Marken Michel

Marken Michel
No. 80 – Calgary Stampeders
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1993-07-06) July 6, 1993
Orlando, Florida
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: American Heritage School
College: UMass
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
CFL status: International
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Career CFL statistics as of 2018
Receptions: 61
Receiving yards: 1,062
Receiving touchdowns: 5
Player stats at CFL.ca

Marken Michel (born July 6, 1993) is an American-born Canadian Football wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.[1][2]

Career

Michel played receiver and safety at American Heritage High School in Plantation, Florida. He made 27 catches for 607 yards and eight touchdowns during his senior season. Michel played four seasons at UMass Amherst where he had 92 catches for 1,016 yards and 6 touchdowns.[3] He also had 28 carries for 162 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns.[4]

He signed as a free agent with the Calgary Stampeders on May 17, 2017. He was nominated as the CFL West Division Rookie of the Year in 2017 after 780 yards receiving and 3 touchdowns in just 13 games played.[5] Michel played in 11 regular season games for the Stampeders, catching 31 passes for the 435 yards with 5 touchdowns. On October 12, 2018 Michel was placed on the six-game injured reserve with a broken scalpula.[6]

Personal life

His brother Sony Michel is a former running back of the University of Georgia and was drafted by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.[7][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Stampeders receiver Marken Michel flying under the radar no longer". August 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Stampeders vs. Tiger-Cats: Marken Michel breaks out at ideal time". July 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ "UMass wide receiver Marken Michel reportedly headed to Minnesota as UDFA for the Vikings".
  4. 1 2 "Marken Michel - Calgary Stampeders".
  5. ↑ "Marken Michel - CFL.ca".
  6. ↑ "Stamps to place Michel on six-game IL - TSN.ca". TSN. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  7. ↑ "Stamps' Michel proud of Bulldog brother". October 18, 2017.


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