Do I have a shot to make the michigan wolverines team as a walk on running back?

Question

I have never played football before but i am training and by the fall of 2008 I will be 220 pounds with 9% bodyfat, bench 375, squat 500, and run a 4.5. Can I realistically make the michigan wolverines team as a walk on running back and possiby be a star in my 3rd and 4th year of elgibility?

Answer 1

No. Having the physical skills is only part of it. You also have to have the mental awareness, the ability to see gaps, to take handoffs, to memorize plays, and just that natural instinct that all football players have. Sorry but that's only something that you get from years of experience.

Answer 2

It is HIGHLY unlikely. Weight and strength are only a small part of being a running back. Consider this: your competition is ALSO going to have all the strength and speed statistics you provide here... plus years or experience playing the game. They already know how to handle the ball. They already know how to find a hole in the line and punch through it. They already know how a playbook is set up. They know many of the routes. They know how to catch a ball. They already know how to block.

How are you going to learn these things if you have never played? You will be learning as you go, going up against people that already know what they are doing.

You never know until you try, so I am not saying not to give it a shot. Your odds would be MUCH better, however, if you are really serious about playing football, if you transfer to a junior college and try out for their team first. If you make it, you can transfer later with experience under your belt. Otherwise, you are not going to get much of a look. University of Michigan is going to be looking at some of the best prospects in the country. How much you can bench and how fast you can run isn't going to make any difference.

So to answer your question: yes, you have a shot. But it is a very, very small shot. For your second question, you conveniently added the word "realistically." The answer to that question is no. No, you cannot "realisitically" expect to make the team. You literally have a better chance of winning the lottery.

Answer 3

First of all, you need to get involved in some type of summer league or training before you go to Michigan. It would help if you could get your squat up to around 600 or 700 also. Most people will say you don't have a shot, but I would love to see you make it and watch you on Saturdays. Good Luck and if you make it give me an e-mail.

Answer 4

Yes there is a chance but it is a very small chance. Having no football backround will seriously hurt you. Top schools are not looking for first year players with no skills. You will have to work on catching, ball carrying. You will have to study football to understand what kinds of things you will be asked to do. Even if you try your best you might not make but thats all you can do.

Answer 5

those are all sturdy numbers to have as a decrease back, yet i couldnt tell u, no longer having seen tape or seen how u run. imaginative and prescient, elusiveness and information are key issues to have as a decrease back. If u think of u are spectacular in those components then i see no clarification why u shouldnt be waiting to. seems as though u are sturdy, and rapid. additionally it relies upon on ur length. As a walk-on i think of ud could desire to be around 5'10" - 6'2" and everywhere interior the 200-215 weight variety. If that fits u and u can pull those numbers then i dont see why u have a sturdy threat to make it. sturdy luck

Answer 6

No. You've never played football before. There's all kinds of kids out there with physical ability AND have played football for their whole lives and even 99.99% of those guys can't play for such an elite program.


...But hey....go for it. It doesn't hurt to try...until you get whacked by division I linebackers.

Answer 7

logan_hr you are gay and suck at sports so quit
and no no chance