Michael Warren II

Michael Warren II (born November 12, 1998) is an American football running back for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL). He attended the University of Cincinnati.[1] In high school he won the Mr. Football Award for Ohio. He holds his high school's single game rushing record and the University of Cincinnati's record for rushing touchdowns in a single season. He signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2020.

Michael Warren II
Warren in 2018
No. 40 – Washington Football Team
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1998-11-12) November 12, 1998
Toledo, Ohio
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:Central Catholic High School (Toledo)
College:Cincinnati
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Reserve/futures
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

High school

He went to high school at Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio. He was honored as Mr. Football Award (Ohio) in 2016.[2] He averaged 8.95 yards per carry that season[2] and holds the school’s single-game rushing record with 385 yards against Lima Senior High School on October 28, 2016.

College career

At University of Cincinnati he played running back and kick returner in his freshman year.[3] On November 10, 2018, in a game against the University of Central Florida, he rushed for three touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass. He set a school record of 18 touchdowns in a single season, and became the school's 12th 1,000-yard rusher. The most recent was George Winn in 2012.[4][5][6]

In 2019 he passed Robert Cooper to become the 6th ranked all-time rusher for the Bearcats, with a career total of 2,918 yards. Following this season, Warren declared for the 2020 NFL Draft, forgoing his senior year.[7]

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Warren was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on April 26, 2020.[8] He was waived on September 3, 2020 and re-signed to the practice squad.[9][10] He was released on September 29, 2020.[11]

Carolina Panthers

On October 20, 2020, Warren was signed to the Carolina Panthers' practice squad,[12] but was released two days later.[13]

Washington Football Team

Warren signed with the Washington Football Team's practice squad on December 9, 2020.[14] He was elevated to the active roster on December 19 for the team's week 15 game against the Seattle Seahawks, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[15] He was released on December 29, 2020, but rejoined them on a futures contract on January 15, 2021.[16]

See also

References
  1. Fay, John. "Little man Michael Warren II has come up big for Cincinnati Bearcats". Cincinnati.com.
  2. "Football Roster – Michael Warren II". University of Cincinnati. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  3. "Michael Warren II College Stats – College Football". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  4. WCPO Staff (November 11, 2018). "No. 25 Cincinnati takes one Florida foe down, one to go". WCPO (published November 10, 2018). Associated Press. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  5. Kay, Joe (November 10, 2018). "Warren's 4 TDs lead No. 25 Cincinnati over USF 35–23". Associated Press. Retrieved 18 November 2018 – via The Fresno Bee.
  6. "Michael Warren II Stats, News, Bio". ESPN.
  7. "UC's Warren II declares for 2020 NFL Draft". local12.com. January 10, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  8. McPherson, Chris (April 26, 2020). "Eagles agree to terms with 13 undrafted free agents". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  9. Alper, Josh (2020-09-03). "Eagles put Andre Dillard on IR, cut 12 players". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  10. Erby, Glenn (September 6, 2020). "Philadelphia Eagles sign 16 players to the practice squad". Eagles Wire. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  11. McPherson, Chris (September 29, 2020). "Roster Moves: Eagles sign TE Jason Croom and CB Michael Jacquet to the practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  12. Simmons, Myles (October 20, 2020). "Panthers place Juston Burris, Keith Kirkwood on reserve/injured list". Panthers.com.
  13. @MylesASimmons (October 22, 2020). "#Panthers have released RB Michael Warren from their practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved November 1, 2020 – via Twitter.
  14. Jennings, Scott. "The Washington Football Team adds a TE, RB, and QB". Hogs Haven. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  15. Washington Football Team [@WashingtonNFL] (December 19, 2020). "We have elevated the following players from the practice squad: -QB Steven Montez- RB Michael Warren" (Tweet). Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Twitter.
  16. "Michael Warren: Let go by Washington". Cbssports. December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
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