Sony Michel was drafted by the New England Patriots in the first round (31st overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.

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CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Sony Michel was drafted by the New England Patriots in the first round (31st overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2019 (2/2)

• Started and rushed 15 times for 14 yards in the season-opening victory vs. Pittsburgh (9/8).
• Started and was the team’s leading rusher with 21 carries for 85 yards and a 1-yard touchdown run on the opening possession of the victory at Miami (9/15).

2018 (13/8, 3/2)

• Started eight of the 13 games he appeared in, missing three games due to injury, and finished his rookie campaign with 931 yards rushing on 209 carries with six touchdowns. Also added seven receptions for 50 yards and returned four kickoffs for 77 yards.
• Started two of three postseason contests and rushed for 336 yards on 71 carries, adding six rushing touchdowns, including the lone score on a 2-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter to give the Patriots the lead in the Super Bowl LIII victory vs. the Los Angeles Rams (2/3). His six postseason rushing touchdowns set an NFL record for the most rushing touchdowns by a rookie in a single postseason and is second to Terrell Davis (8) for the most rushing touchdowns overall in a single postseason.
• Eclipsed 100 yards rushing four times in the regular season:
• Week 4 vs. Miami (112)
• Week 6 vs. Kansas City (106)
• Week 12 at N.Y. Jets (133)
• Week 16 vs. Buffalo (116)
• Eclipsed 100 yards rushing twice in the postseason and finished with 94 yards in the Super Bowl LIII victory vs. the Los Angeles Rams (2/3).
• AFC Divisional Playoff vs. L.A. Chargers (129)
• AFC Championship at Kansas City (113)
• Made his NFL debut and rushed 10 times for 34 yards while also adding a 7-yard reception on his first offensive play in the first quarter of the game at Jacksonville (9/16).
• Started and rushed 25 times for a game-high 112 yards, including his first career touchdown on a 10-yard scamper in the fourth quarter of the victory vs. Miami (9/30). Became the first Patriots rookie to rush for 100 yards since Brandon Bolden rushed for 137 yards at Buffalo on Sept. 20, 2012.
• Rushed 24 times for 106 yards and two touchdowns, marking his first career two-touchdown performance in the victory vs. Kansas City (10/14). It was his third-straight game of 90-plus yards rushing, becoming just the fifth running back in Patriots history and first since Robert Edwards in 1998 to have three or more 90-yard games in his rookie season.
• Started and rushed 21 times for a career-high 133 yards and a touchdown, while adding two receptions for 12 yards in the victory at the New York Jets (11/25).
• Rushed 24 times for 129 yards with three rushing touchdowns in the AFC Divisional Playoff win vs. L.A. Chargers (1/13). Became just the second rookie running back in Patriots history to score a postseason touchdown, and also had a career-long 40-yard run in the second quarter and added one reception for nine yards.
• Started and was a key factor on offense, rushing 29 times for 113 yards with two touchdowns in the AFC Championship victory at Kansas City (1/20).
• Started and rushed 18 times for 94 yards and scored the game’s lone touchdown on a 2-yard run in the fourth quarter that was ultimately the difference in the game in the Super Bowl LIII victory vs. the Los Angeles Rams (2/3).

COLLEGE

• Finished his career third on UGA’s all-time rushing list with 3,638 yards, having passed both Garrison Hearst and Todd Gurley.
• Ranks 16th among all-time rushers in SEC history.
• Notched eleven 100-yard games in his career.
• Finished his career with 33 rushing touchdowns.
• Named a team captain for his junior and senior seasons.
• Finished as the Bulldogs’ second-leading rusher with 1,227 yards on just 156 carries as a senior in 2017.
• Named Offensive MVP of the Rose Bowl with four touchdowns, tying a Bulldog bowl record for points scored and touchdowns. On his 75-yard rushing touchdown, Michel set a new Georgia bowl record for longest rushing touchdown and eclipsed 1,000 yards on a season for the second time. Also scored the game-winning touchdown in double overtime, setting a new career-high of 181 yards on just 11 carries.
• Played in 12 games as a junior, making two starts, and finished as the team’s No. 2 rusher with 840 yards on 152 carries (5.5 avg.). Was also the Bulldogs fourth-leading receiver with 20 catches and 110 yards.
• Played in 13 games with six starts and was voted team’s offensive MVP as a sophomore. Ran for 1,161 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on 219 attempts; 13th time a Bulldog rushed for 1,000 yards in a season. Also tallied 26 receptions for 270 yards and three scores.
• Played in eight games as a freshman, making one start and posted 410 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns on 64 carries.

PERSONAL

• Was a 2013 American Family Insurance USA Today All-USA First Team and All-USA Florida Team. Also named USA Today Florida Football Player of the Year and a member of Florida’s Class 5A All-State First Team.
• Majored in communication studies at Georgia.
• Played in the U.S. Army All-American Game.
• Rushed for 1,833 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior.

EXTRA POINTS

Sony Michel and Isaiah Wynn are the first college teammates picked in the first round in New England history. They are the first college teammates to be picked in the first round by the same team since 2005 when CB Carlos Roders (9th overall) and QB Jason Campbell (25th overall) out of Auburn were drafted by Washington.