We covered the high school and college production, and by no surprise, Michel has chewed up yards and touchdowns as a pro. He has 3,614 career rushing yards with 24 touchdowns, good for a 4.2 career yards per attempt. Michel has fumbled only once in the last two seasons on 325 touches.
With a stalky, 215-pound frame, Michel runs behind his pads, stays square to the line of scrimmage and pushes the pile. This has helped him convert on 66 percent of his career carries on third or fourth down and needing three yards or fewer to move the sticks.
Pro Football Focus has Michel with 123 career missed-tackles-forced on 854 attempts, good for one tackle evaded every 6.9 carries. He averaged 2.74 yards after initial contact a season ago, right in-line with his career average at 2.73.
Michel hits a 10-plus-yard run on 9.4 percent of his career carries – 96 total on the 854 carries. His versatility shows up in the PFF splits. He’s carried the ball 462 on zone calls and 360 times behind a gap…