Donovan Edwards

UPDATES

Week 5: Edwards chipped in with 48 yards rushing and one catch for three yards, as Michigan walloped host Nebraska, 45-7. The RB also had one pass reception for three yards. — JH

Week 4: Not much of a day rushing for Edwards as he picked up 13 yards on just six carries. In the passing game, one of Edwards' two receptions was a big one, a 33-yard pick-up in the first quarter, with Rutgers up 7-0. That play seemed to jump-start Michigan's offense. Edwards did struggle in the three times he was asked pass protect. — JH

Week 3: Edwards tallied 50 yards rushing on nine carries (5.6 yards) in Michigan's 31-6 win over Bowling Green. As was his backfield mate Blake Corum, Edwards did not get any targets in the Michigan passing game. — JH

Week 2: In Michigan's decisive 35-7 win over UNLV, Edwards was more effective as a receiver than a runner, turning five receptions into 26 yards. On the ground, he managed nine yards on six carries (1.5 ypc). — JH

Week 1: Edwards complemented Blake Corum's 77 yards rushing with 37 of his own on 12 carries. He also grabbed four passes for 33 yards, occasionally split out wide in some formations. — JH

Week 0: DNP

HISTORY — from college profile

2022 (soph): Appeared in 11 games with three starts at running back; ran 140 times for 991 rushing yards (7.1 yards per carry, No. 3 single-season, U-M history) with seven touchdowns and added 18 receptions for 200 yards with two touchdowns to earn his second varsity letter... Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 28) following the win at Ohio State... Four times, shared Offensive Player of the Game honors for his performances against Penn State, at Iowa, at Rutgers, at Ohio State... Ran 12 times for 64 yards and caught a four-yard pass against Colorado State (Sept. 3)... Ran for 26 yards and a touchdown on three carries, and caught a 33-yard pass against Hawaii (Sept. 10)... Totaled 50 all-purpose yards on four catches and five carries, playing out of the backfield at Iowa (Oct. 1), catching one touchdown and also recovered a teammate's fumble... Carried seven times and added one catch for 10 yards while lining up at running back and out of the slot at Indiana (Oct. 8)... Broke out against Penn State (Oct. 15) with 173 rushing yards on 16 carries with a pair of touchdowns; added 21 receiving yards... Earned his first career start against Michigan State (Oct. 29), and carried 10 times with three receptions, totaling 80 yards... Totaled 109 yards on 15 carries at Rutgers (Nov. 5) and added 52 yards receiving with a touchdown... Carried twice against Nebraska (Nov. 12)... Posted 216 yards with two touchdowns on 22 carries at Ohio State (Nov. 26), breaking off touchdown runs of 75 and 85 yards... Made his second career start and earned Grange-Griffin MVP honors as he carried 25 times for 185 yards with a touchdown against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3)... Went fo his third straight 100-yard game with 119 yards on 23 carries against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

2021 (fr): Appeared in 12 games at running back and also contributed on special teams; carried 35 times for 174 yards with three touchdowns and caught 20 passes for 265 yards and one touchdown to earn his first varsity letter... Shared team Offensive Rookie of the Year honors... Made his U-M debut against Western Michigan (Sept. 4), totaling 27 yards on six carries with a three-yard reception playing out of the backfield... Carried once for four yards and also contributed on special teams against Washington (Sept. 11)... Found the end zone for the first time as a Wolverine against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18), totaling 86 yards on eight carries with two scores including a 58-yard touchdown run... Played snaps on offense against Rutgers (Sept. 25), at Wisconsin (Oct. 2)... Contributed snaps out of the backfield with a three-yard run and as a wide receiver at Nebraska (Oct. 9)... Carried five times for 18 yards against Northwestern (Oct. 23) and added one catch for 11 yards... Carried twice at Penn State (Nov. 13)... Gained 170 yards on 10 receptions (a record for a U-M back) including a 77-yard touchdown catch and has eight rushing yards at Maryland (Nov. 20)... Caught two passes for 12 yards and had an eight-yard carry against Ohio State (Nov. 27)... Uncorked a 75-yard touchdown pass, the fifth-longest passing play in Big Ten Championship Game history playing against Iowa (Dec. 4) and added six touches for 21 total yards with a rushing score... Carried four times for 16 yards and caught three passes for 49 yards against Georgia in the Capital One Orange Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31) 

High school: Attended West Bloomfield High School (2021) coached by Ron Bellamy... Won four district titles with West Bloomfield... Led the Lakers to an 8-1 record and the district championship before the season was suspended... Helped West Bloomfield win the district championship and finish 10-2 as a junior and an appearance in the state quarterfinals... Member of the Lakers team that posted a 9-3 record and appeared in the state quarterfinal during his sophomore year... Helped the Lakers to a 12-2 record and a trip to the state final as a freshman... Gained 1,021 rushing yards and scored 17 touchdowns in nine games as a senior; added 153 receiving yards and three scores... Finished with 1,439 rushing yards and 569 receiving yards during his junior season; scored 25 touchdowns... Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of four stars; the No. 44 overall player nationally, the No. 4 running back in the country and the No. 2 prospect in the state of Michigan... Named a four-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 29 overall player in the nation, the No. 2 running back nationally and the top-rated player in the state of Michigan... Member of the ESPN300; four-star prospect, the 66th-rated player in the country, the fourth-best running back recruit nationally and the No. 4 player in Michigan... Rivals.com four-star prospect; the nation’s 74th overall prospect, the third-best running back prospect nationally and the No. 3 player in the state of Michigan... Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Michigan for the 2020-21 season... Runner-up for the 2020 Michigan High School Football Player of the Year as a senior... Named the STATE CHAMPS! Mr. Football Award winner as a senior and placed in top four during his junior year... Selected as a member of the Detroit Free Press All-North team as a senior... Named to MLive Dream Team for Metro Detroit as a junior... Selected to participate in the Under Armour All-American Game, Adidas All-American Game, Hall of Fame World Bowl and the Polynesian Bowl.

PERSONAL

Donovan Edwards was born Feb. 25, 2003... Son of Kevin and the late Donna Edwards

2022

passing
ATT	YPA	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	COMPLETIONS
1.0	-1.0	1.0	-1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
7.1	7.0	991.0	140.0	85.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
18.0	11.1	2.0	33.0	200.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	0.0	1.0

2021

passing
ATT	YPA	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	COMPLETIONS
1.0	75.0	1.0	75.0	0.0	1.0	1.0

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
5.0	3.0	174.0	35.0	58.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
20.0	13.3	1.0	77.0	265.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	1.0	1.0