The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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LB player bios Position Coaches Mark Smith is entering his third season as linebackers coach. Prior to his stint in Ann Arbor, he accumulated eight years of defensive coordinator experience at Ball State (2003-08) and Indiana State (2001-02). He has coached linebackers since 1988 and oversaw the linebacker position for Brady Hoke for two seasons at San Diego State (2009-10). Last year, the three starting linebackers finished as the top three tacklers on the team, with middle linebacker Kenny Demens and outside linebackers Jake Ryan and Desmond Morgan notching 251 total tackles. Before his stint at Ball State, Smith spent 15 seasons as an assistant coach at Indiana State. He began his coaching career as a wide receivers and secondary coach at Defiance (Ohio) High School (1979-81), and also spent time as an assistant coach at Bowling Green (1982-85) and Rose Hulman (1986-87). Roy Manning joined the Michigan staff this spring and is in his first year as outside linebackers coach. Manning's budding collegiate coaching career began in 2010, as a defensive graduate assistant at Cincinnati. He helped coach the offensive line at Michigan as a graduate assistant in 2011, Brady Hoke's first season in Ann Arbor. He got his first full-time assistant job at Cincinnati, coaching running backs for the 2012 season. When Bearcats coach Butch Jones took the Tennessee job, Manning accepted the running backs job at Northern Illinois, but he was there for just a few short weeks before Michigan called. Manning was a four-year letterman at Michigan, playing outside linebacker (2001-04). He started 10 games and played in 37. His first two years on campus coincided with Hoke's last two in Ann Arbor as an assistant coach. Western Michigan, posting two stops. Prep: Helped lead Plymouth High School to the state championship game as a senior … A two-way starter for three seasons … Compiled 65 tackles, 12 sacks and 10 touchdown receptions as a senior … Amassed 45 stops, nine tackles for loss and nine sacks as a junior … Listed as a four-star recruit, the No. 5 player in Michigan and the No. 16 defensive end in the country by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Brennen Scott Beyer on Nov. 25, 1992 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, major undeclared. Year GP/GSSoloAsst. Total FF 11/0 56110 2011 201211/8 9 10 19 1 Total22/8 14 16 30 1 Joe Bolden• LB So. • Cincinnati Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 222 Career Highlights: Played in 12 games as a reserve linebacker and all 13 games on special teams in 2012 … Named to the ESPN.com and BTN.com All-Big Ten Freshman teams … Tallied 31 tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack and one fumble recovery … Racked up a career-high 10 tackles versus Air Force … Made career debut against Alabama. Returning Players Brennen Beyer · LB Jr. · Canton, Mich. Ht.: 6-3 · Wt.: 254 Career Highlights: Switched from defensive end back to outside linebacker (which he played in 2010) in 2013 spring practices, after redshirt junior Jake Ryan suffered a torn ACL … Appeared in 11 games, making eight starts at defensive end in 2012 … Tallied 19 total tackles, 0.5 sacks and a forced fumble … Earned first varsity letter in 2011, appearing in 11 games — nine as a reserve linebacker and nine on special teams … Recorded 11 tackles … Made a career-best four tackles against Iowa … Debuted against Sophomore Joe Bolden was named to the ESPN.com and BTN.com All-Big Ten Freshman teams after posting 31 tackles, four tackles for loss and one sack in 2012. photo by lon horwedel Roster No. Name 97 Brennen Beyer 35 Joe Bolden — Ben Gedeon 4 Cameron Gordon 52 Royce Jenkins-Stone 59 Mark Lawson 66 Dan Liesman — Mike McCray 48 Desmond Morgan 40 Antonio Poole 15 James Ross III 47 Jake Ryan Pos. LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB Ht. 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-3 Wt. 254 222 215 233 215 215 220 230 227 218 223 241 YearElig. Jr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Fr. 5th Sr. So. So. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. Sr. Jr. Hometown (High School) Canton, Mich. (Plymouth) Cincinnati (Colerain) Hudson, Ohio (Hudson) Detroit (Inkster) Detroit (Cass Tech) Ada, Mich. (Forest Hills Eastern) Lansing, Mich. (Lansing Catholic) Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison) Holland, Mich. (West Ottawa) Cincinnati (Winton Woods) Orchard Lake, Mich. (Saint Mary's Prep) Westlake, Ohio (St. Ignatius) Prep: Attended Colerain High School … Tallied 86 tackles, six tackles for loss, three sacks, one forced fumble and an interception return for a touchdown as a senior … Posted 93 hits, 17 tackles for loss, four sacks and two interceptions as a junior … Earned first-team All-Ohio recognition … Elected a team captain at the Under Armour All-America Game … Rated a four-star prospect, the No. 7 player in Ohio, the No. 7 outside linebacker prospect in the country and the No. 111 overall recruit nationally by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Joseph Daniel Bolden on Aug. 19, 1993 … Father, Dan, played football at Hanover College … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, major undeclared. Year GP/GSSoloAsst. Total TFL SacksInt. 201213/01615 31 4 0 0 Cameron Gordon • LB 5th-Sr. • Detroit Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 233 Career Highlights: Appeared in 10 games on defense and all 13 on special teams in 2012 … Tallied 17 tackles, three tackles for loss and one pass broken up … Appeared in seven games, including one at strongside linebacker and seven on special teams, in 2011 … Made four tackles … Missed the first five games of the season with a back injury … Started all 13 games in 2010 — seven at free safety and six at linebacker — after making the move from wide receiver prior to the season … Earned CollegeFootballNews.com second-team Freshman All-America and Academic All-Big Ten honors … Recorded 77 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, four passes broken up and two fumble recoveries … Tallied a career-high 15 tackles against Indiana … Made five tackles in his collegiate debut against Connecticut … Recovered two fumbles, including one he returned 58 yards for a touchdown … Redshirted in 2009. Prep: Started at strong safety for Inkster High School, which he transferred to prior to his senior year after starting his prep career at Melvindale High School … Helped lead Inkster to a state title game appearance as a senior, recording 126 tackles, five sacks, five interceptions and three fumble recoveries … Totaled 171 tackles, 6.5 sacks, six interceptions, six fumble recoveries and two blocked punts in his prep career … Earned second-team all-state honors and was selected to the Detroit News Blue Chip list as a senior … Rated a four-star talent, the No. 6 player in Michigan, the No. 36 wide receiver in the nation and the No. 233 overall player in the country by Rivals.com. Personal: Cameron Calvin Gordon was born on June 5, 1991 … High school teammate of U-M quarterback Devin Gardner … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in general studies. Year GP/GSSoloAsst. Total TFL SacksInt. 201013/1340 37 77 3.5 1.0 3 7/0 3 1400 0 2011 2012 13/0 13 4173 00 Totals33/13 56 42 98 6.5 0 3 Royce Jenkins-Stone• LB So. • Detroit Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 215 Career Highlights: Played in all 13 games on special teams and one on defense last year … Made career debut versus Alabama. Prep: Helped Cass Technical High School capture a state title as a senior … Recorded 145 stops and five sacks as a senior, and also scored 12 rushing touchdowns … Compiled 90 tackles, five sacks and three picks as a junior … Named to both the Detroit News Blue The Wolverine 2013 Football Preview ■ 151