The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2018 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 91 OFFENSIVE LINE THE WOLVERINE 2018 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 91 OFFENSIVE LINE 10 pancake blocks and assisted in paving the way for more than 2,800 rushing yards for the offense … The line gave up only two sacks all season despite the team throwing for more than 3,000 yards … Helped his team to a 12-1 record and the state Divi- sion I 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 to The Detroit News Dream Team as a junior and senior. Personal: Born Dec. 10, 1997. PHILLIP PAEA • OG R-Fr. • Berrien Springs, Mich. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 275 Career Highlights: Did not see game action in 2017. Prep: Notched 56 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, three sacks, one forced fumble and one pass broken up as a senior … Named USA Today All-USA Michigan first team as an offensive lineman, and to The Detroit News and De- troit Free Press All-State Dream Teams … 2016 Divi- sion 5-6 Associated Press All-State Player of the Year … Made the AP Division 5-6 All-State first team as a junior and a senior… Rated as a three-star recruit and the No. 10 player in Michigan by Rivals.com. Personal: Born March 25, 1999 … Is a distant rela- tive of Michigan defensive tackle Brian Mone. CESAR RUIZ • C So. • Pennsauken, N.J. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 316 Career Highlights: Played in 10 games in 2017, contributing as an offensive lineman in all 10, and on special teams in eight contests … Earned five starts at right guard … Made his debut in a victory against Cincinnati Sept. 9 … Recorded his first start at right guard versus Minnesota Nov. 4. 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 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. JON RUNYAN JR. • OL R-Jr. • Moorestown, N.J. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 298 Career Highlights: Has seen ac- tion in nine career games … Made his first career start at right tackle in the Outback Bowl versus South Carolina … Redshirted in 2015. Prep: Attended St. Joseph's Prep School … Helped his team to two straight Pennsylvania Class AAAA state championships … As a senior, anchored an of- fensive line that helped average 201.5 rushing yards per game … 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 the College of Kinesiology. STEPHEN SPANELLIS • OL R-So. • Baltimore Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 307 Career Highlights: Has played in 13 career games, appearing on special teams in all 13 and as a reserve offensive lineman in five … Redshirted in 2016. 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 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. ANDREW STUEBER • OL R-Fr. • Darien, Conn. Ht.: 6-7 • Wt.: 314 Career Highlights: Made his Michigan debut against Florida Sept. 2, contributing on special teams. Prep: Recorded 63 total stops, five tackles for loss, two sacks, a pass defended and a blocked punt as a senior defensive lineman 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 in the country by Rivals.com. Personal: Born July 1, 1999 … Lettered in bas- ketball in high school … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. NOLAN ULIZIO • OT R-Jr. • West Chester, Ohio Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 295 Career Highlights: Made his first career start at right tackle against Florida in 2017 … Saw action in eight games with five starts on the year … Played in four 2016 contests, taking snaps at right tackle in wins over Penn State and Maryland … Redshirted in 2015. Prep: Attended Lakota West High School … Helped his team earn a berth in the state quarterfinals 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 Cincin- nati Enquirer … Rivals.com rated him as a two-star prospect. Personal: Born April 6, 1997 … Enrolled in the Col- lege of Literature, Science and the Arts. NEWCOMERS JALEN MAYFIELD • OT Fr. • Grand Rapids, Mich. Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 275 Prep: Recorded 96 tackles and 31 tackles for loss on defense his senior year … Also notched 17 sacks and three fumble recoveries … Set a school record with 57 career tackles for loss … Led his team to a 14-0 mark and a state championship his senior year … Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl … Ranked No. 3 on The Detroit News' listing of the top seniors in the state … Honored as the 2017 Grand Rapids Press Defensive Player of the Year. Personal: Born May 23, 2000 … Played basketball in addition to football in high school … His father, Brian Mayfield, played left tackle at Ferris State University from 1989-93. ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Elig. Hometown (High School) 74 Ben Bredeson OL 6-5 308 Jr. Jr. Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead) 76 Juwann Bushell-Beatty OT 6-6 315 5th Sr. Paramus, N.J. (Paramus Catholic) 66 Chuck Filiaga OL 6-6 345 So. Fr. Aledo, Texas (Aledo) 59 Joel Honigford OG 6-6 275 So. Fr. Sugarcreek, Ohio (Garaway Local) 55 James Hudson OT 6-5 302 So. Fr. Toledo, Ohio (Central Catholic) 61 Dan Jokisch* OL 6-4 251 Jr. Jr. Clarkston, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary's) — Jalen Mayfield OT 6-5 275 Fr. Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Catholic Central) 77 Grant Newsome OT 6-7 314 Sr. Jr. McLean, Va. (Lawrenceville School [N.J.]) 50 Michael Onwenu OG 6-3 350 Jr. Jr. Detroit (Cass Tech) — Phillip Paea OG 6-4 275 So. Fr. Berrien Springs, Mich. (Berrien Springs) 79 Greg Robinson* OL 6-6 288 Jr. Jr. Hudson, Ohio (Hudson) 51 Cesar Ruiz C 6-4 316 So. So. Camden, N.J. (IMG Academy [Fla.]) 75 Jon Runyan Jr. OL 6-4 298 Sr. Jr. Moorestown, N.J. (St. Joseph Prep) 72 Stephen Spanellis OL 6-5 307 Jr. So. Baltimore (Gilman School) 67 Jess Speight* OL 6-4 289 So. So. Richmond, Va. (Collegiate) 71 Andrew Stueber OL 6-7 314 So. Fr. Darien, Conn. (Darien) 70 Nolan Ulizio OT 6-5 295 Sr. Jr. West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West) 68 Andrew Vastardis* OL 6-3 311 Jr. Jr. Ashburn, Va. (Stone Bridge) * Walk-on