The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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98 ■ THE WOLVERINE 2016 FOOTBALL PREVIEW DEFENSIVE LINE PLAYER BIOS POSITION COACH Greg Mattison is entering his second season as defen- sive line coach under Jim Harbaugh and his sixth year consecutively on the U-M staff after previously holding the role of defensive coordinator for Brady Hoke from 2011-14. He's in his second stint with the Wolverines after work- ing in Ann Arbor from 1992-96, when he also mentored the defensive line and served as the coordinator his final two years. In 2015, Mattison helped Michigan's defense hold the opposition to fewer than 100 rushing yards in seven games and to fewer than 60 in five. For the first time since 1980, U-M's defense forced a shutout in three consecutive games (BYU, Maryland and Northwestern). After starting off in the prep ranks, Mattison secured his first job coaching the defensive line with Cornell in 1977 and spent the next 18 years of his coaching career working with the fronts at Northwestern (1978-80), Western Michi- gan (1982-86), Navy (1987-88), Texas A&M (1989-91) and Michigan (1992-96). He also held coordinator roles with the Broncos and Wolverines. Mattison also coached at Notre Dame (1997-2004) and Florida (2005-07) before a three-year stint with the NFL's Baltimore Ravens (2008-10) under John Harbaugh, coor- dinating the defense his final two seasons there before returning to U-M to work for Hoke. RETURNING PLAYERS TACO CHARLTON • DE Sr. • Pickerington, Ohio Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 285 Career Highlights: Three-year let- terman … Has appeared in 35 career games at defensive end, making four starts … Played in 13 games in 2015 with three starts … Set career highs in tackles (30), tackles for loss (8.5) and sacks (5.5) … Had a career-best two sacks and a career-high three TFLs at Penn State … Played in 12 games, and started against Rutgers, in 2014, tallying 19 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks on the year … Appeared in eight games as a reserve defen- sive end in 2013, posting two tackles, including 0.5 for loss … Was an early enrollee in January 2013. Prep: A three-year varsity starter at Pickerington Central … Named team MVP after tallying 116 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and 19 sacks during his senior season … Ranked a four-star prospect, the No. 13 player in Ohio, the No. 10 weakside defensive end in the country and the No. 237 overall player nationally by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Nov. 7, 1994 … Given name is Vidaunte Sayyon Tamar Charlton … Enrolled in the College of Lit - erature, Science and the Arts, majoring in General Studies. Year GP/GS Tkls. TFL Sacks 2013 10/0 2 0.5 0 2014 12/1 19 5.5 3.5 2015 13/3 30 8.5 5.5 Total 35/4 51 14.5 9 JOSEPH FILES • DL So. • Lake Orion, Mich. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 239 Prep: Played on the offensive and defensive lines at Cranbrook Kingwood High School in Lake Orion, Mich. RYAN GLASGOW • DT 5th-Sr. • Aurora, Ill. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 300 Career Highlights: Has appeared in 32 career games on the defensive line, making 20 starts… Has recorded 49 career tackles with nine for loss, one sack and one forced fumble plus one fumble recovery … Started nine games in 2015 before he was sidelined with a torn chest muscle … Tied his career high of two TFLs against BYU … Had a total of 25 tackles, five tackles for loss and one sack en route to 2015 All-Big Ten honorable mention … Shared the 2015 Richard Katcher Award as Michigan's best defen - sive lineman … Played in all 12 games in 2014 and notched 22 stops … Appeared in 11 games as a reserve defensive lineman in 2013 … Tallied two tackles for the season … Redshirted in 2012. Prep: Two-year varsity letterman at Marmion Academy … Named Suburban Christian Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2011 … Ranked a two-star prospect by Rivals. com, and had offers from North Dakota, North Dakota State, Illinois State and Wyoming before walking on at Michigan. Personal: Born Sept. 30, 1993 … Brother, Graham, a former offensive lineman for the Wolverines, was drafted in the third round by the Detroit Lions this spring, and an - other brother, Jordan, is a redshirt freshman defensive back at U-M … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in General Studies. Year GP/GS Tkls. TFL Sacks 2013 11/0 2 0 0 2014 12/11 22 4.0 0 2015 9/9 25 5.0 1 Total 32/20 49 9.0 1 MATTHEW GODIN · DT 5th-Sr. • Novi, Mich. Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 288 Career Highlights: Has appeared in 29 career games, making 26 tack- les with 2.5 for loss … Played in 11 games in 2015, making four starts … Recorded a career-best four tackles versus UNLV … Saw action in 11 games in 2014, posting nine tackles, a sack and an interception … Appeared in six games as a reserve defensive lineman in 2013 … Tallied three total tackles for the campaign … Redshirted in 2012. Prep: Helped Detroit Catholic Central High School cap- ture a state championship in his senior year, registering 79 tackles, 18 stops for loss and nine sacks … Rated a three- star recruit, the No. 10 prospect in Michigan and the No. 26 defensive tackle in the country by Rivals.com … Selected to the Detroit Free Press Dream Team and earned first-team All-State honors from the Associated Press as a senior. Personal: Born Sept. 30, 1993 … Father, Kevin, brother, Jonathan, and sister, Jackie, attended Michigan … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in American Culture and History. Year GP/GS Tkls. TFL Sacks 2013 7/0 3 0 0 2014 11/0 9 1.5 1 2015 11/4 17 1 0.5 Total 29/4 29 2.5 1.5 MAURICE HURST JR. • DT R-Jr. • Westwood, Mass. Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 282 Career Highlights: Has appeared in 20 career games … Played in 13 games in 2015 with four starts … Posted 35 tackles, three sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss … Tallied a career-high four tackles plus a sack against UNLV … Tied his career best of four tackles, and made a career-best two tackles for loss and a sack at Maryland … Recorded three tackles, includ- ing one for loss, during the 2014 season … Redshirted the 2013 season. Prep: Played three varsity seasons for Xaverian Brothers High School, recording 122 tackles, 47.5 tackles for loss and 24 sacks in his career … Also played running back, carrying the football 60 times for 583 yards and eight touchdowns … Ranked a three-star prospect, the No. 2 player in Mas- sachusetts and the No. 32 defensive tackle in the country by Rivals.com. Personal: Born May 9, 1995 … Father, Maurice, was a running back for the New England Patriots … Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology. Year GP/GS Tkls. TFL Sacks 2014 7/0 3 1 0 2015 13/4 35 6.5 3 Total 20/4 38 7.5 3 SHELTON JOHNSON • DE R-Fr. • Delray Beach, Fla. Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 212 Career Highlights: Redshirted in 2015. Prep: Finished his career with 127 tackles, 40 for loss and 26 sacks … Started 12 games as a senior, recording ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Elig. Hometown (High School) 33 Taco Charlton DE 6-6 285 Sr. Sr. Pickerington, Ohio (Central) — Michael Dwumfour DT 6-2 310 Fr. Fr. Wayne, N.J. (DePaul Catholic) 42 Joseph Files DL 6-4 239 So. So. Lake Orion, Mich. (Cranbrook Kingwood) — Rashan Gary DE 6-5 293 Fr. Fr. Plainfield, N.J. (Paramus Catholic) 96 Ryan Glasgow DT 6-4 300 5th Sr. Aurora, Ill. (Marmion Academy) 99 Matthew Godin DT 6-6 288 5th Sr. Novi, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) 73 Maurice Hurst Jr. DT 6-2 282 Sr. Jr. Westwood, Mass. (Xaverian Brothers) — Ron Johnson DE 6-4 245 Fr. Fr. Camden, N.J. (Camden) 7 Shelton Johnson DE 6-5 212 So. Fr. Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic Community) 2 Carlo Kemp DE 6-3 250 Fr. Fr. Boulder, Colo. (Fairview) 93 Lawrence Marshall DE 6-4 250 Jr. So. Southfield, Mich. (Southfield) 55 Garrett Miller DE 6-4 271 Sr. Jr. Adrian, Mich. (Sand Creek) 90 Bryan Mone DT 6-4 320 Jr. So. Salt Lake City, Utah (Highland) 45 Brady Pallante DT 6-1 280 Jr. So. Naples, Fla. (Barron Collier) 15 Chase Winovich DE 6-3 245 Jr. So. Jefferson Hills, Pa. (Thomas Jefferson) 43 Chris Wormley DE 6-5 303 5th Sr. Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer)