The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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90 ■ THE WOLVERINE 2018 FOOTBALL PREVIEW OFFENSIVE LINE 90 ■ THE WOLVERINE 2018 FOOTBALL PREVIEW OFFENSIVE LINE PLAYER BIOS POSITION COACH Ed Warinner, in his first season as the offensive line mentor for the Wolverines, is entering his 30th year as a college football coach. He has worked on the offensive side of the ball for the last 20 seasons and has spent 16 of them working directly with the line. Warinner joins the program after spending last season as the offensive line coach and run game coordinator at Minnesota, where he helped direct a ground attack that produced 2,153 yards and saw three backs average 4.5 yards per carry or better. Prior to 2017, Warinner coached at Ohio State from 2012-16. He spent his first three seasons there as offensive line coach and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2015. He was part of a staff that led the team to two College Football Playoff berths, the 2014 national championship and a win over Notre Dame in the 2015 Fiesta Bowl. During his tenure at Ohio State, the Buckeyes broke single-season program records in 11 offensive categories. Before Warinner's time in Columbus, he worked with the offensive line and as a run game coordinator at Notre Dame, where he helped lead the team to two straight bowl appearances. He also held prior positions as either an offensive line coach or offensive coordina- tor at Kansas, Illinois, Air Force and Army. He coached linebackers and the secondary at Michi- gan State in 1985-86, right after he began his coaching career overseeing running backs at Akron in 1984. Warinner was named a finalist for the American Football Coaches Association's National Assistant Coach of the Year award after his season with Kansas in 2009. He was also recognized by FootballScoop as the Offensive Line Coach of the Year in both 2012 and 2014, and remains the first and only coach to ever earn the honor twice. RETURNING PLAYERS BEN BREDESON • OL Jr. • Hartland, Wis. Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 308 Career Highlights: Started 12 games at left guard in 2017 … Hon- ored as a second-team All-Big Ten performer by the coaches as well as the media … Played in all 13 games as a freshman and made eight starts at left guard … Tabbed as a Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-American … Voted All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media as a frosh. Prep: Helped lead Arrowhead to the state title game as a junior and senior … Assisted Arrowhead to a 13-1 record and a state championship his sophomore year … Ranked as a four-star talent, the No. 1 player in Wisconsin, and the No. 2 offensive guard and No. 60 overall prospect nationally by Rivals.com … Chosen as a USA Today and MaxPreps first-team All-American … Named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Wisconsin as a senior … Earned Wisconsin Football Coaches As- sociation All-State honors as a junior and senior. Personal: Born Feb. 20, 1998 … His brother Jack plays on the U-M baseball team. JUWANN BUSHELL-BEATTY • OT 5th-Sr. • Paramus, N.J. Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 315 Career Highlights: Saw game ac- tion in 12 contests in 2017, start- ing seven games at right tackle and contributing on special teams … Played in eight games in 2016 on the offensive line (one start) and on special teams … Appeared in four games as a reserve offensive lineman in 2015 … Redshirted in 2014. Prep: Attended Paramus Catholic High School, coached by current U-M safeties and special teams coach Chris Partridge … Helped team to New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 state titles during his junior and senior seasons … Played in the 2014 Under Armour All-America Game … Listed as a three-star prospect, the No. 11 player in New Jersey and the No. 33 of- fensive tackle nationally by Rivals.com. Personal: Born June 18, 1996 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. CHUCK FILIAGA • OL R-Fr. • Aledo, Texas Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 345 Career Highlights: Did not see game action in 2017. Prep: During his senior season, he helped pave the way for two 1,000-yard rushers, while the offense racked up 8,507 total yards and 118 touchdowns, en route to the 5A Division II state … 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 aver- aged 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. Augus- tine 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 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. JOEL HONIGFORD • OG R-Fr. • Sugarcreek, Ohio Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 275 Career Highlights: Did not play in 2017. Prep: In addition to playing offensive line as a se- nior, was 30 of 40 on extra points and served as the kickoff specialist … Named first- team Associated Press All-Ohio Division V as a senior and was a second-team selection 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 Honigford, played basketball for Ohio State from 1983-86. JAMES HUDSON • OT R-Fr. • Toledo, Ohio Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 302 Career Highlights: Did not see game action in 2017. Prep: Compiled 80 total stops, 34 tackles for loss and seven sacks as a senior defensive lineman … Named Associated Press All-Ohio Division III first team … Played in the 11th annual Offense-Defense All-American Bowl … Was rated as a four-star prospect, the No. 8 player in Ohio and the No. 240 player in the country by Rivals.com. Personal: Born May 13, 1999 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. GRANT NEWSOME • OT R-Jr. • McLean, Va. Ht.: 6-7 • Wt.: 314 Career Highlights: Has played in 10 career games and started six … Missed the 2017 season while rehabbing from a serious knee injury … Played in five games (all starts) in 2016 before suffering a season-ending knee injury against Wisconsin … Moved into the left tackle spot in the spring of 2016 … Appeared in four games in 2015 and made one start, against Minnesota. Prep: Attended The Lawrenceville School … Also played defense and notched 25 tackles, four quar- terback hurries, two tackles for loss and one sack as a senior … Rivals.com rated him as a four-star pros- pect, the No. 6 senior in New Jersey, and the No. 12 offensive tackle and No. 191 recruit nationally. Personal: Born March 2, 1997 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in American Culture. MICHAEL ONWENU • OG Jr. • Detroit Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 350 Career Highlights: Has ap- peared in 20 career games, start- ing nine times … Made his first career start as a sophomore right guard against Florida in 2017, then started there eight more times before opening the bowl game at left guard … Played in nine games in 2016, seeing time on both offense and defense. Prep: Three-year starter on offense and defense at Cass Tech High School, where he played for for- mer 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 … Recorded Fifth-year senior Juwann Bushell-Beatty made seven starts at right tackle for the Wol- verines in 2017. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN