Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 13-12vs Western Michigan | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 15 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 17-10vs Oklahoma | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 13 | 21 | 1.9 | 0 | 7 |
#5
Savion Hiter
Freshman running back for Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 210 lb · Louisa, VA · Louisa County
Returning to Michigan for 2026
The numbers
21
rushing yards · 2026
1.6 per carry · 4 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rush yds, 41 rec yds, vs Oklahoma
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back for Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to Michigan in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
22.3own fans
-80rival fans
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In Their Words
541 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Savion Hiter
The receipt on tape: 15 rush yds, 1 receptions against Western Michigan, Week 1, 2026.
21 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 13 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Michigan5-star out of Louisa County
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Michigan2-0HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 10.5 YDS/g, 1.9 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 17–10
vs Oklahoma
6 rush yds (8 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With C. Brown — 42 AVG · 6 IN 20 · 51 LONG · B. Underwood — 111 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.4 · 87 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Oklahoma · 2&15 · Q2 · EPA +3.16(06:56) Shotgun #19 B.Underwood pass complete short right to #5 S.Hiter caught at OU 42, for 19 yards to the OU 42, out of bounds at OU 42, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Oklahoma · 2&14 · Q2 · EPA +2.24(12:39) Shotgun #19 B.Underwood pass complete short right to #5 S.Hiter caught at UOM22, for 15 yards to the UOM40 (#22 P.Bowen; #2 O.Robinson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Oklahoma · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.22(13:22) Shotgun #5 S.Hiter rush middle for 4 yards loss to the UOM25 (#44 T.Wein; #0 D.Stone)
- Week 2 · Oklahoma · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA -0.86(10:26) Shotgun #5 S.Hiter rush middle for 4 yards loss to the UOM29 (#44 T.Wein)
- Week 1 · Western Michigan · 2&3 · Q4 · EPA -0.77(09:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 S.Hiter rush middle for 0 yards to the UOM25 (#18 M.Davis)
- Week 1 · Western Michigan · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.49(10:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 S.Hiter rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UOM25 (#6 J.Pope)
- Week 1 · Western Michigan · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.47(14:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 S.Hiter rush right for 1 yard gain to the UOM21 (#10 J.Betts)
- Week 1 · Western Michigan · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA -0.37(08:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #19 B.Underwood pass complete short left to #5 S.Hiter caught at UOM22, for 1 yard loss to the UOM22, End Of Play
- Week 2 · Oklahoma · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA -0.33(05:06) Shotgun #5 S.Hiter rush middle for 2 yards gain to the OU 25 (#38 O.Heinecke; #22 P.Bowen)
- Week 1 · Western Michigan · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.30(09:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 S.Hiter rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UOM18 (#1 J.Franklin)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Michigan
Returning around him
- 69% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 6 Michigan players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -16 net (17 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan · Last season: 9-4 (AP #18) · Talent rank #11 · 2026 recruiting class #12
Background
Pronunciation Your browser does not support the audio tag. Prep • Attended Louisa County High School (2026), coached by William Patrick • Spent his freshman year at Louisa County before transferring for one year to Woodberry Forrest (2023); transferred back to Louisa County for junior and senior...
The backfield · Michigan
- #23Jordan Marshall932 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Bryson Kuzdzal326 rushing yards · 2025
- #36Tomas O'Meara83 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Micah Ka'apana38 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Savion Hiter2 games · 2026
3 more on the roster · Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology