Last confirmed: Cincinnati, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 222 lb · Toledo, OH · Central Catholic
Michael Warren II: RB · Cincinnati · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Michael Warren II
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Third year in the Cincinnati backfield. A game that shows it: 141 rushing yards and 11 receiving yards against East Carolina — Week 10, 2019.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
45.4% of carries overall (261/575) → 25.2% of Q4-with-lead carries (28/111) — 92.9% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
15 of 20 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (75.0%). 16 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (50.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 261 | 1,265 | 4.8 | 14 |
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 244 | 1,328 | 5.4 | 19 |
| 2017 | Cincinnati | 54 | 324 | 6.0 | 1 |
| Career | 559 | 2,917 | 5.2 | 34 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 21 | 153 | 7.3 | 2 |
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 25 | 232 | 9.3 | 1 |
| 2017 | Cincinnati | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 |
| Career | 51 | 442 | 8.7 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-14vs UCLA | 26 | 92 | 3.5 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-42@ No. 5 Ohio State | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-13vs Miami (OH) | 12 | 113 | 9.4 | 3 | 73 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 5 | W 52-14@ Marshall | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24vs No. 18 UCF | 23 | 133 | 5.8 | 0 | 60 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-23@ Houston | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-13vs Tulsa | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | W 46-43@ East Carolina | 18 | 141 | 7.8 | 3 | 40 | Season-high 141 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 48-3vs UConn | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 2 | 19 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-17@ South Florida | 26 | 134 | 5.2 | 1 | 35 | |
| Wk 13 | W 15-13vs Temple | 24 | 106 | 4.4 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-34@ No. 17 Memphis | 21 | 122 | 5.8 | 1 | 39 | |
| Wk 15 | L 24-29@ No. 16 Memphis | 23 | 99 | 4.3 | 2 | 18 | |
 Bowl | W 38-6vs Boston College | 21 | 105 | 5.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 261 | 1265 | 4.8 | 14 | 73 |
Week 15 · 2019
L 24-29
at Memphis
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
40%240 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.8 yds/carry on 261 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Luke Fickell — 26-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 89.8 | 5.0 | 1.2 |
| Road7g | 88.7 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 81.1 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 99.6 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
38.3%
376 pass / 606 run
Plays / game
70.1
14 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
261 carries and 21 catches in 14 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Cincinnati, 2,917 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 38 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Luke Fickell.
