Donovan Edwards
.jpg) Edwards in 2021 | |
| Michigan Wolverines – No. 7 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Sophomore |
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| Born: | February 25, 2003 |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | West Bloomfield (MI) |
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Donovan Edwards (born February 25, 2003) is an American football running back for the Michigan Wolverines.[1][2][3]
High school and recruiting
Edwards played high school football at West Bloomfield High School. As a senior in 2020, he rushed for 1,502 yards and 30 touchdowns and led West Bloomfield to the Division 1 state championship. In May 2021, he was honored as the 2020–21 Gatorade Michigan Football Player of the Year.[4] He was also selected by the Detroit Free Press as the captain of its 2020 football dream team.[5] He was rated as a five-star recruit by 247 Sports.[6]
University of Michigan
In December 2020, Edwards committed to the University of Michigan. He announced the decision on ESPN, choosing Michigan over the University of Georgia, University of Notre Dame, and the University of Oklahoma.[7] He enrolled early at Michigan in January 2021.[8]
As a freshman during the 2021 season, Edwards rushed for 87 yards on eight carries and scored two touchdowns against Northern Illinois on September 18.[9]
Edwards had an upward trajectory throughout his freshman season at Michigan, getting more and more carries and receptions in the later half of the season. In the first half of the Big Ten Championship Game against Iowa on December 4, Edwards threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Roman Wilson, after receiving a backward pass from quarterback Cade McNamara.[10]
As a sophomore in 2022, Edwards rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns, including a 67-yard scoring run against Penn State. Against Ohio State on November 26, he rushed for 216 yards, including touchdown runs of 75 and 85 yards in the fourth quarter.
References
- ^ Orion Sang (August 8, 2021). "Michigan football: Donovan Edwards is 'what a five-star player is supposed to look like'". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ "Why Michigan RB Donovan Edwards 'doesn't look like a freshman'". USA Today. August 19, 2021.
- ^ Angelique S. Chengelis (August 12, 2021). "Freshman Donovan Edwards carving out role in deep Michigan backfield". The Detroit News.
- ^ "Donovan Edwards of West Bloomfield is named Gatorade Michigan High School Football Player of the Year". High School Football America. May 14, 2021.
- ^ "Meet the Detroit Free Press 2020 football Dream Team". Detroit Free Press. January 31, 2021.
- ^ Brandon Brown (January 30, 2021). "Michigan Early Enrollee Earns State's Highest Honor". SI.com.
- ^ Orion Sang (December 16, 2020). "Michigan football lands Donovan Edwards, 4-star running back from West Bloomfield". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ "Star Michigan Signee Donovan Edwards Goes Off". SI.com. January 10, 2021.
- ^ "Michigan RB Donovan Edwards scores first career TDs: 'There's gonna be many more runs like that'". Mlive.com. September 19, 2021.
- ^ Kosko, Nick (December 4, 2021). "Michigan RB Donovan Edwards throws 75-yard touchdown in Big Ten Championship Game". 247Sports. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
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