- Darryl Stonum
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Darryl Stonum 
Michigan Wolverines — No. 22 Wide receiver Senior Major: Date of birth: February 14, 1990 Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) Career history High school: Dulles High School, Sugar Land, Texas College(s): Bowl games 2011 Gator Bowl Career highlights and awards Stats at ESPN.com Darryl Stonum (born February 14, 1990) is an American football player. He has played at the University of Michigan from 2008 to 2010 and holds the school record for most kickoff return yards in a single season with 1,001 yards.
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Early years
A native of Stafford, Texas, Stonum attended Dulles High School in Sugar Land, Texas. He was rated as a four-star recruit by rivals.com.[1]
University of Michigan
He enrolled early at the University of Michigan in January 2008.[1] He has played as a wide receiver and kick return specialist for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 2008 to 2010. Stonum is 6 feet, 2 inches and weighs 195 pounds. He has been described as having "a prototypical outside receiver's body and uncommon speed for his size."[2]
2008 season
As a freshman in 2008, Stonum started 10 games at wide receiver for the Wolverines, catching 14 passes for 176 yards. He caught a 30-yard pass against Notre Dame and had a 51-yard touchdown on a catch-and-run play against Purdue.[3]
2009 season
During the 2009 season, he broke Steve Breaston's single-season record with 39 kickoff returns for 1,001 yards.[3] He had a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Notre Dame—the sixth longest kickoff return in Michigan school history. He also caught 13 passes for 199 yards and one touchdown. Playing against Indiana, Stonum returned seven kicks for 218 yards, the second highest single-game total in school history and three yards short of the school record of 221 yards.[3] He had a career high 97 receiving yards on five receptions against Michigan State, including a 60-yard touchdown reception.[4]
2010 season
2010 Michigan Wolverines football team offense
#16 Denard Robinson, #20 Michael Shaw, #22 Stonum, #12 Roy Roundtree, #86 Kevin Koger, #52 Stephen Schilling, and #50 David Molk as well as #79 Perry Dorrestein, #65 Patrick Omamehand, and #72 Mark Huyge
#16 Denard Robinson, #20 Michael Shaw, #22 Stonum, #9 Martavious Odoms, #52 Stephen Schilling, #50 David Molk as well as #79 Perry Dorrestein, #80 Martell Webb, and #72 Mark HuygeStonum received press attention when he served three days in Washtenaw County Jail during June 2010 for violating his probation following a September 2008 charge of operating a vehicle while visibly impaired.[5][6] The probation violation resulted from a failure to submit to the required amount of random alcohol tests and leaving the state without consent. After his release, Stonum told a reporter, "It was a good learning experience. It's something I can look back on and learn from and obviously get better at and make sure that doesn't happen again."[5]
Following an eye exam in the summer of 2010, Stonum learned that he needed contact lenses. Interviewed by The Detroit News in August 2010, Stonum noted, "The first day of camp I had my contacts in, and I could see everything like in HD. ... My deep ball skills got a lot better because I can see the ball from when it's in the air until it gets in my hands."[4] At the end of summer practice, the Detroit Free Press wrote that Stonum had made "significant leaps on and off the field" and credited the contact lenses in part for his "breakthrough."[2]
Stonum appeared in all 13 games for the 2010 team. He was the team's second leading receiver with 49 catches for 633 yards and four touchdowns.[7] Through his first three seasons at Michigan, Stonum had accumulated over 2,500 all-purpose yards, including 1,538 yards on kickoff returns and 1,008 receiving yards.[8]
2011 suspension
In May 2011, Stonum was suspended from the football team indefinitely for legal issues.[9][10] Head coach Brady Hoke stated to the press that before he would let Stonum back on the team, he must "fulfill all his commitments he has to the legal system and our program".[11]
References
- ^ a b "FRESH WOLVERINE: Incoming wideout Darryl Stonum enrolled early at U-M". Detroit Free Press. January 8, 2008. http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080108/SPORTS06/80108004.
- ^ a b Mark Snyder (August 30, 2010). "Michigan's Darryl Stonum earns praise for working hard". Detroit Free Press. http://www.freep.com/article/20100830/SPORTS06/8300385/0/SPORTS08.
- ^ a b c "Darryl Stonum". University of Michigan. http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/stonum_darryl00.html.
- ^ a b Josh Katzenstein (August 25, 2010). "U-M receiver Darryl Stonum sees more success on horizon". The Detroit News. http://www.detnews.com/article/20100825/SPORTS0201/8250400/1131/U-M-receiver-Darryl-Stonum-sees-more-success-on-horizon.
- ^ a b Josh Katzenstein (August 25. 2010). "Wolverines' Darryl Stonum 'moves on' from time in jail". The Detroit News. http://www.detnews.com/article/20100825/SPORTS0201/8250356/1131/SPORTS/Wolverines--Darryl-Stonum--moves-on--from-time-in-jail.
- ^ John Heuser (February 18, 2009). "University of Michigan wideout Darryl Stonum pleads guilty to alcohol-related charge". mlive.com. http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/football/index.ssf/2009/02/university_of_michigan_wideout.html.
- ^ "Michigan Football Statistics (13-Game Totals)". University of Michigan. http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/010111aab.html. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page". University of Michigan. http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php. Retrieved October 17, 2011.(Enter "Stonum" in the field for "Enter last name" and then click "Display Career" to view career statistics)
- ^ "Michigan wide receiver Darryl Stonum will redshirt due to DUI plea". USA Today. August 7, 2011. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2011/08/michigan-wide-receiver-darryl-stonum-redshirt-dui-brady-hoke/1.
- ^ Adam Rittenberg (May 9, 2011). "Michigan suspends WR Darryl Stonum". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6500842.
- ^ http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-football/darryl-stonum-suspended-indefinitely-from-michigan-football-team/
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