

In the Big Ten Championship game, he rushed for 185 yards and one touchdown against Purdue. Against Ohio State on November 26, he rushed for 216 yards, including touchdown runs of 75 and 85 yards in the fourth quarter. Īs a sophomore in 2022, Edwards rushed for 872 yards, added 192 receiving yards, and scored nine touchdowns. In the first half of the Big Ten Championship Game against Iowa on December 4, Edwards threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Roman Wilson, after receiving a backward pass from quarterback Cade McNamara. He scored his first two touchdowns against Northern Illinois on September 18. Īs a freshman during the 2021 season, Edwards rushed for 174 yards on eight carries and caught 20 passes for 265 yards. He enrolled early at Michigan in January 2021. He announced the decision on ESPN, choosing Michigan over the University of Georgia, University of Notre Dame, and the University of Oklahoma. In December 2020, Edwards committed to the University of Michigan. He was rated as a five-star recruit by 247 Sports.
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He was also selected by the Detroit Free Press as the captain of its 2020 football dream team. In May 2021, he was honored as the 2020–21 Gatorade Michigan Football Player of the Year. As a senior in 2020, he rushed for 1,502 yards and 30 touchdowns and led West Bloomfield to the Division 1 state championship. Įdwards played high school football at West Bloomfield High School. He was raised by his father, Kevin Edwards Sr. His mother, Donna, died from cancer in 2005 when Donovan was two years old. Early years and high school career Įdwards was born in 2003 in West Bloomfield, Michigan. They ended up losing to the TCU Horned Frogs in CFP Fiesta Bowl. He absolutely cooked the #2 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes with a broken hand in 2022 to lead them to a 45-23 victory and to the Big Ten Championship.

Donovan Edwards (born February 25, 2003) is an American football running back for the Michigan Wolverines.
