#25

Mike Drennen II

Junior running back for Toledo. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.

RB · Toledo · Jr. · #25

5′11″ · 208 lb · Hilltop, OH · Coffman

Returning to Toledo for 2026

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How he plays

Yards / carry: 94th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

rushing yards · 2025

6.7 per carry

3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 24 rush yds, vs Morgan State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 running back for Toledo. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.

His career, year by year

Mike Drennen II

RB · Toledo · Jr · #25

Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 24 rush yds against Morgan State — Week 3, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Kentucky5-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

2021Kentucky10-3HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning

2023Toledo11-3HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

2025Toledo8-5HC: Robert Weiner · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / carry (94th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / carry#19 / 349 · 94th pct

6.7

Long run#332 / 349 · 4th pct

Rush TDs#326 / 349 · 3rd pct

Rush yards#350 / 349 · 0th pct

Carries#350 / 349 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 3 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home3g	20.0	6.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-72g	23.5	6.9	0.0
Weeks 8+1g	13.0	6.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Jacobs

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Toledo	9	60	6.7	0	--
2023	Toledo	7	28	4.0	1	--
2021	Kentucky	7	17	2.4	1	--
2020	Kentucky	--	--	--	--	--
Career		23	105	4.6	2	--

Season	Team
2025	Toledo	--	--	--	--	--
2023	Toledo	2	16	8.0	0	--
2021	Kentucky	2	3	1.5	0	--
2020	Kentucky	3	26	8.7	0	--
Career		7	45	6.4	0	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 5 · Akron · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA +1.21Mike Drennen II run for 8 yds to the AKR 47 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Morgan State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.14Mike Drennen II run for 15 yds to the TOL 35 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Morgan State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.04Mike Drennen II run for 8 yds to the TOL 43
Week 3 · Morgan State · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.55Mike Drennen II run for 1 yd to the TOL 28
Week 13 · Ball State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.48(03:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 M.Drennen II rush middle for 7 yards gain to the TOLEDO24 (#93 S.Hudson)
Week 5 · Akron · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.38Mike Drennen II run for 7 yds to the AKR 27
Week 13 · Ball State · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +0.17(02:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 M.Drennen II rush right for 6 yards gain to the TOLEDO25, End Of Play
Week 5 · Akron · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.17Mike Drennen II run for 4 yds to the TOL 45
Week 5 · Akron · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA -0.08Mike Drennen II run for 4 yds to the AKR 28

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 3 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 3	W 60-0vs Morgan State	3	24	8.0	15	Season-high 24 yds
Wk 5	W 45-3vs Akron	4	23	5.8	8
Wk 13	W 38-9vs Ball State	2	13	6.5	7
Total		9	60	6.8	15

The backfield · Toledo

#8Connor WalendzakRB · Sr.99 rushing yards · 2025
#32Willie Shaw IIIRB · Sr.85 rushing yards · 2025
#25Mike Drennen IIRB · Jr.60 rushing yards · 2025
#27Dane NaumanRB · So.40 rushing yards · 2025
#20Corey SmithRB · So.30 rushing yards · 2025

6 more on the roster · Toledo team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology