Player Career

Mike Warren Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Mike Warren story

Mike Warren built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from Lawton, OK wearing No. 2, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Mike Warren's career was his backfield work: 2,003 rushing yards, 395 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 168 receiving yards across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Iowa State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 168 receiving yards and 186 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State.

The arc is straightforward: Mike Warren moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Iowa State

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonIowa State0
2015 Regular SeasonIowa State1,40955.332.11,409
2016 Regular SeasonIowa State65741.922.4-752
2017 Regular SeasonIowa State10528.37.6-552
2018 Regular SeasonIowa State0-105

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Texas Tech

Week 6 · L 31-66 · Conference game

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

245

Scrimmage Yards

98.1 takeover

245 scrimmage yards and 38.3 usage.

#2

@ Kansas State

Week 12 · L 35-38 · Conference game

195

Scrimmage Yards

88.8 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

195 scrimmage yards and 37.3 usage.

#3

vs San José State

Week 4 · W 44-10

171

Scrimmage Yards

88.8 takeover

Win with 171 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

171 scrimmage yards and 40.7 usage.

#4

vs Kansas

Week 5 · W 38-13 · Conference game

172

Scrimmage Yards

82.7 takeover

Win with 172 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

172 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.

#5

vs Baylor

Week 5 · L 42-45 · Conference game

130

Scrimmage Yards

73.7 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

130 scrimmage yards and 42.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Regular Season · Iowa State

1,409 primary output · 55.3 efficiency · 32.1 usage

77

#2

2016 Regular Season · Iowa State

47.6

657 primary · 41.9 efficiency · 22.4 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Iowa State

25.6

105 primary · 28.3 efficiency · 7.6 usage

Milestones

8

100+ rush yards

6

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games