CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Minnesota as a college free agent 4/30/18; Signed by Denver 3/18/21.
2021: Boone appeared in eight games for the Broncos, recording four rushes for 35 yards (8.8 avg.) and two catches for 22 yards (11.0 avg.)... Missed Weeks 1-5 after being placed on injured reserve (quadriceps) on Sept. 1... Made his season and Broncos debut in Week 6, recording one reception for three yards vs. L.V. (10/17)... Collected one special-teams tackle (ninth of career) at Dal. (11/7)... Rushed for 35 yards on four carries (8.8 avg.) and added one catch for a career-high 19-yards at K.C. (12/5).
2020: Boone saw action in all 16 games with the Vikings, recording 11 rushes for 59 yards (5.4 avg.) with one touchdown, two catches for 10 yards (5.0 avg.) and five special-teams tackles... Played 231 special-teams snaps, contributing on several different units... Forced a fumble on special teams at Hou. (10/4) in Week 4, earning him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors... Tallied a rushing touchdown (fourth of his career) on a 4-yard carry at N.O. (12/25)... Set season highs in rushes (5) and yards (29) in the season finale at Det. (1/3)... Collected one special-teams tackle on five occasions (9/13 vs. G.B.; 9/20 at Ind.; 10/4 at Hou.; 10/11 at Sea.; 11/8 vs. Det.).
2019: Boone set career highs in rushes (49), yards (273), yards per rush (5.6) and rushing touchdowns (3) in 16 regular-season games played (2 starts) with Minnesota... Saw action in Minnesota's two postseason contests... Saw action in 222 special-teams snaps, contributing on several different units... Registered his first career score and multi-touchdown game, and notched 56 yards on 13 carries (4.3 avg.) at L.A. Chargers (12/15)... Had 11 rushes for 28 yards (2.5 avg.) vs. G.B. (12/23)... Posted his first career 100-yard rushing performance, nabbed his third career touchdown and set career highs in rushes (17), rushing yards (148) and longest rush (59) in the season finale vs. Chi. (12/29)... Added one special-teams tackle on three occasions (10/13 vs. Phi.; 11/3 at K.C.; 11/10 at Dal.)... Played in the Viking's Wild Card Game overtime win at N.O. (1/5) and in the divisional round contest at S.F. (1/11).
2018: Boone, who was signed by Minnesota as a college free agent on April 30, appeared in eight games in his initial season with the Vikings and rushed 11 times for 47 yards (4.3 avg.)... Recorded two rushes for 11 yards (5.5 avg.) in his first NFL action vs. Buf. (9/23)... Tallied a season-long rush of 20 yards vs. Ari. (10/14)... Had three rushes for 11 yards (3.7 avg.) vs. N.O. (10/28).
COLLEGE: Boone played collegiately at the University of Cincinnati from 2014-17, where he played 39 games and totaled 420 rushes for 2,250 yards (5.4 avg.) with 24 touchdowns and 65 receptions for 596 yards (9.2 avg.) with one score... Played in 10 games (9 starts) as a senior in 2017, posting 463 yards on 110 carries (4.2 avg.) with four touchdowns to go with 24 receptions for 177 yards (7.4 avg.) with one score... Saw action in nine games during his junior season in 2016 before sustaining a foot injury... Tallied 105 rushes for 388 yards (3.7 avg.) with two rushing scores, 20 catches for 249 yards (12.5 avg.) and 21 kick returns for 506 yards (24.1 avg.)... Posted his best statistical season in his sophomore campaign in 2015, recording 749 yards on 104 carries (7.2 avg.) with a career-high-tying nine touchdowns while adding 108 receiving yards on 15 catches (7.2 avg.)... Originally scheduled to redshirt in 2014, Boone led the team in rushing yards (650) and touchdowns (9) in nine games... Averaged 6.4 yards per attempt and had scoring streak of seven consecutive games.
PERSONAL: Boone graduated from Baker County High School in Glen St. Mary, Fla., where he led his team to 7-3 record as a senior and tallied 57 receptions for 1,068 yards with 18 scores... Set a school record with 211 receiving yards in a single game... Mike Boone was born on June 30, 1995 in Macclenny, Fla.
