2024: Appeared in eight games, contributing at running back and on special teams … Rushed for 148 yards on 29 attempts with one touchdown and led team with 182 kickoff return yards on nine attempts (20.2 average) … Finished season with 382 all-purpose yards … Rushed for a team-high 47 yards and a touchdown against South Alabama.
2023: Appeared in 13 games … Rushed 60 times for 318 yards and two touchdowns … Closed out regular season with a 27-yard touchdown run against Georgia Southern and also scored a touchdown in the win against Southern Miss … Had a season-high 61 rushing yards against Georgia Southern, one of six games with at least 40 rushing yards … Following a teammate’s injury, returned two kickoffs for 30 yards in the rain-drenched Cure Bowl win.
Prior to App State: North Carolina native played running back for Navy during the 2021 and 2022 seasons ... Over 20 games, totaled 1,334 all-purpose yards with three touchdowns, including 916 all-purpose yards as a sophomore in 2022 ... Rushed for 473 yards on 73 carries (6.5 average) in 12 games during the 2022 season, when he also returned 17 kickoffs for 306 yards and caught eight passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns ... Scored on touchdown receptions of 20 yards against Notre Dame and 25 yards in overtime against Army and had a long run of 44 yards at SMU ... Career-high 95 rushing yards (on eight attempts) against SMU in addition to 67 yards against ECU and 54 yards (on eight rushes) against Memphis ... Ranked ninth in the AAC with 18 runs of 10-plus yards (or on 24.6 percent of his carries) ... In eight games as a freshman, had a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against East Carolina en route to 372 yards on 12 kickoff returns (31.0 yards per return) ... Had a 48-yard return against Cincinnati, with returns of 35-plus yards against SMU and Tulsa ... In 2021, also had nine rushing attempts, one reception and five tackles.
High School: At Wake Forest High School outside of Raleigh, scored 33 touchdowns and rushed for more than 2,000 yards, including 1,222 as a junior and 809 during an injury-shortened senior year ... Helped Wake Forest win state titles in 2017 and 2018 ... After graduating from Wake Forest in 2020, attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2020-21 year ... First name is pronounced Muh-KEL.
