Isaiah Gash

Class:
Junior
Position:
RB
Height:
5-10
Weight:
175
Hometown:
Green Bay, Wis.
High School:
Bay Port

CAREER HIGHS

Rushing
• Attempts: 5 - vs Nebraska (Nov. 12, 2022)
• Yards: 48 - vs. Hawaii (Sept. 10, 2022)
• TDs: 1 - vs. Hawaii (Sept. 10, 2022)
• Long: 38 - vs. Hawaii (Sept. 10, 2022)

At Michigan
• Two-year letterman (2021, '22)
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2021)

Junior (2022)
• Appeared in nine games including eight at running back and contributed on special teams; rushed 19 times for 101 yards with two touchdowns and caught three passes for 24 yards with one kick return for 12 yards to earn his second varsity letter
• Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Illinois
• Registered a three-yard carry playing running back against Colorado State (Sept. 3)
• Scored his first career touchdown against Hawaii (Sept. 10), a 38-yard run, and totaled three carries for 48 yards
• Racked up 24 yards on four carries against UConn (Sept. 17)
• Registered a two-yard carry out of the backfield against Maryland (Sept. 24)
• Contributed on special teams at Iowa (Oct. 1)
• Carried twice at Rutgers (Nov. 5) and scored a touchdown
• Ran for 12 yard on five carries against Nebraska (Nov. 12)
• Carried the ball three times for six yards and caught three passes for 24 yards including a key fourth-
down conversion on the game-winning drive against Illinois (Nov. 19)
• Played snaps at running back at Ohio State (Nov. 26)

Sophomore (2021)
• Appeared in two games out of the backfield and carried six times for 17 yards to earn his first varsity letter
• Named the Scout Team Player of the Week on special teams for his role in helping all teams units prepare for Northern Illinois
• Made his U-M debut against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18) and carried the ball four times for 10 yards
• Carried the ball twice for seven yards at Maryland (Nov. 20)

Freshman (2020)
• Did not see game action

Prep
• Attended Bay Port High School (2020) coached by Gary Westerman
• Became Bay Port's all-time leading rusher, passing current NFL fullback Alec Ingold
• Helped take Bay Port to the Wisconsin State Title game for the first time in school history
• Led the Pirates to an 11-1 record as a junior and a school-record 13-1 mark as a senior
• Also lettered in track and field, where he was a state meet qualifier in the long jump and triple jump, and ran on the 400-meter relay team

Key Statistics
• Finished his career with almost 4,500 yards rushing
• Helped the Pirates score 676 points in 2019, third-most in state history
• Ran for 1,916 yards and 30 touchdowns at 9.0 yards per carry on 213 total carries as a senior despite missing two games
• Totaled 1,004 yards and 12 touchdowns in five postseason games
• Registered 32 carries and 185 yards in the state title game and 19 carries for 204 yards and four touchdowns in the semifinals

Honors and Rankings
• Unanimous All-State selection as a senior (2019)
• Wisconsin Football Coaches Association large-school offensive player of the year as a senior in 2019
• Unanimous All-Fox Valley Conference selection in 2019

Personal
• Son of Sam and Alicia Gash
• Father, Sam, played fullback for the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, and Baltimore Ravens over a 12-year NFL career and won a Super Bowl with the Ravens
• Grew up near Ann Arbor and lived in the city for several years