Kalel Mullings
Football - RB
College
University of Michigan
Kalel Mullings attended Milton Academy in Massachusetts, where he played running back and linebacker. In Mullings' junior season, he rushed for 371 yards and 22 touchdowns, while also notching 289 yards receiving with four touchdowns. Mullings senior season was full of accolades after rushing for 509 yards and 12 touchdowns, as well as 33 receptions for 358 yards and five touchdowns. He also retuned a punt for a touchdown. On defense he made 51 tackles, four sacks, and had three interceptions. For his performance on the season, he was named the 2019 Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year. The Milton Academy star was rated a four star recruit and the #92 overall ranked high school player in the country in 2020. He committed to play football at Michigan, over schools such as Clemson, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Stanford.
In his true freshman season, he played all six games on special teams and recorded one tackle for the Wolverines. In 2021, Mullings appeared in 13 games on special teams and linebacker, registering 11 tackles. In 2022 Millings made the switch from linebacker to running back midseason in large due part to late season injuries to Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards. Mullings saw immediate action, helping fill the void and finished the season with 14 carries for 31 yards and three touchdowns, also making 12 tackles.In 2023, Mullings' first full season as a running back, he earned the third most carries on Michigan's national championship team and finished the season with 222 yards and a touchdown, while catching two passes for 32 yards.