Hassan Haskins

Hassan Haskins is an American football running back (RB) for the Michigan Wolverines.

Hassan Haskins
Haskins in 2019
Michigan Wolverines – No. 25
PositionRunning back
ClassSophomore
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolEureka (Eureka, MO)
Personal information
Born:November 26, 1999
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)

Early years

Haskins was a running back at Eureka High School in Eureka, Missouri. He had 242 carries, 1,509 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior, followed by 255 carries, 2,197 yards and 31 touchdowns as a senior. Despite his performance, Haskins was lightly recruited by Power Five football programs. He ran a 4.74 second 40-yard dash in high school and the speed could be a reason for his under-rating. Said Haskins high school assistant coach Tyler Wasson, "There was a 1-AA team that would e-mail us, 'Well, he doesn't fit our system. He's not fast enough.'" When Michigan was recruiting Haskins, he was the nation's 82nd best running back and well outside the top 1,000 recruits in the class.[1] Haskins committed to Michigan on October 29, 2017 as a three-star running back.[2] He ended the recruitment cycle as the no. 975 overall recruit after he signed with Michigan.[1]

College career

In his redshirt freshman year, Haskins agreed to move to defense to play linebacker. In 2019, with the graduation of Karan Higdon and the suspension of Chris Evans, Haskins moved back to running back to improve the depth at the position. Haskins had his breakout game on October 12, 2019 when he carried 12 times for 125 yards with his first collegiate touchdown against Illinois. In his first collegiate start on October 26, 2019 against Notre Dame, Haskins had 20 carries for 149 yards including a 49-yard long rush.[3] He finished the 2019 season with 121 carries for 622 yards and four touchdowns. Haskins claimed that spending time at linebacker gave him a better vision of the running lanes and helped him see what opposing defenses were trying to do.[4]

College statistics
Season Team Conf G Rushing Receiving
Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD
2019 Michigan Big Ten 12 121 622 5.1 4 6 40 6.7 0
Career 12 121 622 5.1 4 6 40 6.7 0
All values from Sports Reference[5]

References
  1. Sang, Orion. "Why almost everyone except Michigan football whiffed on Hassan Haskins". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  2. "Michigan lands commitment from three-star RB Hassan Haskins (2018)". mlive. 2017-10-30. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  3. "Hassan Haskins - Football". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  4. Sang, Orion. "Michigan football's Hassan Haskins used time on defense to boost his running back game". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  5. "Hassan Haskins College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
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