Mike Weber (American football)

Mike Weber
Ohio State Buckeyes – No. 25
Position Running back
Class Junior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Detroit (MI) Cass Tech
Personal information
Born: (1997-08-25) August 25, 1997
Detroit, Michigan
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • Big Ten Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year (2016)
  • Second Team All-Big Ten (Coaches, Media)
  • 2× Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Weeks 5 & 12)[1][2]
  • Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (2017 Week 11)

Mike Weber (born August 25, 1997) is an American football running back for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Early years

Weber attended Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Michigan. As a senior, he rushed for 2,268 yards with 29 touchdowns despite missing three games to injury.[3] Weber originally committed to the University of Michigan to play college football but changed to Ohio State University.[4][5]

College career

After redshirting his first year at Ohio State in 2015, Weber took over as the starting running back in 2016.[6] In his first career game he rushed for 136 yards on 19 carries.[7] By leading the Buckeyes in rushing yardage in his fresman year, Weber was named the Thompson–Randle El Freshman of the Year and Second Team All-Big Ten.[8]

Statistics

Through Oct. 6, 2018, Weber's statistics are as follows:[9]

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Ohio State Buckeyes
Season Rushing Receiving
AttYardsAvgTDRecYardsAvgTD
2015
Redshirted
2016 1821,0966.0923914.00
2017 101 626 6.2 10 10 94 9.4 0
2018 74 420 5.7 3 8 51 6.4 1
NCAA Career Totals 3572,1426.022412365.81

References

  1. ↑ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week". www.bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. October 3, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week". www.bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ Cass Tech running back Mike Weber explains choosing Ohio State over Michigan
  4. ↑ Ohio State’s Mike Weber: Michigan rivalry nothing personal
  5. ↑ 'It was really tragic': Ohio State RB Mike Weber finally discusses recruiting controversy
  6. ↑ Ohio State football | Mike Weber ready to run with starting role
  7. ↑ Ohio State spotlight player: RB Mike Weber
  8. ↑ "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Mike Weber". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
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