Sony Michel stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Chargers, 2022

Running Back

Age 31 · 5' 11"

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Sony Michel played 5 NFL seasons, 2018 to 2022.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
65
CAR
779
YDS
3,243
AVG
4.2
TD
18
LNG
48
FD
185
FUM
4

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CAR, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 50+ CAR; AVG: 4+ games, 100+ CAR; LNG, FD: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
2018NE132099314.5634541
2019NE162479123.7726552
2020NE9794495.7148190
2021LAR172088454.1439491
2022LAC10361062.901280

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Career Postseason

GP
8
CAR
111
YDS
477
AVG
4.3
TD
6
LNG
40
FD
25
FUM
0

Per game

Career regular season

GP
65
CAR
12.0
YDS
49.9
AVG
4.2
TD
0.3
LNG
48
FD
2.8
FUM
0.1

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
2018NE1316.171.64.50.5344.20.1
2019NE1615.457.03.70.4263.40.1
2020NE98.849.95.70.1482.10
2021LAR1712.249.74.10.2392.90.1
2022LAC103.610.62.90.0120.80

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
65
PPR
538.2
HALF
510.2
STD
482.2
PPG
8.3

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2018NE13139.1135.6132.110.7
2019NE16152.6146.6140.69.5
2020NE975.371.868.38.4
2021LAR17146.3135.8125.38.6
2022LAC1024.920.415.92.5

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
31 yearsFeb 17, 1995
Height
5' 11"
Debut
2018
Birthplace
Plantation, FL
Draft
2018Rd 1, Pk 31
College
Georgia

Latest performance

Sony Michel

Nov 20 · vs KC · L 30-27

CAR
1
YDS
1
AVG
1.0
TD
0
LNG
1
FUM
0

2018 NFL combine

RB, 5'11", 214 lb · Georgia

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.54s59th
Bench press (225 lb)22 reps63rd
20-yard shuttle4.21s65th

Percentile: the share of RBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2018 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentATTYDSTD
Sun, Nov 20vsKCL 30-27110
Sun, Nov 13atSFL 22-16120
Sun, Nov 06atATLW 20-171120
Sun, Oct 23vsSEAL 37-23250
Mon, Oct 17vsDENW 19-16 OT8280
Sun, Oct 09atCLEW 30-28100

What were Sony Michel's career stats?

Sony Michel played 5 seasons for the Patriots, the Rams and the Chargers. He had 779 carries for 3,243 yards, 56 catches for 439 yards and scored 20 touchdowns. His best season was 2018: 931 rushing yards, 6 rushing touchdowns and 4.5 yards per carry.

Best single games

  • Rushing Yards: 133 @ NYJ on Nov 25, 2018, W 27-13
  • Rushing Touchdowns: 3 @ NYJ on Oct 21, 2019, W 33-0
  • Receptions: 3 @ WSH on Oct 6, 2019, W 33-7
  • Receiving Yards: 60 vs NYJ on Jan 3, 2021, W 28-14
  • Receiving Touchdowns: 1 vs NYJ on Jan 3, 2021, W 28-14
Sony Michel's best game in each stat, by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
202228—316—
202113113251
202011713601
2019963332—
20181332213—

What the columns mean: REC

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2018.

League leaderboards and awards

5 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2018 to 2022

Championships ×2

All-time career rank

  • 237th in rushing yards (3,243)

Among the 2,985 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Sony Michel college stats

Sony Michel played 4 seasons at Georgia Bulldogs (2014 to 2017): 3,638 rushing yards and 33 rushing touchdowns on 591 carries.

rushing

Sony Michel's college rushing by season
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2014Georgia Bulldogs644106.4575
2015Georgia Bulldogs2191,1615.3866
2016Georgia Bulldogs1528405.5442
2017Georgia Bulldogs1561,2277.91675

receiving

Sony Michel's college receiving by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2014Georgia Bulldogs710615.1133
2015Georgia Bulldogs2627010.4348
2016Georgia Bulldogs221496.8133
2017Georgia Bulldogs99610.7132

defensive

Sony Michel's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2014Georgia Bulldogs330000000
2017Georgia Bulldogs110000000

scoring

Sony Michel's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2014Georgia Bulldogs0510600036
2015Georgia Bulldogs08301100066
2016Georgia Bulldogs0410500030
2017Georgia Bulldogs0161017000102

returning

Sony Michel's college returning by season
YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2014Georgia Bulldogs2370020237020
2015Georgia Bulldogs3340017334017

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for. Game by game: Sony Michel's college game log.

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Playoff games

Sony Michel played 8 games across 3 NFL postseasons — 7 won, 1 lost.

Sony Michel's line in each playoff game
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2021ARIW 34-1113580
2021TBW 30-27140
2021SFW 20-1710160
2021CINW 23-20220
2019TENL 20-1314610
2018LACW 41-28241293
2018KCW 37-31 OT291132
2018LARW 13-318941

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.