Michael Warren II

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Michael Warren II
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Warren with the Cincinnati Bearcats in 2018
Personal information
Born: (1998-11-12) November 12, 1998 (age 25)
Toledo, Ohio
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:Central Catholic High School (Toledo)
College:Cincinnati
Position:Running back
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Michael Warren II (born November 12, 1998) is an

Washington Football Team
.

High school

He went to high school at Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio. He was honored as Mr. Football Award (Ohio) in 2016.[1] He averaged 8.95 yards per carry that season[1] and holds the school’s single-game rushing record with 385 yards against Lima Senior High School in 2016.

College career

At

kick returner in his freshman year.[2] On November 10, 2018, in a game against the University of Central Florida, he rushed for three touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass. He set a school record of 19 touchdowns in a single season, and became the school's 12th 1,000-yard rusher. The most recent was George Winn in 2012.[3][4][5]

In 2019 he passed Robert Cooper to become the 6th ranked all-time rusher for the Bearcats, with a career total of 2,918 yards. Following this season, Warren declared for the

2020 NFL Draft, forgoing his senior year.[6][7]

Statistics

Season Team Games Rushing Receiving
Att Yards Avg TD Rec Yards Avg TD
2017 Cincinnati 12 54 324 6.0 1 5 57 11.4 0
2018 Cincinnati 12 244 1,329 5.4 19 25 232 9.3 1
2019 Cincinnati 14 261 1,265 4.8 14 21 153 7.3 2
Career 38 559 2,918 5.2 34 51 442 8.7 3

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Warren was signed by the

2020 NFL Draft on April 26, 2020.[8] He was waived on September 3, 2020 and re-signed to the practice squad.[9][10] He was released on September 29, 2020.[11]

Carolina Panthers

On October 20, 2020, Warren was signed to the Carolina Panthers' practice squad,[12] but was released two days later.[13]

Washington Football Team

Warren signed with the

Washington Football Team's practice squad on December 9, 2020.[14] He was elevated to the active roster on December 19 for the team's week 15 game against the Seattle Seahawks, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[15] He was released on December 29, 2020,[16] and rejoined them on a reserve/futures contract on January 15, 2021,[17] before being waived again on April 9, 2021.[18]

Detroit Lions

Warren signed with the Detroit Lions on June 4, 2021.[19] He was waived/injured on August 11, 2021 and placed on injured reserve. He was released on August 16.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Football Roster – Michael Warren II". University of Cincinnati. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Michael Warren II College Stats – College Football". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  3. WCPO (published November 10, 2018). Associated Press
    . Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  4. ^ Kay, Joe (November 10, 2018). "Warren's 4 TDs lead No. 25 Cincinnati over USF 35–23". Associated Press. Retrieved 18 November 2018 – via The Fresno Bee.
  5. ^ "Michael Warren II Stats, News, Bio". ESPN.
  6. ^ Fay, John. "Little man Michael Warren II has come up big for Cincinnati Bearcats". Cincinnati.com.
  7. ^ "UC's Warren II declares for 2020 NFL Draft". local12.com. January 10, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  8. ^ McPherson, Chris (April 26, 2020). "Eagles agree to terms with 13 undrafted free agents". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  9. ^ Alper, Josh (2020-09-03). "Eagles put Andre Dillard on IR, cut 12 players". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  10. ^ Erby, Glenn (September 6, 2020). "Philadelphia Eagles sign 16 players to the practice squad". Eagles Wire. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  11. ^ McPherson, Chris (September 29, 2020). "Roster Moves: Eagles sign TE Jason Croom and CB Michael Jacquet to the practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  12. ^ Simmons, Myles (October 20, 2020). "Panthers place Juston Burris, Keith Kirkwood on reserve/injured list". Panthers.com.
  13. ^ @MylesASimmons (October 22, 2020). "#Panthers have released RB Michael Warren from their practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved November 1, 2020 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Jennings, Scott. "The Washington Football Team adds a TE, RB, and QB". Hogs Haven. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  15. ^ Washington Football Team [@WashingtonNFL] (December 19, 2020). "We have elevated the following players from the practice squad: -QB Steven Montez- RB Michael Warren" (Tweet). Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Michael Warren: Let go by Washington". Cbssports. December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  17. ^ "Football Team's Michael Warren: Inks future deal with Washington". CBSSports.com. January 15, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  18. ^ Alper, Josh. "Caleb Brantley, Thaddeus Moss among five players cut by Washington". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  19. ^ Simmons, Myles (June 4, 2021). "Lions sign Michael Warren, waive Rakeem Boyd". NBCSports.com. Retrieved June 8, 2021.