

He was the third running back to be selected that year. Michel was selected by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft with the 31st overall pick.
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Professional career Pre-draft measurables Ĭhubb 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.

For his performance, Michel was named Rose Bowl Offensive MVP. He also added four receptions for 41 yards and a fourth touchdown. Carrying the ball only 11 times, Michel ran for 181 yards and three touchdowns, including a walk-off 27-yard rushing touchdown from the "Wild Dawg" formation (direct snap to Michel) to end the game in double overtime. 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. 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. In a blowout game against Vanderbilt on October 7, Michel rushed for 150 yards and a score on only 12 carries. 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 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. In the 2016 season, Michel totaled 840 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns to go along with 22 receptions for 149 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown. After Chubb was injured in a game against the Tennessee Volunteers, Michel took over as the starter and ran for 145 yards. Michel entered 2015 as a backup to Nick Chubb, but earned extensive playing time. He rushed for 410 yards on 64 carries with five rushing touchdowns. He missed five games due to a fractured shoulder blade. College career Īs a true freshman at Georgia in 2014, Michel played in eight games and made one start. He posted a personal-best time of seconds in the 100-meter dash at the 3rd Annual Miramar Invitational, where he placed first. 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. Michel's older brother Marken Michel is a wide receiver for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League, and was the 2017 West Division Most Outstanding Rookie with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. Michel committed to the University of Georgia on Apto play college football.

He was rated by as a five-star recruit and was ranked as the third best running back and 13th best player overall. Over three years playing on varsity, he rushed for 4,758 yards and 63 touchdowns. As a senior, he rushed for 1,833 yards and 24 touchdowns. Michel was the starting running back for the American Heritage Patriots, beginning in his eighth grade year there. Michel attended American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida.

Michel's parents emigrated from Haiti a year after his older sister Lamise was born. He played his first three seasons for the Patriots, one of them leading into Super Bowl LIII in which he scored the game's only touchdown in a 13–3 win. Michel played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Sony Michel (born February 17, 1995) is an American football running back for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL).
