2017 Football Roster
Sep 20 (Sat)
8:15 p.m.
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Michael Adkins II
- Position:
- Tailback
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- High School:
- Helix
AT COLORADO: Career—Played in 32 games with four starts … Finished career with 1,200 rushing yards on 247 carries (4.86 per) … Also ranked 65th in scoring with 84 points (off of 14 touchdowns – 13 rushing, one receiving) … He earned 80 career first downs, 70 rushing and 10 receiving, or one for every 3.4 touches … Because he was awarded an extra year due to injury after having played a significant amount in the first three games of his junior year, he was one of those players who earned a rare five letters in one sport.
2017 (Sr.)—Appeared in seven games … rushed the ball 11 times for 25 yards with eight of those carries and all of the yardage coming in the first two weeks of the season (high was four attempts for 16 yards against Texas State) … Also caught one pass for 4 yards in the TXST game.
2016 (Jr.-RS.)—Appearing in three games, he rushed 10 times for 30 yards with one touchdown and also had one reception for one yard at No. 4 Michigan … Rushing TD was in victory over Oregon State, a game in which he rushed seven times for 31 yards … He healed in time for spring practices after a season-ending hamstring injury he suffered early in his original junior season.
2015 (Jr.)—He played in the first three games of the season (one start), but suffered a severe hamstring injury in the Colorado State game that would sideline him for the remainder of the season ... Had 42 carries for 218 yards (5.1 per) and three touchdowns in his brief action, in the process becoming the 52nd player in CU history to rush for 1,000 career yards … Scored both of CU’s touchdowns in a 28-20 season-opening loss at Hawai`i, and then gained 119 yards with a TD in the 48-14 win over Massachusetts … Had just one carry against CSU before he was injured … Participated in spring practice on a limited non-contact basis as he finished his rehabilitation following a knee injury and subsequent surgery that ended his 2014 season prematurely.
2014 (Soph.)—He saw action in 10 games (two starts), missing the final two games of the season with a knee injury that required arthroscopic surgery after he was hurt early in the Arizona game … Was leading the team in rushing at the time of the injury and finished third with 398 yards, averaging 4.91 yards for 81 attempts with three touchdowns ... Caught 11 passes for 60 yards (long of 22) ... Recorded a pair of 100-yard games, running for 109 yards on 13 carries against Washington, with 107 yards on 17 tries with a touchdown versus UCLA; other top games included Oregon State (13-79, 1 TD) and Colorado State (16-68) ... He was 4-of-4 picking up first downs on third-fourth down carries with one yard to go (and converted three on five receptions), and he earned 32 first downs on the season (27 rushing, five receiving) … Lindy’s Pac-12 Football selected him as a third-team performer on its preseason All-Pac-12 teams after his solid freshman debut.
2013 (Fr.)—He earned honorable mention Freshman All-America honors from collegefootballnews.com and the league coaches named him honorable mention All-Pac-12 ... Played in nine games (one start), as he did not play in the first two of the season and missed the UCLA game after suffering a concussion in the fourth quarter the previous week against Arizona … For the year, he rushed 103 times for 535 yards and scored six touchdowns; it was the sixth-most single-season yards by a freshman in CU history (fifth-most by a true frosh), with his 5.3 yards per carry the third-best by any freshman with 400 or more yards as were the six TDs (tied with two others) ... Caught 11 passes for 127 yards (11.5 per), which included a 63-yard catch and run for a touchdown against Cal, and earned 31 first downs (27 rushing, four receiving) … Converted 5-of-8 third/fourth down rushes into first downs, including all three tries with 1 yard to gain … Recorded one 100-yard game, coming in his one start when he rushed for 137 yards on 13 carries against Charleston Southern; he also scored four touchdowns against the Buccaneers, setting a school record for the most rushing and overall TDs in a single-game by a freshman (the previous mark of three had been accomplished only twice); Athlon Sports named him the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for his efforts … In his debut at Oregon State, he gained 98 yards on 14 carries, and he also had 63 yards on 14 tries against USC with a TD (his other score came against Arizona).
HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at running back as a senior, when he earned second-team All-CIF San Diego Section and first-team All-East County and All-Grossmont Hills League accolades (he was second-team All-East County as a junior); in addition, he garnered the area’s most outstanding offensive player honor … He was the San Diego area’s Student-Athlete of the Year for 2012-13 as selected by The Mighty 1090 (AM radio) based on his academic and athletic achievements ... In his prep career, he rushed for 3,115 yards and 40 touchdowns, despite being a full-time starter just his senior season, when he rushed 216 times for 1,770 yards and 24 scores … Gained 100 or more yards in nine games and also caught 13 passes for 186 yards in leading the East (San Diego) County in rushing, scoring and all-purpose yards ... As a junior, he had 91 attempts for 919 yards and 12 touchdowns, with 105 receiving yards and another score ... As a sophomore, he had 36 carries for 426 yards and four TDs, missing half the season after suffering an injury ... Top games as a senior: in a 48-21 win over Steele Canyon, he rushed 23 times for 260 yards and three touchdowns, with 28 more yards on two receptions for 298 all-purpose; in a 35-0 romp over West Hills, he carried 16 times for 170 yards and three scores; and in a 45-14 win over league rival Grossmont, he had 25 carries for 196 yards and three touchdowns along with two receptions for 77 yards … Top game as a junior: in a 44-6 win over Oceanside in the CIF Division II title game, he carried nine times for 137 yards, which touchdown runs of 25 and 61 yards in the third quarter doused the hopes of any Oceanside comeback ... Under Coach Troy Starr, Helix captured the Grossmont Hills League his sophomore through senior seasons and was 10-1 his senior year, 13-1 his junior when HHS was the CIF Division II (San Diego) champions, and 11-2 his sophomore year (Helix lost in the CIF semis his senior and sophomore campaigns) ... He lettered three times in track, as he participated in sprints and relays; he owned career bests of 10.8 in the 100-meters and 22.2 in the 200 (both hand-timed) and 50.48 in the 400 ... Also played basketball as a freshman.
ACADEMICS—He graduated in December 2017 with concurrent degrees, his bachelor’s in Business (Finance/Accounting) and his master’s in Accounting, as well as a minor in Leadership Studies … Earned first-team Pac-12 All-Academic team honors as a junior (second-team as a sophomore, when he also garnered first-team Academic All-Colorado honors from the state’s chapter of the National Football Foundation (he was honorable mention as a junior and senior) ... Owned a most impressive 4.49 GPA in high school, and was named the San Diego Union-Tribune’s All-Academic Team Captain for football (the paper selects an academic captain for eight fall sports) ... Named a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete as a senior by the Walter J. Zable/San Diego Chapter of the organization ... On the Honor Roll every quarter in high school, he took both AP and Honors classes as a prep, and his outstanding GPA earned him offers to attend school and play football at Harvard, Yale and the Air Force Academy.
PERSONAL—He was born April 28, 1995 in San Diego … Hobbies include playing video games, basketball, bowling (and at one time, golf) and rapping (freestyle) … Father (Michael) ran track at UNLV and San Diego State … He is active with youth in his community, volunteering with his old Pop Warner league as well as organizing and coaching in several sports, in particular helping with area track meets ... He has aspirations of ascending to be a CEO after his football career, telling the Union-Tribune, “I’ve always been a businessman since I was a young kid.” (He sold pistachios for a dime to classmates in elementary school and an individual Starburst for a quarter in middle school, turning a profit in both situations.) ... In the summer of 2017 he worked an internship with First Bank in Boulder.
