2024 Season Countdown: #80 Henry Donohue

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23Jul 2024
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2024 Season Countdown: #80 Henry Donohue

Henry Donohue (#49, image via My Hometown Bronxville)

Name: Henry Donohue
Height: 
5’11”
Weight: 
209 lbs.
High school: 
Bronxville (NY) Bronxville
Position:
 Running back
Class: 
Redshirt junior
Jersey number: 
#49
Last year: 
I ranked Donohue #117 and said he would be a backup running back and special teamer (LINK). He had 1 carry for 3 yards.
TTB Rating: 
N/A

Donohue is a special teams player and running back who has earned carries for the past two seasons. Last year his lone carry came against UNLV, but he played special teams in five games overall. His role seems to be increasing some, and this year he added another seven pounds to his 5’11” frame. While he will never factor into the running back rotation – unless there’s a major spate of injuries – he might continue to see an increasing role on special teams units. This year will be tough to get on the field as a backup running back because the schedule is more difficult than in most recent years.

Prediction: Backup running back, special teamer

15May 2023
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2023 Season Countdown: #117 Henry Donohue

Henry Donohue (image via Twitter)

Name: Henry Donohue
Height: 
5’11”
Weight: 
202 lbs.
High school: 
Bronxville (NY) Bronxville
Position:
 Running back
Class: 
Redshirt sophomore
Jersey number: 
#49
Last year: 
I did not rank Donohue. He had 2 carries for 6 yards while playing in one game.
TTB Rating: 
N/A

Donohue appeared on the scene in 2022 after being a student body walk-on. As a high school senior in the class of 2021, he averaged over 12.0 yards per carry while playing a bit of running back and wildcat QB. He also had 943 rushing yards and scored 14 touchdowns. The first clip you see below is of him throwing a peace sign at a defender on a touchdown run, which is funny to me for various reasons.

But anyhow, he’s now a walk-on at Michigan who managed to get a couple carries in last year’s blowout of UConn. I would expect roughly the same situation in 2023, as he’s now likely behind the same people as last season, plus Benjamin Hall and Cole Cabana. Maybe – hopefully – we’ll see him in some mop-up duty in 2023.

Prediction: Backup running back and special teamer