oct 14atNebraskaW 56–⁠141882023––
Oct 28vs.Penn StateW 39–⁠387211659
Nov 4atIowaL 24–⁠555270916
Nov 11vs.Michigan StateW 48–⁠39162282––
Nov 18vs.IllinoisW 52–⁠1411108243––
Nov 25atMichiganW 31–⁠201257125––
Dec 2vs.WisconsinW 27–⁠214605––
Dec 29 ✦vs.USCW 24–⁠751807116
2016 Ohio State 13 games, 1,096 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Bowling GreenW 77–⁠1019136018––
Sep 10vs.TulsaW 48–⁠3179212210
Sep 17atOklahomaW 45–⁠241812303516
Oct 1vs.RutgersW 58–⁠01414414913
Oct 8vs.IndianaW 38–⁠17157129310
Oct 15atWisconsinW 30–⁠231146011––
Oct 22atPenn StateL 21–⁠242171023836
Oct 29vs.NorthwesternW 24–⁠201487223320
Nov 5vs.NebraskaW 62–⁠31172124115
Nov 12atMarylandW 62–⁠31293028––
Nov 19atMichigan StateW 17–⁠1614111152––
Nov 26vs.MichiganW 30–⁠271126172−3
Dec 31 ✦vs.ClemsonL 0–⁠3152401034

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height5′9⅝″
Weight211 lb
Arm length29¾″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.47 s
10-yard split1.48 s
Vertical jump33½″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill7.34 s
20-yard shuttle4.32 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2022USFLNew Jersey Generals *
2024CFLMontreal Alouettes *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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