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WATCH: Donovan Edwards shows off his strength and soars to top of the leaderboard at NFL Combine

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After running an impressive 4.44 40-yard dash on Saturday, Michigan football running back Donovan Edwards is back at it on Sunday. The four-year Wolverine now showed off his strength and endurance by bench pressing 23 reps and soaring to the top of the running back leaderboard.

When you factor the linemen into the equation, Mason Graham benched 24 reps and was the lone Wolverine to bench more than Edwards.

As a five-star prospect, it wasn't the career Edwards envisioned for himself, at least not as far as accolades go. He did help Michigan win a national title and beat the Buckeyes four years in a row. But he only had one true year as the starting running back at Michigan and 2024 didn't go as planned, either. This past year, Edwards ran for 589 yards and was behind Kalel Mullings who rushed for 948 yards.

But Edwards still had his time to shine. He rushed for 216 yards against Ohio State in 2022 when Blake Corum was injured. He would have three-straight games of 100-plus yards to end the '22 season. Edwards also shined in the national title against Washington where he scored two rushing touchdowns.

Here is a list of Edwards' accomplishments while he was at Michigan:

• All-Big Ten honoree (honorable mention, coaches, 2024)
• Three-time letterman (2021-22-23)
• Big Ten Griffin-Grange Championship Game MVP (2022)
• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 28, 2022)
• Shared team Offensive Rookie of the Year honors (2021)
• First player with multiple 40-plus-yard TDs in the CFP National Championship Game (2024)
• Part of the first backfield duo in CFP National Championship Game history to rush for 100-plus yards (Blake Corum, 2024)
• Has appeared in 50 games with 13 starts at running back and one as wide receiver

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TRENT KNOOP

Trent began writing and covering Michigan athletics back in 2020. He became a credentialed member of the media in 2021. Trent began writing with Sports Illustrated in 2023 and became the Managing Editor for Michigan Wolverines On SI during the 2025 football season. Trent also serves as the Publisher of Baylor Bears on SI. His other bylines have appeared on Maryland on SI, Wisconsin on SI, and across the USA TODAY Sports network. Trent’s love of sports and being able to tell stories to fans is what made him get into writing.

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