Player Dossier

2017-2019

Cincinnati

Michael Warren II

RB • 5'11" • 222 lbs • Toledo, OH, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Michael Warren II leans workhorse runner traits and 49.5 efficiency.

Usage / Role

91%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

90

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Cincinnati

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Cincinnati
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech

Player Story

Michael Warren II built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a running back from Toledo, OH wearing No. 3, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Michael Warren II's career was his backfield...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2024 · Rating 0.9073

Frisco Emerson · McKinney, TX

Committed To
Oklahoma
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Michael Warren II, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Cincinnati. Michael Warren II leans workhorse runner traits and 49.5 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
3,359
Rushing yards
2,917
Receiving yards
442
Touchdowns
37
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2019 · Cincinnati · Player Highlight

Michael Warren II college highlights at Cincinnati.

Season
2019
Type
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Quick Answers

Michael Warren II quick answers

Latest team and position
Cincinnati · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,359
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · Cincinnati
Top game
Virginia Tech
Recruit profile
4-star · Frisco Emerson · Oklahoma
High school pipeline
Frisco Emerson · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 3 · Junior
2019 Scrimmage yards rank
1,418 scrimmage yards · RB 22nd (top 4%) · American Athletic 3rd (top 2%) · National 27th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonCincinnati1238132457142.1
2018 PostseasonCincinnati1217616610286
2018 Regular SeasonCincinnati121,3841,1622221886
2019 PostseasonCincinnati14101105-4078.1
2019 Regular SeasonCincinnati141,3171,1601571678.1

Related Context

Michael Warren II played RB for Cincinnati. Across 3 tracked seasons, Michael Warren II recorded 2,917 rushing yards, 442 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Cincinnati.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Cincinnati paired 1,560 primary output with 61.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 61.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.

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2018 Postseason · Cincinnati

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

130

Efficiency

61.6

Usage

36

Consistency

82.4

Best Game by takeover score

Virginia Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Virginia Tech: 176. UCLA: 170. Miami (OH): 91. Alabama A&M: 96. Ohio: 124. UConn: 147. Tulane: 157. Temple: 133. SMU: 112. Navy: 68. South Florida: 178. UCF: 108

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia Tech: 21 by 84.9. UCLA: 38 by 43.8. Miami (OH): 29 by 32.7. Alabama A&M: 7 by 100. Ohio: 23 by 56.2. UConn: 17 by 86. Tulane: 21 by 73.9. Temple: 27 by 53.5. SMU: 20 by 53.2. Navy: 15 by 47.2. South Florida: 30 by 58.4. UCF: 21 by 49.6

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins131.9 · Games = 10 · +11.4 vs Losses
Losses120.5 · Games = 2 · -11.4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Virginia Tech

Best efficiency game

100 vs Alabama A&M

Result
Mon 12/31@ Virginia Tech100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 35-31201668.3021108.4
Sun 11/18@ UCFL 13-3818814.5003275.1
Sun 11/11vs South Florida100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 35-23281515.4032275.9
Sat 11/3vs Navy2+ TDW 42-015684.5024.5
Sat 10/27@ SMUW 26-2014674.8006455.6
Sat 10/20@ Temple100 rush yardsL 17-24251325.301214.9
Sat 10/6vs Tulane100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 37-21181236.8013347.5
Sat 9/29@ UConn100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 49-7131068.2024418.6
Sat 9/22vs Ohio100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 34-30231245.4025.4
Sat 9/15vs Alabama A&MW 63-767813111813.7
Sun 9/9@ Miami (OH)2+ TDW 21-029913.1023.1
Sat 9/1@ UCLA100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 26-1735141433294.5

Player Story

Michael Warren II story

Michael Warren II built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a running back from Toledo, OH wearing No. 3, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Michael Warren II's career was his backfield work: 2,917 rushing yards, 559 carries, 34 rushing touchdowns, and 442 receiving yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Cincinnati. 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 442 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 439 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Cincinnati.

The arc is straightforward: Michael Warren II 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

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    Cincinnati

    2017-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonCincinnati38156.39.4
2018 PostseasonCincinnati1,56061.6361,179
2018 Regular SeasonCincinnati1,56061.6360
2019 PostseasonCincinnati1,41849.534.7-142
2019 Regular SeasonCincinnati1,41849.534.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Virginia Tech

Week 1 · W 35-31 · Postseason

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

176

Scrimmage Yards

94.6 takeover

176 scrimmage yards and 41.2 usage.

#2

@ East Carolina

Week 10 · W 46-43 · Conference game

152

Scrimmage Yards

91.7 takeover

Win with 152 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

152 scrimmage yards and 37.3 usage.

#3

vs Miami (OH)

Week 3 · W 35-13

158

Scrimmage Yards

87.8 takeover

Win with 158 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

158 scrimmage yards and 27.4 usage.

#4

vs South Florida

Week 11 · W 35-23 · Conference game

178

Scrimmage Yards

86.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

178 scrimmage yards and 43.5 usage.

#5

vs Tulane

Week 6 · W 37-21 · Conference game

157

Scrimmage Yards

85.7 takeover

Win with 157 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

157 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Cincinnati

1,560 primary output · 61.6 efficiency · 36 usage

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#2

2018 Regular Season · Cincinnati

86

1,560 primary · 61.6 efficiency · 36 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Cincinnati

78.1

1,418 primary · 49.5 efficiency · 34.7 usage

Milestones

14

100+ rush yards

8

150+ scrimmage yards

12

2+ TD games