The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2016 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 69 RUNNING BACKS suffering a 2014 knee injury at Ohio State in the Oregon State game, running for three yards … Carried the ball for 71 yards and a touchdown, plus had a 31-yard touchdown catch, at Maryland … Carried the ball six times for 58 yards and added a receiving touchdown in the Citrus Bowl … Ap - peared in 12 games for the Wolverines in 2014, making two starts … Rushed 60 times for 361 yards and four touch- downs … Named second-string running back before the 2013 season … Made career debut in the season-opening game against Central Michigan, but suffered an ACL injury in the game … Tallied two carries for nine yards prior to the injury … Did not see game action in 2012. Prep: The Ann Arbor Pioneer standout finished just 95 yards short of the state single-season rushing record with 2,805 yards as a senior … Also caught five passes for 85 yards (17.0 yards per reception) and a score … A 2011 Associated Press All-State selection … Named to both the 2011 Detroit Free Press Dream Team and Detroit News Blue Chip List … Rated as a three-star recruit and Michigan's No. 21 senior by Rivals.com … Three-time Division l state champion in the 110-meter hurdles. Personal: Born March 8, 1994 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in environ - mental studies. Year GP/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD 2013 1/0 2 9 4.5 0 2014 12/2 60 361 6.0 4 2015 12/1 54 271 5.0 4 Totals 25/3 116 641 5.5 8 HENRY POGGI • FB R-Jr. • Baltimore Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 266 Career Highlights: Appeared in 12 games with four starts in 2015 as a tight end and fullback … Made his first career start at Utah, playing tight end … Recorded his first career start at fullback, catching his first pass for two yards, against Oregon State … Played in six games, recording two tackles, in 2014 … Redshirted during the 2013 season. Prep: Spent three seasons on the Gilman School varsity team, accumulating 165 total stops, 53 tackles for loss and 32.5 sacks in his career … Also played tight end, catching 18 balls for 165 yards and two touchdowns … Ranked as a four-star recruit, the No. 4 player in Maryland, and the No. 5 defensive tackle and No. 70 overall player in the country by Rivals.com … Rated as the No. 1 defensive tackle and the No. 9 overall player in the nation by MaxPreps.com. Personal: Born Aug. 9, 1994 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, major undeclared. WYATT SHALLMAN • RB R-Jr. • Hartland, Mich. Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 245 Career Highlights: Played in one game in 2015, notching three carries for nine yards against Rutgers … Ap - peared in nine games in 2014, drawing a single carry for five yards in the sea- son opener against Appalachian State … Redshirted in 2013. Prep: Three-year starter at running back and along the defensive line for Detroit Catholic Central … Played primar- ily on defense in an injury-plagued senior year, recording 66 total hits and 14 stops for loss … Ranked as a four-star prospect, the No. 6 player in Michigan and the No. 18 athlete nationally by Rivals.com … Listed as the No. 136 player in the country by MaxPreps.com. Personal: Born Aug. 31, 1994 … Father, John, played football at Grand Valley State … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, major undeclared. DE'VEON SMITH • RB Sr. • Warren, Ohio Ht.: 5-11 • Wt.: 228 Career Highlights: Appeared in 13 games and made 10 starts in 2015 … Rushed for a total of 753 yards on 180 attempts with six touchdowns … Also caught 19 passes for 159 yards and a score … Ran for 127 yards and a career-best three touchdowns against Oregon State … Established a career high with 128 rushing yards on 18 carries and scored a touchdown versus BYU … Rushed 15 times for 73 yards and a touchdown against Rutgers, plus caught two passes for 45 yards … Earned 2015 All-Big Ten honorable mention … Played in all 12 games and started two in 2014, leading U-M with 519 yards and six touchdowns on 108 carries … Had 18 carries for 121 