Darryl Stonum
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Darryl Stonum 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.
, Stonum attended Dulles High School
in Sugar Land, Texas
. He was rated as a four-star recruit by rivals.com.
in January 2008. 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."
's single-season record with 39 kickoff returns for 1,001 yards. 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. He had a career high 97 receiving yards on five receptions against Michigan State, including a 60-yard touchdown reception.
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." 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."
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. 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.
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".
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player. He has played at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of 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.
Early years
A native of Stafford, TexasStafford, Texas
Stafford is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The city is mostly in Fort Bend County with a small portion in Harris County. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Stafford's population was 15,681....
, Stonum attended Dulles High School
Dulles High School (Sugar Land, Texas)
John Foster Dulles High School is a high school in Sugar Land, Texas. It was the first site purchase and new build, in the 1950s, of the newly formed Fort Bend Independent School District, which held its first graduation in 1960. The first class to graduate from Dulles itself was 1962...
in Sugar Land, Texas
Sugar Land, Texas
Sugar Land is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area and Fort Bend County. Sugar Land is one of the most affluent and fastest-growing cities in Texas, having grown more than 158 percent in the last decade. In the time period of 2000–2007, Sugar Land also enjoyed a...
. He was rated as a four-star recruit by rivals.com.
University of Michigan
He enrolled early at the University of MichiganUniversity of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in January 2008. He has played as a wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
and kick return specialist for the Michigan Wolverines football
Michigan Wolverines football
The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history...
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."
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.2009 season
During the 2009 season, he broke Steve BreastonSteve Breaston
Steven William Breaston is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
's single-season record with 39 kickoff returns for 1,001 yards. 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. He had a career high 97 receiving yards on five receptions against Michigan State, including a 60-yard touchdown reception.
2010 season
Stonum 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. 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."Following an eye exam in the summer of 2010, Stonum learned that he needed contact lenses. Interviewed by The Detroit News
The Detroit News
The Detroit News is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival Free Press's building. The News absorbed the Detroit Tribune on February 1, 1919, the Detroit Journal on July 21, 1922, and on November 7, 1960,...
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." At the end of summer practice, the Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press
The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The Sunday edition is entitled the Sunday Free Press. It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Freep"...
wrote that Stonum had made "significant leaps on and off the field" and credited the contact lenses in part for his "breakthrough."
Stonum appeared in all 13 games for the 2010 team
2010 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 2010 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Michigan played its home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan and competed in the Big Ten Conference. The season was the first since the renovation of...
. He was the team's second leading receiver with 49 catches for 633 yards and four touchdowns. 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.
2011 suspension
In May 2011, Stonum was suspended from the football team indefinitely for legal issues. Head coach Brady HokeBrady Hoke
Brady Hoke is the head football coach at the University of Michigan. He is in his first season. He grew up in Ohio and attended Ball State University where he played linebacker from 1977 to 1980...
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".