Sony Michel

Sony Michel
No. 26 – New England Patriots
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1995-02-17) February 17, 1995
Orlando, Florida
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: American Heritage School
(Plantation, Florida)
College: Georgia
NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 31
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Rushing attempts: 67
Rushing yards: 294
Rushing touchdowns: 2
Receptions: 3
Receiving yards: 18
Receiving touchdowns: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Sony Michel (born February 17, 1995) is an American football running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia.

Early years

Michel's parents emigrated from Haiti a year after his older sister Lamise was born.[1] Michel attended American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida.[2] Michel was the starting running back for the American Heritage Patriots, beginning in his eighth grade year there. As a senior, he rushed for 1,833 yards and 24 touchdowns. Over three years playing on varsity, he rushed for 4,758 yards and 63 touchdowns. He was rated by Rivals.com as a five-star recruit and was ranked as the third best running back and 13th best player overall.[3] Michel committed to the University of Georgia on April 26, 2013 to play college football.[4][5] Michel's older brother Marken Michel is a receiver for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League, and was the 2017 West Division Most Outstanding Rookie.[6]

Michel also competed in track and field at American Heritage; as a sophomore in 2011, he earned first-place finishes in both the 100-meter dash (10.99s) and 200-meter dash (21.91s) at the FHSAA 2A District Meet.[7] He posted a personal-best time of seconds in the 100-meter dash at the 3rd Annual Miramar Invitational, where he placed first.[8]

College career

As a true freshman at Georgia in 2014, Michel played in eight games and made one start. He missed five games due to a fractured shoulder blade.[9] He rushed for 410 yards on 64 carries with five rushing touchdowns.[10] Michel entered 2015 as a backup to Nick Chubb, but earned extensive playing time.[11][12] After Chubb was injured in a game against the Tennessee Volunteers, Michel took over as the starter and ran for 145 yards.[13]

In 2017, with true freshman Jake Fromm starting at quarterback for the Bulldogs, the team relied heavily on its senior running backs, Chubb and Michel, to carry the load. Despite remaining second in the depth chart behind Chubb, and receiving only two-thirds as many carries as Chubb, Michel had a breakout year, finishing with 1,227 rushing yards (156 carries), only 118 yards fewer than Chubb's 1,345 (223 carries). In a blowout game against Vanderbilt on October 7, Michel rushed for 150 yards and a score on only 12 carries.[14] Three weeks later, in an October 28 rout of Florida, Michel rushed for 137 yards on only 6 carries, scoring twice on runs of 74 yards and 45 yards.[15]

Michel's biggest game of the year came on New Year's Day against Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl, Georgia's first-ever College Football Playoff game. Carrying the ball only 11 times, Michel ran for 181 yards and three touchdowns, including a walk-off 27-yard scamper from the "Wild Dawg" formation (direct snap to Michel) to end the game in double overtime.[16] He also added four receptions for 41 yards and a fourth touchdown. For his performance, Michel was named Rose Bowl Offensive MVP.[17]

Chubb and Michel's 326 combined rushing yards in the Rose Bowl put them at 8,259 career rushing yards, surpassing Eric Dickerson and Craig James' FBS record of 8,192.[18]

Statistics

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
AttYardsAvgLongTDRecYardsAvgLongTD
2014Georgia 8644106.4755710615.1331
2015Georgia 132191,1615.36682627010.4483
2016Georgia 121528405.5424221496.8331
2017Georgia 141561,2277.9551699610.7111
Career475903,6136.17533646219.7486

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
5 ft 10 5⁄8 in
(1.79 m)		 214 lb
(97 kg)		 31 1⁄4 in
(0.79 m)		 9 1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.54 s 1.56 s 2.62 s 4.21 s 22 reps
All values from NFL Draft[19][20]

Michel was selected by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft with the 31st overall pick.[21] He was the third running back to be selected that year.[22]

2018 season

Michel suffered a knee injury in training camp causing him to miss the entire preseason.[23] Michel made his NFL debut in a Week 2 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. He ran the ball 10 times for 34 yards and had a six-yard reception in the 31–20 loss.[24] In a Week 4 victory over the Miami Dolphins, Michel had a breakout game with 26 carries for 112 yards and a touchdown.[25] In a week 5 win vs the Colts, Michel rushed for 98 yards and scored a touchdown [26][27]

References

  1. ↑ Press, ed. (8 October 2015). "Sony Michel: Born To Play". Georgia Dogs. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Furones, David. "American Heritage standout Sony Michel selected by Patriots in first round". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  3. ↑ "Rivals.com". sports.yahoo.com.
  4. ↑ "Georgia adds No. 2 RB Michel to backfield". ESPN.com.
  5. ↑ "American Heritage RB Sony Michel commits to Georgia". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  6. ↑ "Shaw CFL Awards Reel: Most Outstanding Rookie - CFL.ca". CLF.ca.
  7. ↑ "FHSAA 2A District 14 Championships - Day 1 - Track & Field Meet". Athletic.net.
  8. ↑ "3rd Annual Mirimar Invitational - Track & Field Meet". Athletic.net.
  9. ↑ "Georgia's Sony Michel confirms twice fractured shoulder blade, but now healthy". Macon.com.
  10. ↑ "Georgia's Sony Michel hoping for healthier second season". Times Free Press.
  11. ↑ "Georgia's Sony Michel more than just Nick Chubb's backup". ESPN.com.
  12. ↑ "Georgia figuring out ways to get Sony Michel on the field". Savannah Now.
  13. ↑ "UGA RB Sony Michel carries the load at Tennessee, but fumble haunts him". Online Athens.
  14. ↑ "Georgia vs. Vanderbilt - Game Recap - October 7, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  15. ↑ "Georgia vs. Florida - Game Recap - October 28, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  16. ↑ "Georgia vs. Oklahoma - Game Recap - January 1, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  17. ↑ "Georgia survives Oklahoma in classic, back-and-forth Rose Bowl in double overtime". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  18. ↑ "Georgia's Nick Chubb, Sony Michel surpass FBS rushing record in Rose Bowl win". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  19. ↑ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Sony Michel". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Georgia RB Sony Michel : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  21. ↑ Sessler, Marc (April 26, 2018). "Patriots bolster offense with electric RB Sony Michel". NFL.com.
  22. ↑ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  23. ↑ "Report: Sony Michel's procedure was due to a meniscus issue". Patriots Wire. 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  24. ↑ "Patriots Fall To Jaguars 31-20". CBS - Boston. 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  25. ↑ "After his 112-yard breakout performance, Sony Michel can 'pretty much do it all'". Boston.com. 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  26. ↑ "Sony Michel". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  27. ↑ "Sony Michel already racking up Patriots' rookie milestones". USA Today. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
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