The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2018 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 101 DEFENSIVE LINE THE WOLVERINE 2018 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 101 DEFENSIVE LINE freshman … Enrolled in January 2016 and switched from linebacker to defensive end during spring practice. Prep: Posted 81 stops, seven tackles for loss and four sacks during his senior campaign … Ranked as a four-star prospect, the No. 1 recruit in Colorado, and the No. 11 defensive end and No. 215 overall player nationally by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Jan. 1, 1998. LAWRENCE MARSHALL • DT 5th-Sr. • Southfield, Mich. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 285 Career Highlights: Has seen ac- tion in 18 games in his career … Played in 11 contests in 2017 and three in 2016, recording five tack- les in both seasons … Appeared in four games as a reserve defensive lineman in 2015, posting one tackle against Florida … Redshirted in 2014. Prep: Tallied 68 tackles, nine sacks, 18 quarter- back hurries, three passes broken up, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and a safety as a senior … Named the Michigan Defensive Player of the Year and a member of the All-State Dream Team by The Detroit Free Press … Pegged as a three-star prospect and the No. 22 defensive end in the coun- try by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Feb. 12, 1996. BRYAN MONE • DT 5th-Sr. • Salt Lake City Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 325 Career Highlights: Has played in 35 games and made seven starts … As a redshirt junior, notched 10 tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass defended … Had a career-high five tackles against Ohio State … Registered 12 stops, one tackle for loss, one fumble recovery and one pass broken up in 2016 … Redshirted in 2015 after suffering a leg injury in fall camp … Recorded nine tackles, 1.5 stops for loss and one fumble recovery in 2014. Prep: Registered 35 tackles and six sacks as a senior … Named first-team Class 4A All-State by The Salt Lake Tribune as a junior and senior … Selected to the 2014 Under Armour All-America Game … Rated as a three-star prospect and the No. 23 de- fensive tackle in the 2014 class by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Oct. 20, 1995. Year GP/GS Tkls. TFL Sacks 2014 12/1 9 1.5 0 2016 10/1 12 1 0 2017 13/5 10 1 0 Total 35/7 31 3.5 0 KWITY PAYE • DE So. • Providence, R.I. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 241 Career Highlights: Appeared in nine games as a freshman … Reg- istered five total stops, 1.5 tack- les for loss and one sack … Made his collegiate debut in a win against Florida and notched his first career sack at Penn State. Prep: Compiled 65 stops, 12 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and one pass broken up his final year … Was named the Gatorade Player of the Year and the USA Today Defensive Player of the Year for Rhode Island … Named to the USA Today All-USA Rhode Island first team as a junior and a senior… Rated as a three-star recruit and the No. 35 weakside defen- sive end in the country by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Nov. 19, 1998, in a refugee camp in Guinea before coming to the U.S. with his mother and brother … Named Kwity after his grandfather. AUBREY SOLOMON • DT So. • Leesburg, Ga. Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 297 Career Highlights: Saw action in all 13 games in 2017 … Recorded 19 total tackles and two stops for loss … Made his first career start in a win against Rutgers, contributing three tackles (two solo). Prep: As a senior, posted 77 tackles, 16 stops for loss, 12 sacks and one forced fumble, which he returned for a touchdown … Was picked to the USA Today All-American second team and All-USA Georgia first team … Named The Atlanta Journal- Constitution and Georgia Sports Writers Association Defensive Player of the Year for Class AAAAAA … Selected to the Georgia Sports Writers Associa- tion Class AAAAAA All-State first team as a senior and second team as a junior … Rated as a five-star prospect, the No. 4 player in Georgia, and the No. 2 defensive tackle and No. 31 overall player in the nation by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Oct. 20, 1998. LUIJI VILAIN • DE R-Fr. • Ottawa, Ontario Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 242 Career Highlights: Did not see game action in 2017. Prep: Compiled 45 tackles and eight sacks, plus recovered one fumble in the end zone for a touchdown, as a senior … Named to the USA Today All-USA Virginia and the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association All-State first teams … Selected to The Washington Post All-Met first team … As a junior made the USA Today All-USA Virginia second team … Rated as a four-star recruit, the No. 6 player in Virginia, and the No. 5 weakside defensive end and No. 74 overall prospect nationally by Rivals.com. Personal: Born March 10, 1998, in Ottawa, On- tario … Moved to the United States prior to his junior season. CHASE WINOVICH • DE 5th-Sr. • Jefferson Hills, Pa. Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 253 Career Highlights: Has seen ac- tion in 32 career games … Started in all 13 games as a redshirt junior, and registered 79 total stops, 18 tackles for loss and eight sacks … Was honored as a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the media and was a second-team pick by the coaches … Saw action in 13 games and made two starts in 2016 … Recorded 35 tackles, 9.5 stops for loss and five sacks … Moved from tight end to defensive end in spring 2015 … Appeared in six games that fall, recording two tackles, one at Penn State and one against Florida in the Citrus Bowl. Prep: Notched 149 tackles, 22.0 sacks, seven fum- ble recoveries and one interception on defense dur- ing his career … Participated in the 2014 Offense- Defense All-American Bowl … Tabbed as a four-star prospect, the No. 6 player in Pennsylvania and the No. 18 outside linebacker nationally by Rivals.com. Personal: Born April 19, 1995. Year GP/GS Tkls. TFL Sacks 2015 6/0 2 0 0 2016 13/2 35 9.5 5 2017 13/13 79 18 8 Total 32/15 116 27.5 13 NEWCOMERS AIDAN HUTCHINSON • DE Fr. • Dearborn, Mich. Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 258 Prep: Totaled 184 tackles over his high school career, to go along with 30 tackles for loss and 16 sacks … In his final season, he racked up 65 tackles and 27 tackles for loss … Also played tight end his senior year, accumulating 419 receiving yards and eight touchdowns … Was selected to the 2017 Dream Teams of The Detroit News and The Detroit Free Press … The Detroit News' Blue Chip list ranked him as the No. 2 prospect in the state … Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and finished with four tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. Personal: Born Aug. 9, 2000 … His father, Chris, is a former Wolverine football captain who is tied for fourth on Michigan's all-time sacks list with 24 … His mother also attended U-M, and his two sisters are currently there as well. TAYLOR UPSHAW • DE Fr. • Bradenton, Fla. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 240 Prep: Tallied 33 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and one interception his final season … In his junior year, he registered 17 tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … Was named Braden- ton Herald All-Area honorable mention for 2017. Personal: His father, Regan, was an All-American defensive tackle at California before being drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1996 and playing nine years in the NFL … His older brother, Regan Upshaw Jr., is a walk-on linebacker for Clemson. JULIUS WELSCHOF • DE Fr. • Miesbach, Bavaria, Germany Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 253 Prep: Played for the Munich Cowboys in Germany and saw action at defensive end as well as tight end … Ran a 4.55 40-yard dash at the Premier Players International Combine in Hennef, Germany. Personal: Born March 12, 1997 … U-M's defensive coordinator Don Brown worked with him when he attended Michigan's camp and also led the way in his recruitment … He was first discovered by for- mer UMass player Brandon Collier, who played for Brown in college.