Georgia, 2014–17
Sony Michel
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Hometown
- Plantation, FL
- Born
- Feb 17, 1995
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Sony Michel played at Georgia (2014–17). The New England Patriots took Michel in the first round, No. 31 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
181rushing yards, career highvs. Oklahoma, 20173rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Oklahoma, 20172receiving touchdowns, career highvs. South Carolina, 2015Team titles: SEC champions, 2017
Rushing
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2017 Georgia 14 games, 1,227 rushing yards, 16 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. App State | W 31–10 | 16 | 87 | 1 | 44 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | at Notre Dame | W 20–19 | 13 | 73 | 1 | 17 | 1 | −2 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Mississippi State | W 31–3 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 30 | at Tennessee | W 41–0 | 11 | 64 | 1 | 21 | – | – |
| Oct 7 | at Vanderbilt | W 45–14 | 12 | 150 | 1 | 50 | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. Missouri | W 53–28 | 9 | 86 | 2 | 36 | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. Florida | W 42–7 | 6 | 137 | 2 | 74 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. South Carolina | W 24–10 | 16 | 81 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 16 |
| Nov 11 | at Auburn | L 17–40 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. Kentucky | W 42–13 | 12 | 87 | 3 | 37 | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at Georgia Tech | W 38–7 | 13 | 85 | 1 | 16 | – | – |
| Dec 2 | vs.Auburn | W 28–7 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 38 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma | W 54–48 | 11 | 181 | 3 | 75 | 4 | 41 |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs. Alabama | L 23–26 | 14 | 98 | 0 | 26 | – | – |
2016 Georgia 12 games, 840 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Nicholls | W 26–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 17 | atMissouri | W 28–27 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 19 |
| Sep 24 | at Ole Miss | L 14–45 | 11 | 66 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 34 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Tennessee | L 31–34 | 16 | 91 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atSouth Carolina | W 28–14 | 21 | 133 | 0 | 18 | 1 | −4 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Vanderbilt | L 16–17 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs.Florida | L 10–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Nov 5 | atKentucky | W 27–24 | 19 | 127 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 15 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Auburn | W 13–7 | 10 | 55 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 18 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Louisiana | W 35–21 | 13 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Georgia Tech | L 27–28 | 19 | 170 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 6 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. TCU | W 31–23 | 15 | 87 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 39 |
2015 Georgia 13 games, 1,161 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. UL Monroe | W 51–14 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 79 |
| Sep 12 | atVanderbilt | W 31–14 | 12 | 56 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 30 |
| Sep 19 | vs.South Carolina | W 52–20 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 32 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Southern | W 48–6 | 6 | 75 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 3 | vs.Alabama | L 10–38 | 9 | 53 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | atTennessee | L 31–38 | 22 | 145 | 0 | 66 | 3 | 26 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Missouri | W 9–6 | 26 | 87 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Florida | L 3–27 | 13 | 45 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Kentucky | W 27–3 | 24 | 165 | 1 | 45 | – | – |
| Nov 14 | atAuburn | W 20–13 | 26 | 77 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 13 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 23–17 | 23 | 132 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 13 |
| Nov 28 | atGeorgia Tech | W 13–7 | 24 | 149 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 38 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Penn State | W 24–17 | 20 | 85 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
2014 Georgia 8 games, 410 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Clemson | W 45–21 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| Sep 13 | atSouth Carolina | L 35–38 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 33 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Troy | W 66–0 | 10 | 155 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 27 | vs.Tennessee | W 35–32 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 16 |
| Nov 8 | atKentucky | W 63–31 | 16 | 84 | 1 | 23 | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 55–9 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 29 | vs.Georgia Tech | L 24–30 | 9 | 49 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Louisville | W 37–14 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 32 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2018 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅝″ |
| Weight | 214 lb |
| Arm length | 31¼″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 73⅝″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.54 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW |
| Bench press | 22 reps |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.21 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 64 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | New England Patriots | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | New England Patriots | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | New England Patriots | 8 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Chargers | 10 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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