Sony Michel was struggling in 2019, and perhaps for the first time in his football career.
Coming out of high school, Michel was the USA Today Florida Football Player of the Year, the No. 10 prospect in the nation and the No. 3 running back in the country. After four successful years at the University of Georgia, the Patriots drafted him 31st overall in 2018 after an impressive set of performances in the 2017 College Football Playoff. There aren’t many weak spots when looking at his body of work. At least, there weren’t until last season, when he averaged 3.