Donovan Edwards: RB · Michigan · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Donovan Edwards
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches at Michigan: Jim Harbaugh and Sherrone Moore. The first one came in 2022: Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. On tape: 95 rushing yards and 23 receiving yards against Washington, Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 23.0% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 10.9% of his carries. 4 carries for 11 yds vs Ohio State; 14 for 101 vs Washington.
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
1 of the team's 28 inside-the-5 carries (3.6%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-10vs Fresno State | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | L 12-31vs No. 3 Texas | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-18vs Arkansas State | 17 | 82 | 4.8 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24vs No. 11 USC | 14 | 74 | 5.3 | 1 | 41 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-24vs Minnesota | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-27@ Washington | 14 | 95 | 6.8 | 1 | 39 | Season-high 95 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 7-21@ No. 22 Illinois | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-17vs Michigan State | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-38vs No. 1 Oregon | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 11 | L 15-20@ No. 8 Indiana | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | W 50-6vs Northwestern | 10 | 65 | 6.5 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 14 | W 13-10@ No. 2 Ohio State | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 128 | 589 | 4.6 | 4 | 41 |
Week 4 · 2024
W 27-24
vs USC
74 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD
A close one, won by 3 at home.
With T. Doman — 49.1 yards per punt · 8 punts · 4 inside the 20 · K. Mullings — 159 rush yds (17 car) · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
38%128 carriesFumble rate
2.3%3 of 128 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.6 yds/carry on 128 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 38% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 49.9 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 47.5 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 58.8 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 39.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sherrone Moore
Pass share
39.2%
308 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
60.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
323 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
128 carries, 18 catches and 1 pass attempt in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #174 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan, 2,251 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Harbaugh → Sherrone Moore. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
