Kalel Mullings
Kalel Mullings
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Four seasons at Michigan, two different head coaches: Jim Harbaugh and Sherrone Moore. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-Big Ten. The receipt: 159 rush yds, 2 rec yds against USC — Week 4, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan, 1,200 rushing yards — drafted at #188 overall by Tennessee.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2024)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Harbaugh → Sherrone Moore. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
TennesseeEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2024)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2024
W 13–10
at Ohio State
116 rush yds (32 car) · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Anthony Adkins’s 2020 season.
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Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Xavier Robinson’s path through Oklahoma.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Tahj Brooks's graduate season at Texas Tech (2024).
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Player DNA
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Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2024
#63
Heisman watch (#63) · finalist probability 0%.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2022–2024+3060%
Up 3060% from first season to most-recent.