yards against Indiana … Scored a touchdown against Michigan State in his first career start … Appeared in four games as a reserve running back in 2013 … Tallied 22 carries for 110 yards … Made career debut in the season-opening win over Central Michigan, with seven carries for 12 yards … Tacked on seven carries for 57 yards against Ohio State. Prep: A four-year starter at Howland High School … Finished his career with a Trumbull County-record 6,750 rushing yards … Scored 82 touchdowns … Accumulated 1,883 yards and 27 scores on 167 carries in his senior year en route to being named the Associated Press Ohio Divi - sion II Offensive Player of the Year … Ranked as a three-star prospect, the No. 26 player in Ohio and the No. 37 running back nationally by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Nov. 8, 1994 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, major undeclared. Year GP/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD 2013 4/0 22 110 5.0 0 2014 12/2 108 519 4.8 6 2015 13/10 180 753 4.2 6 Totals 29/12 310 1,382 4.5 12 NICK VOLK • FB R-So. • Frankenmuth, Mich. Ht. 5-10 • Wt. 245 Career Highlights: Did not see game action in 2015 … Redshirted in 2014. Prep: Helped his team to Tri-Valley Conference championships as a junior and senior. Personal: Born March 4, 1996 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, major undeclared. NEWCOMERS BRIAN CHU • FB Jr. • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ht. 5-10 • Wt. 223 Career Highlights: A rugby (club sport) performer at Michigan who walked onto the U-M football team this year. KINGSTON DAVIS • RB Fr. • Prattville, Ala. Ht. 6-1 • Wt. 225 Prep: Broke a single-season Prattville school record with 1,656 rushing yards on 242 carries as a senior, averaging 6.8 yards per carry with 19 touchdowns … Became a 2015 first-team all-state selection … Rushed for 1,432 yards on 192 carries with 14 scores as a junior, while catching seven passes for 114 yards and a touchdown … Rushed for 537 yards on 70 tries with six touchdowns as a sophomore … Ranked a three-star prospect and the No. 15 senior in the state of Alabama by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Sept. 30, 1997 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. SPENCER DICKOW • FB So. • Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Ht. 6-0 • Wt. 233 Prep: Part of the 2013 Division II state championship team at Brother Rice high school … Started all 14 games at left guard his senior year. KAREEM WALKER • RB Fr. • Wayne, N.J. Ht. 6-1 • Wt. 210 Prep: Led the DePaul Catholic Spartans to back-to-back Non-Public Group 2 state championships … Recorded 55 rushing touchdowns and 4,563 rushing yards in his high school career … Caught 19 passes for 245 yards … Posted 1,517 rushing yards with 13 touchdowns as a senior … Ran for 1,607 yards and 26 touchdowns as a junior … Rated as the No. 6 running back in the country by Rivals.com. Personal: Born May 18, 1998 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Elig. Hometown (High School) 30 Joe Beneducci FB 5-9 200 Jr. Jr. Far Hills, N.J. (West Morris Mendham) 35 Brian Chu FB 5-10 223 Jr. Jr. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 23 Kingston Davis RB 6-1 225 Fr. Fr. Prattville, Ala. (Prattville) 39 Spencer Dickow FB 6-0 233 So. So. Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (Brother Rice) 37 Bobby Henderson FB 5-11 245 5th Sr. Hopewell Junction, N.Y. (John Jay) 27 Joe Hewlett RB 6-0 195 Jr. Jr. Novi, Mich. (Northville) 22 Karan Higdon RB 5-10 189 So. So. Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview) 80 Khalid Hill FB 6-2 263 Sr. Jr. Detroit (East English Village Prep) 32 Ty Isaac RB 6-3 228 Sr. Jr. Shorewood, Ill. (Joliet Catholic Academy) 20 Drake Johnson RB 6-1 210 5th Sr. Ann Arbor (Pioneer) 19 Henry Poggi FB 6-4 266 Sr. Jr. Baltimore (Gilman School) 33 Wyatt Shallman RB 6-3 245 Sr. Jr. Hartland, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) 4 De'Veon Smith RB 5-11 228 Sr. Sr. Warren, Ohio (Howland) 40 Nick Volk FB 5-10 245 Jr. So. Frankenmuth, Mich. (Frankenmuth) 6 Kareem Walker RB 6-1 210 Fr. Fr. Wayne, N.J. (DePaul Catholic)