2 Michigan stars Texas offered as recruits

Kalel Mullings, LB/RB

Another big-time Michigan contributor to their current two-deep who is a big part of their ground game is senior running back Kalel Mullings. The big 6-foot-1 and 230-pound bowling ball of a back, Mullings serves as the bruiser back alongside Edwards among Michigan's top two rushers for this season.

Edwards definitely has the ability to run guys over with the ball in his hands. But Mullings is the bigger of the two backs and he really knows how to run between the tackles and help Michigan's offense convert in those key short-yardage situations.

Mullings has played both sides of the ball for Michigan during his five seasons in college up in Ann Arbor. He started his collegiate career at outside linebacker for Harbaugh and the Wolverines on the defensive side of the ball, where he registered over two dozen combined tackles and one pass breakup as a rotational player on the two-deep for the first few years.

Two years ago, Michigan moved Mullings from linebacker to running back to help fill a depth need at the position after injuries to Corum and Edwards limited the numbers in the backfield in the middle of the 2022 season. Since he was moved to running back a couple of seasons ago, Mullings' role in the backfield rotation has steadily grown.

He rushed for a career high 222 yards and one score last season after rushing for just 31 yards (also coming up with three rushing touchdowns) in 2022.

Mullings had a big breakout performance in Michigan's Week 1 win over the Fresno State Bulldogs, where he registered a team-high 92 rushing yards on 15 carries in the 30-10 triumph. He was the most productive back Michigan had, even more so than Edwards' yardage on the day, in the double-digit victory over Fresno.

When Mullings was recruited out of high school in the 2020 class, he was viewed as one of the top linebacker prospects from the east coast. He held offers from many top blue blood college programs before committing to Michigan late in the summer of 2020, including the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Tennessee Volunteers, and Texas.

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