Name: Christian Boivin
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 204 lbs.
High school: Traverse City (MI) West
Position: Running back
Class: Redshirt freshman
Jersey number: #40
Last year: I ranked Boivin #125 and said he would be a backup running back (LINK). He had 1 carry for 2 yards.
TTB Rating: N/A
When Boivin came into college, I thought for sure he would be headed for the safety position. He runs a bit like a linebacker but doesn’t really have linebacker size. It makes some sense that he would stick at running back, though, because Michigan only had 4 scholarship running backs on the roster in 2021. Walk-ons Leon Franklin and Boivin appeared to be the next couple guys on the depth chart, and that resulted in Boivin getting 1 carry for 2 yards in the blowout win over Northern Illinois.
I expect Boivin to be in roughly the same spot in 2022 now that Hassan Haskins has graduated and C.J. Stokes is being brought in to maintain the number at 4 scholarship backs. Boivin is a little bit stiff to be a real contributor, but he can eat up a few carries at the end of blowouts to keep other guys fresh.
Prediction: Backup running back
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