Biography
WASHINGTON STATE
CAREER: Appeared in 39 games, 27 as a starter…carried 369 times for 2,158 yards with 32 touchdowns and averaged 5.8 yards-per-carry…caught 156 passes for 1,134 yards and nine touchdowns…41 total touchdowns are tied for most in WSU history (Steve Broussard)…second in WSU history with 32 career rushing touchdowns, eighth in WSU history with 2,158 rushing yards and ninth in WSU history with 3,313 career all-purpose yards…three-time All-Pac-12 Conference selection.
JUNIOR (2021): Named to All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention…appeared in 12 games, 11 as a starter…rushed for 880 yards and 12 touchdowns, averaged 5.5 yards-per-carry… two 100-yard rushing games in 2021 (Arizona, UW)…caught 16 passes…owns 29 runs of 10+ yards…seventh in the Pac-12 in rush yards (880) and sixth in Pac-12 in rushing TD (12), tied for 4th-most in WSU single-season history…only player in the country named to the Doak Walker Award (top college running back) and Biletnikoff Award (top college receiver) preseason watch lists…named Preseason All-America Honorable Mention by PFF College…named to Preseason All-Pac-12 First Team (Athlon, Pac-12 Media)…named to Preseason All-Pac-12 Second Team (Phil Steele)…rushed for 86 yards including career-long 64-yard TD run, also caught 14-yard pass against Utah State…rushed 13 times for 59 yards and scored one touchdown (1) against Portland State, led all Pac-12 running backs with eight missed tackles forced, had third-best RB grade in the Pac-12…carried 13 times for 72 yards against USC…carried six times for 42 yards with a long of 18 at Utah…matched-season high with 13 carries for 40 yards in win at Cal…had 3-yard TD run in win over Oregon State…had career-high 17 carries for 89 yards and two rushing TD (2,2) in win over Stanford…rushed 18 times for 83 yards and career-high three rush TD (11,1,1) against BYU, second-career 3-TD game (Northern Colorado, 2019)…rushed 12 times for 67 yards in win at Arizona State…rushed 10 times for 41 yards at No. 3 Oregon…rushed 16 times for career-high 139 yards and two TD (26,2)…carried career-high 22 times for 129 yards and two TD (32,1) in Apple Cup win, WSU’s 1st 100-yard rusher in an Apple Cup since Chris Ivory’s 114 in 2007…did not play in Sun Bowl…signed free agent contract with Indianapolis Colts.
JUNIOR (2020): Appeared in one game at Utah…named to preseason award watch lists for Doak Walker (top running back), Biletnikoff (top receiver) and Maxwell Award (Most Outstanding Player)…named to Preseason All-Pac-12 First Team (Athlon, Media)…did not play at Oregon State, against No. 11 Oregon or at No. 20 USC…made season debut in season-finale at Utah, started, rushed 10 times for 95 yards including an 8-yard TD run, also caught one pass for seven yards.
SOPHOMORE (2019): Named to Doak Walker Award Watch List...named Preseason All-Pac-12 honorable mention...named Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention…started all 13 games at running back…rushed 127 times for 817 yards and 11 touchdowns…caught team-high 86 passes for 597 yards and five touchdowns…only Power-5 player with 800+ rush yards, 550+ rec yards and 16 total TD…first player in WSU history with 10+ TD in each of his 1st two seasons…second in the Pac-12 with 16 total TD, tied for 3rd-most in WSU single-season history…third in Pac-12 with 11 rushing TD, tied for 6th in WSU history…fifth in Pac-12 averaging 110.4 all-purpose yards/g (817 rushing, 597 receiving, 21 kick return)…fifth in Pac-12 with 1,435 all-purpose yards…3rd-most yards from scrimmage in the Pac-12 (1,414)…recorded 100+ all-purpose yards 8 times this season, averaged 6.6 yards per touch…led all Pac-12 RB averaging 6.4 yards-per-carry…led all RB nationally with 86 receptions, most by a RB in WSU history and tied for 2nd-most catches by any player in the Pac-12…led all RB nationally with 26 missed tackles forced after the catch…caught a pass in all 25 career games…fifth among Pac-12 players with 45 plays of 10+ yards and tied for 2nd with 3 plays of 50+ yards…first Cougar to record four 100-yard rushing games in a season since Jerome Harrison had eight in 2005…rushed 10 times for first career 100-yard game (128 yards vs. NMSU), the 1st 100-yard game by a Cougar since 2016…recorded three total TD (2 