The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2017 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 91 OFFENSIVE LINE THE WOLVERINE 2017 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 91 OFFENSIVE LINE MICHAEL ONWENU • OG So. • Detroit Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 350 Career Highlights: Played in nine games in 2016, seeing time on of- fense and defense as a reserve. Prep: Three-year starter on of- fense and defense at Cass Tech High School, where he played for former U-M running back Thomas Wilcher … As a senior, he helped lead his team to an 11-3 record and a state Division I runner-up finish … Paved the way for more than 2,800 rush- ing yards, while the line gave up only two sacks all season despite team throwing for more than 3,000 yards … Helped his team to a 12-1 record and the state semifinals as a junior … Ranked as a four-star recruit, the No. 4 player in Michigan, and the No. 7 offensive guard and No. 147 overall prospect in the land by Rivals.com … Picked for The Detroit News Dream Team as a junior and senior. Personal: Born Dec. 10, 1997. JON RUNYAN JR. • OT R-So. • Philadelphia Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 304 Career Highlights: Lettered in 2016 … Redshirted in 2015. Prep: Attended St. Joseph's Prep School … Helped his team to two straight Pennsylvania Class AAAA state cham- pionships … Rivals.com listed him as a three-star prospect, the No. 15 player in Pennsylvania and the No. 45 offensive tackle nationally. Personal: Born Aug. 8, 1997 … Son of former Michigan All-American offensive lineman and NFL Pro Bowler Jon Runyan … Enrolled in College of Kinesiology. STEPHEN SPANELLIS • OT R-Fr. • Baltimore Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 335 Career Highlights: Did not see game action as a true freshman … Named the Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week Oct. 1. Prep: Four-year varsity player for Gilman School … Played right tackle his senior year and was part of a lineup that allowed only six sacks and paved the way for 395 yards of offense per game en route to a 10-1 record … Rated as a three-star recruit, the No. 16 player in Maryland and the No. 36 for offensive tackle nationally by Rivals.com … Selected to the USA Today All-USA Maryland first team and picked for the Maryland Consensus All-State football team after his senior year. Personal: Born Jan. 18, 1998. NOLAN ULIZIO • OT R-So. • West Chester, Ohio Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 291 Career Highlights: Played in four games in 2016, making his collegiate debut against Hawai'i … 2016 Academic All-Big Ten … Redshirted in 2015. Prep: Attended Lakota West High School … Starter who helped his team earn a berth in the state quar- terfinals as a senior … Anchored an offensive line that helped his team average 150.0 rushing yards per game … Named second-team all-district by The Cincinnati Enquirer … Rivals.com rated him as a two-star prospect. Personal: Born April 6, 1997 … Originally committed to UConn before switching to Michigan … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. NEWCOMERS CHUCK FILIAGA • OT Fr. • Aledo, Texas Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 340 Prep: Won the 5A Division II state title as a senior … During his final prep season, he helped pave the way for two 1,000-yard rushers, while the offense racked up 8,507 total yards and 118 touchdowns … Named first-team All-State by the Associated Press in 2016 as well as All-USA Texas first team by USA Today … Played at Murrieta (Calif.) High as a junior on an offense that averaged 41.3 points per game … Named to the 2015 All-Inland team and the Southwestern League first team … Played on the defensive line for St. Augustine High in San Diego as a sophomore, making 52 tackles … Rated as a four- star recruit, the No. 23 player in Texas, and the No. 16 offensive tackle and No. 175 overall player in the country by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Feb. 22, 1998. JA'RAYMOND HALL • OT Fr. • Detroit Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 272 Prep: Selected to the USA Today All-USA Michigan second team as a senior … Division 1-2 all-state as a senior and junior … Rated as a three-star recruit, the No. 17 player in Michigan and the No. 78 tackle in the country by Rival.com. Personal: Born July 20, 1999. JOEL HONIGFORD • OL Fr. • Sugarcreek, Ohio Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 273 Prep: In addition to playing offensive line as a senior, was 30 of 40 on extra points and was the kickoff specialist … Named first-team AP All-Ohio Division V as a senior and was a second-team se- lection as a junior … Rated as a three-star player, the No. 19 player in Ohio and the No. 53 offensive tackle nationally by Rivals.com. Personal: Born April 27, 1998 … His father Jim played basketball for Ohio State from 1983-86. CESAR RUIZ • C Fr. • Camden, N.J. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 336 Prep: Played center for IMG Academy in Braden- ton, Fla., as a junior and senior after transferring from Camden (N.J.) High … Was tabbed as a Max- Preps second-team All-American and named to the USA Today 2016 All-USA Florida second team as a senior … Rated as a four-star recruit, the No. 10 player in Florida, and the No. 1 center and No. 41 overall player in the nation by Rivals.com. Personal: Born June 14, 1999. ANDREW STUEBER • OT Fr. • Darien, Conn. Ht.: 6-7 • Wt.: 290 Prep: Recorded 63 total stops, five tackles for loss, two sacks, a pass defended and a blocked punt as a senior at Darien High … Named to the USA Today 2016 All-USA Connecticut first team … Won the Class LL state championship as a senior … Made 17 tackles, two stops for loss and one sack, and was named to the USA Today All-USA Connecticut second team as a junior … Ranked as a three-star recruit, the No. 4 player in Connecticut and the No. 74 offensive tackle by Rivals.com. Personal: Born July 1, 1999. ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Elig. Hometown (High School) 74 Ben Bredeson OG 6-5 310 So. So. Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead) 76 J. Bushell-Beatty OT 6-6 311 Sr. Jr. Paramus, N.J. (Paramus Catholic) 52 Mason Cole OL 6-5 305 Sr. Sr. Tarpon Springs, Fla. (East Lake) — Chuck Filiaga OT 6-6 340 Fr. Fr. Aledo, Texas (Aledo) — Sean Fitzgerald* OG 6-3 295 Fr. Fr. Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Mt. Pleasant) 73 Ja'Raymond Hall OT 6-5 272 Fr. Fr. Detroit (Oak Park) — Joel Honigford OL 6-6 273 Fr. Fr. Sugarcreek, Ohio (Garaway Local) 65 Anthony Kay* OL 6-4 275 So. So. West Bloomfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield) 57 Patrick Kugler OL 6-5 303 5th Sr. Wexford, Pa. (North Allegheny) 77 Grant Newsome OT 6-7 318 Jr. Jr. Lawrenceville, N.J. (Lawrenceville School) 50 Michael Onwenu OG 6-3 350 So. So. Detroit (Cass Tech) 79 Greg Robinson* OL 6-6 290 So. So. Hudson, Ohio (Hudson) 51 Cesar Ruiz C 6-4 336 Fr. Fr. Camden, N.J. (IMG Academy [Fla.]) 75 Jon Runyan Jr. OT 6-4 304 Jr. So. Philadelphia (St. Joseph Prep) 72 Stephen Spanellis OT 6-6 335 So. Fr. Baltimore (Gilman School) — Jess Speight* OG 6-4 280 Fr. Fr. Richmond, Va. (Collegiate) — Andrew Stueber OT 6-7 290 Fr. Fr. Darien, Conn. (Darien) 70 Nolan Ulizio OT 6-5 291 Jr. So. West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West) 68 Andrew Vastardis* OL 6-3 305 So. Fr. Ashburn, Va. (Stone Bridge) * — Walk-on