Michigan (2025): Third-team all-Big Ten honoree … Named midseason all-America by Sporting News … Rushed for 857 yards and 10 touchdowns on 121 carries (7.1 avg.) in just seven games … Had at least 100 rushing yards in six of his seven games – the only time he didn’t reach the 100-yard plateau was against USC, when he left the game due to injury after running for 55 yards on just 10 carries … 100-yard performances included 159 vs. New Mexico (16 carries, 9.9 avg., 3 TD), 132 at Oklahoma (19 carries, 6.6 avg., 1 TD), 104 vs. Central Michigan (14 carries, 7.4 avg., 1 TD), 149 at Nebraska (17 carries, 8.8 avg., 1 TD), 123 vs. Wisconsin (19 carries, 6.2 avg., 2 TD) and 152 at Michigan State (26 carries, 5.8 avg., 2 TD) … Also totaled 50 yards on 13 receptions for the season … Missed Michigan’s seventh game of the season vs. Washington due to injury sustained in Game 6 at USC, returned to be named Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week for performance against Michigan State, then was forced to miss the final four games of the season due to injury.
Alabama (2023-24): Appeared in 25 games over two seasons at Alabama … Played in 18 games at running back, including six starts … Totaled 616 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on 105 carries (5.9 avg.), caught 17 passes for 99 yards and made a tackle on special teams during his two seasons with the Crimson Tide … Appeared in 12 games and made six starts at RB as a sophomore in 2024, rushing for 448 yards and seven touchdowns on 79 carries (5.7 avg.) … All of his 17 receptions for 99 yards at Alabama came in 2024 … Recorded first 100-yard game with 102 yards on just 52 carries against Western Kentucky … Had 79 rushing yards in SEC game vs. Missouri … Appeared in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2023, with six appearances at running back … Had season-high 33 rushing yards against Kentucky … Ran four times for 31 yards in Rose Bowl/College Football Playoff semifinal vs. Michigan … Made lone special-teams tackle against Mississippi State.
High School: Rated as a five-star prospect by 247Sports … Tabbed as the No. 2 running back and No. 24 overall player in the nation by ESPN … Rated as the No. 1 overall player in the state of Georgia by Rivals … Four-time all-state honoree … Amassed 8,073 yards from scrimmage (7,574 rushing, 499 receiving) and 102 touchdowns (95 rushing, seven receiving) over four high school seasons – three at Blessed Trinity H.S. in Roswell (2019-21) and one at Buford H.S. (2022) … Ranks in the top 10 in Georgia high school history in career rushing yards (seventh) and career rushing touchdowns (10th) … Had 1,695 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns on 153 carries (11.1 avg.) and 239 yards and three scores on nine receptions as a senior at Buford, helping lead the Wolves to a 10-0 regular season, region title and Georgia 7A state playoffs appearances … Coached at Buford by Bryant Appling … Helped lead Blessed Trinity to a 31-7 record over three seasons, including two region titles and the 2019 Georgia 4A state championship … Rushed for a whopping 2,375 yards and 29 touchdowns on 275 carries (8.6 avg.) and caught 10 passes for 136 yards and two scores as a junior in 2021 … Ran for 1,750 yards and 25 touchdowns on 176 carries (9.9 avg.) and caught five passes for 98 yards and two scores during Covid-19-abbreviated sophomore season in 2020 … Rushed for 1,754 yards and 18 touchdowns on 205 carries (8.6 avg.) and had four receptions for 26 yards while helping lead Blessed Trinity to state championship as a freshman in 2019 … Named MaxPreps Freshman all-American … Coached for first two seasons at Blessed Trinity by current Georgia Tech director of high school relations Tim McFarlin … Coached by Tom Hall as a junior at BT … An elite two-sport athlete, was also a left-handed outfielder/pitcher that was ranked among the top 75 outfielders in the nation in his high school class and reached 86 MPH as a pitcher.
Personal: Graduated from Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in business … Studying history, technology and society at Georgia Tech … Father, Verron, played running back at Georgia, was by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Draft, played seven seasons in the NFL (Steelers – 2002-07, Atlanta Falcons – 2009), was a member of the Steelers’ Super Bowl XL championship team in 2005 and amassed 1,187 yards (738 rushing, 449 receiving) and five touchdowns (three rushing, two receiving) as a pro.