rush, 1 rec) against Northern Colorado, 1st career 3-TD game…caught six passes for 61 yards and recorded 101 all-purpose yards with a 1-yard rush TD in win at Houston…set career-high with 15 carries and recorded his second career 100-yard game with 123 rushing yards against UCLA, had a 56-yard carry and a 65-yard TD catch, WSU’s longest play from scrimmage in 2019…caught five passes and had 2-yard TD run at Arizona State…rushed 12 times for 105 yards and caught nine passes for 57 yards against Colorado, had one rush TD, one rec TD, his 47-yard TD run was the longest WSU TD run since 2011 (Ricky Galvin, 48 yards, UNLV)…caught eight passes for 70 yards and had 124 all-purpose yards at Oregon, scored 1-yard TD run…caught eight passes at California…tallied 145 all-purpose yards, matched career high with 15 carries for 111 rushing yards, caught eight passes and scored two total TD against Stanford, one rushing (4) and one receiving (2)…caught nine passes and had two rushing TD against Oregon State (1, 2) including the game-winner with two seconds left…tallied 108 all-purpose yards, with one rushing TD and career-high 12 catches at Washington…caught five passes including a 5-yard TD against Air Force in the Cheez-It Bowl.
FRESHMAN (2018): Enrolled early in January, 2018...participated in spring practice...in Crimson and Gray Spring Game, rushed four times for 10 yards and a touchdown and caught four passes for 16 yards…named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honorable mention…appeared in all 13 games, starting two…tied for fifth in Pac-12 with 12 total touchdowns, tying WSU single-season record for total touchdowns by a freshman (Deon Burnett, 1999)…recorded 740 all-purpose yards…rushed 72 times for 366 yards and eight touchdowns, averaged 5.1 yards-per-carry…caught 53 passes for 374 yards and four touchdowns…made collegiate debut in season-opener at Wyoming, caught six passes including six-yard touchdown catch and had a 14-yard touchdown run…carried 10 times for 48 yards against San Jose State…had six-yard touchdown run against Eastern Washington…had a 13-yard touchdown run at USC…caught three passes for 26 yards against Utah…rushed six times for 43 yards and two touchdowns (1, 30), also had a 17-yard catch at Oregon State…rushed 10 times for 40 yards and caught six passes for 51 yards including a 15-yard touchdown catch against Oregon…had a four-yard touchdown catch at Stanford…had a five-yard rushing touchdown against California…caught a 28-yard touchdown pass at Colorado…against Arizona, rushed eight times for season high 50 yards with a 1-yard touchdown run, caught six passes for 65 yards, season high 115 all-purpose yards…caught seven passes for 49 yards against Washington...caught six passes and had a 10-yard rushing touchdown in win over Iowa State at the Alamo Bowl.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Pomona High School…as a SOPHOMORE, rushed for 998 yards and eight touchdowns on 148 carries and caught 38 passes for 503 yards and five touchdowns…member of 4x100 relay team that finished second in state…as a JUNIOR, named to All-Colorado Team as an athlete and All-State after rushing for 824 yards and 15 touchdowns, caught 31 passes for 495 yards and five touchdowns…ranked in Top-10 Running Backs in the West prior to senior season…as a SENIOR, selected as Colorado’s outstanding senior football player, scholar and citizen by The Denver Post…also named 5A State Player of the Year and All-State first-team after rushing for 1,690 yards and 27 touchdowns with seven 100-yard efforts…also caught 10 passes for 115 yards…had a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, also returned a punt for a touchdown…in 5A state title game played at Mile High Stadium, rushed for 247 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries…led PHS to 12-2 record and 5A state title…played in state title game his last three years…one of three running backs named to The News Tribune’s Western 100, the top 100 prospects in the west..rated three-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com…rated top running back prospect and fifth-best overall prospect in Colorado by Rivals.com…rated No. 23 all-purpose running back prospect in the country by 247sports.com.
PERSONAL
Full name, Massimiliano Borghi.
