John Volker

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
RB
Height:
6-0
Weight:
214
Hometown:
Fairhaven, N.J.
High School:
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional

Pronunciation

CAREER HIGHS
Rushing
• Attempts: 18 - vs. Bryant (Sept. 23, 2023)
• Yards: 149 - vs. Bryant (Sept. 23, 2023)
• TDs: 2 (2x) - last vs. Brown (Oct. 18, 2024)
• Long: 51 - at San Diego (Sept. 16, 2023)

Receiving
• Catches: 4 - vs. Yale (Nov. 11, 2023)
• Yards: 64 - vs. Yale (Nov. 12, 2021)
• TDs: 1 (2x) - last at Penn (Nov. 20, 2021)
• Long: 64 - vs. Yale (Nov. 12, 2021)

BEFORE MICHIGAN
• Spent four seasons (2021-24) at Princeton, earning four varsity letters with the Tigers
• Appeared in 28 games as a running back and special teams contributor; rushed 245 times for 1,183 yards with 17 touchdowns, caught 31 passes for 273 yards with two touchdowns and made four tackles during his career

Senior (2024)
• Appeared in nine games as a running back; rushed 89 times for 514 yards with six touchdowns, caught 10 passes for 75 yards to earn his fourth varsity letter
• Scored once with 28 yards on 10 carries at Lehigh (Sept. 21)
• Ran 12 times for 88 yards against Howard (Sept. 28)
• At Columbia (Oct. 5), ran 13 times for 61 yards with a touchdown
• Rushed four times for 79 yards with two scores against Brown (Oct. 18)
• Carried eight times for 24 yards at Harvard (Oct. 26)
• Against Cornell (Nov. 2), carried five times for 16 yards
• Ran for 32 yards on 13 carries against Dartmouth (Nov. 8)
• Scored and ran for 56 yards on nine carries at Yale (Nov. 16)
• Rushed 15 times for 130 yards with a touchdown against Penn (Nov. 23)

Junior (2023)
• Appeared in eight games as a running back; rushed 93 times for 447 yards with seven touchdowns, caught 12 passes for 83 yards and made one tackle to earn his third varsity letter
• Ran 16 times for 91 yards with one touchdown and caught one pass at San Diego (Sept. 16)
• Carried a career-high 18 times for 149 yards with one touchdown against Bryant (Sept. 23)
• Scored once and totaled 24 yards on nine carries with three receptions for 11 yards against Columbia (Sept. 29)
• Caught two passes totaling 17 yards and carried 10 times against Lafayette (Oct. 7) for 11 yards
• Ran up 36 yards on eight carries with one touchdown at Brown (Oct. 14)
• Totaled 15 yards on seven carries at Cornell (Oct. 28)
• Scored twice and ran for 31 yards on 11 carries at Dartmouth (Nov. 3); caught two passes for 37 yards
• Ran for 90 yards on 14 carries with a touchdown and caught four passes for 17 yards against Yale (Nov. 11)

Sophomore (2022)
• Appeared in four games at running back and on special teams; rushed 28 times for 96 yards with two touchdowns to earn his second varsity letter
• Rushed nine times for 32 yards with one touchdown and had a seven-yard catch at Stenson (Sept. 17)
• Racked up 29 yards on eight carries with a touchdown and caught a three-yard pass against Lehigh (Sept. 24)
• Carried five times for 10 yards with a six-yard reception against Brown (Oct. 14)
• Produced 25 yards on six carries and caught two passes for three yards at Harvard (Oct. 21)

Freshman (2021)
• Appeared in seven games at running back and on special teams; rushed 35 times for 126 yards with two touchdowns and made three tackles to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his collegiate debut against Stetson (Sept. 25) with five carries for seven yards and a touchdown
• Earned snaps at Monmouth (Oct. 9)
• Carried the ball twice for nine yards at Brown (Oct. 16)
• Rushed four times at Cornell (Oct. 29), tallying 16 yards
• Added a season-high 55 yards on the ground with a touchdown on 11 carries at Dartmouth (Nov. 5); caught a nine-yard pass for his first career catch
• Produced 29 yards on nine carries against Yale (Nov. 13) and caught a 64-yard touchdown reception
• Carried four times at Penn (Nov. 20) for 10 yards and added 23 yards receiving on two catches with one touchdown

Prep
• Attended Rumson Fair Haven High School (2021)
• Helped the Bulldogs win the 2018 New Jersey South/Central Group III state title
• All-State honoree as a senior in 2020
• New Jersey Super and New Jersey JSZ All-Zone Team honoree in 2020
• Two-time All-Conference selection (2019-20)
• Also accomplished in track and field as a sprinter; team won New Jersey Group III state title in 2021
• 100-meter finalist at New Jersey Meet of Champions; state sectional champion at 100 meters
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award recipient

Personal
• John Volker was born Oct. 18, 2002
• Son of Charles and Lynn Volker
• Brother, Charlie, played football at Princeton and competed with the U.S. Bobsled team (2022 Olympian)