Mike Weber (American football)
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.jpg) Weber with the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2017 | |
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 25, 1997 Detroit, Michigan U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 211 lb (96 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cass Tech (Detroit, Michigan) |
| College | Ohio State (2015–2018) |
| NFL draft | 2019: 7th round, 218th overall pick |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Mike Weber (born August 25, 1997) is an American professional football running back. He played college football at Ohio State. He has been a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers, and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL), the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL), the Orlando Guardians of the XFL, and the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Weber attended Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Michigan. As a senior, he rushed for 2,268 yards with 26 touchdowns, despite missing three games to injury.[1]
He averaged 10.1-yards per carry, while helping his team reach the state's semi-finals. He rushed for a state record 404 yards and five touchdowns in the regional championship win over Chippewa Valley High School. He was named All-state, U.S. Army All-American and was a co-recipient of the Detroit player of the year award.
College career
Weber originally accepted a football scholarship from the University of Michigan, but changed his decision to enroll at Ohio State University instead.[2][3]
After redshirting his first year in 2015, Weber took over as the starting running back role in 2016, replacing Ezekiel Elliott who had graduated.[4] In his first career game he rushed for 136 yards on 19 carries against Bowling Green State University. He led the team with 1,096 rushing yards on 182 carries (6.5-yard average) and 9 rushing touchdowns in 13 starts. At the end of the season, he was named the Thompson–Randle El Freshman of the Year and second-team All-Big Ten.[5]
As a sophomore, he suffered a left hamstring injury during summer workouts that kept him out most of training camp and most of the season .[6] He got healthy in the latter part of the season, finishing with 101 carries for 626 yards (6.2-yard average) and still led the team with 10 touchdowns.
As a junior, he rotated with J. K. Dobbins while appearing in 13 games. He registered 172 carries for 954 yards (6.0 yard average) and 8 touchdowns. He switched his jersey number from 25 to 5 (the number he wore when he played little league football in Detroit) for the contest against the University of Michigan, returning to his former number for the team's final two games.
On December 16, 2018, Weber announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility and declared for the 2019 NFL draft.[7]
Statistics
| Ohio State Buckeyes | |||||||||||
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | ||||
| 2015 | |||||||||||
| 2016 | 182 | 1,096 | 6.0 | 9 | 23 | 91 | 4.0 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 101 | 626 | 6.2 | 10 | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 172 | 1,050 | 6.1 | 5 | 21 | 112 | 5.3 | 1 | |||
| Career | 455 | 2,772 | 6.1 | 24 | 54 | 297 | 5.5 | 1 | |||
