The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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[ D E F E N S I V E L I N E ] THE WOLVERINE 2023 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 89 JAYLEN HARRELL • EDGE Sr. • Tampa, Fla. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 246 • Played in 13 games with 12 starts in 2022, recording 30 tackles, 7.5 stops for loss, 3.5 sacks and 5 quarterback hurries. • Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten recogni- tion by the media. • Saw time in all 14 games with four starts during his sophomore year in 2021, posting 15 tackles, 2.5 stops for loss and 1 quarterback hurry. • Appeared in four games on special teams in 2020 and contributed 4 tackles. • Tabbed by the On3 Industry Ranking as a four- star recruit, the No. 319 overall prospect and No. 19 edge nationally, and No. 53 player in Florida. Year GP/GS Tkls. TFL Sacks 2020 4/0 4 0 0 2021 14/4 15 2.5 0 2022 13/12 30 7.5 3.5 Totals 31/16 49 10 3.5 ALESSANDRO LORENZETTI • DT So. • Montreal, Québec, Canada Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 289 • Did not see game action as a freshman offensive lineman; moved to defense in offseason. • Scout team player of the week vs. Michigan State (Oct. 29). • Helped Loomis Chaffee in Windsor, Conn., to a 9-1 record during the 2021 season. • A 2022 recruit ranked as the No. 3 player in Connecticut by Rivals.com. BRAIDEN McGREGOR • EDGE Sr. • Port Huron, Mich. Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 261 • Competed in all 14 games with three starts in 2022, racking up 17 tackles with 5 for loss, 2.5 sacks and 2 pass breakups. • Appeared in nine contests in 2021, making 5 tackles (1 for loss) and 1 quarterback hurry. • Was a Detroit News Division 1-2 first-team All- State selection in 2018 and 2019; was named to the Division 2 first team by The Detroit Free Press in 2018. • Listed as a four-star recruit, the No. 121 pros- pect nationally, No. 2 player in Michigan and the No. 17 defensive lineman in the country by On3 Industry Ranking. Year GP/GS Tkls. TFL Sacks 2020 DNP 2021 9/0 5 1 0 2022 14/3 17 5 2.5 Totals 23/3 22 6 2.5 TYLER McLAURIN • EDGE Jr. • Bolingbrook, Ill. Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 231 • Appeared in four games but did not record any statistics in 2022. • Moved from linebacker to edge ahead of the 2022 campaign. • Saw action in two outings at linebacker in 2021, keeping his redshirt season, and was named Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year. • Regarded by the On3 Industry Ranking as a three-star prospect and the No. 52 linebacker in the country. DERRICK MOORE • EDGE So. • Baltimore Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 279 • Played in all 14 games with 8 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 quarterback hurries and 1 pass breakup as a freshman in 2022. • Selected to the Under Armour All-American Game and earned MVP honors after 2 sacks in the showcase. • Named 2021 MaxPreps Maryland High School Football Player of the Year. • On3 Industry Ranking rated Moore the No. 37 prospect in the class, fifth-best edge and second-ranked player in Maryland. Year GP/GS Tkls. TFL Sacks 2022 14/0 8 2 2 NEWCOMERS JOSAIAH STEWART • EDGE Jr. • Bronx, N.Y. Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 237 • Transferred from Coastal Car- olina, where he was a two- time All-Sun Belt performer (first team, 2021; second team, 2022). • Played in 12 games with 11 starts in 2022, total- ing 36 tackles with 10 TFLs and 3.5 sacks. • Set the CCU single-season sack record with 12.5 as a freshman in 2021. • Played at Everett (Mass.) High with U-M defen- sive back Mike Sainristil, and was a three-star recruit in the 2021 class per the On3 Industry Ranking. BROOKS BAHR • DT Fr. • Lake Forest, Ill. Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 280 • Combined for 95 tackles, 15 stops for loss, 5 sacks and 1 forced fumble in his junior and senior seasons at Loyola Academy. • Chicago Sun-Times All-Area team as a senior. • Tabbed as a three-star recruit and the 12th-best player in Illinois by On3. CAMERON BRANDT • DT Fr. • Chatsworth, Calif. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 260 • Made 55 tackles with 4 sacks as a senior at Sierra Canyon High and had 52 stops includ- ing 11 for loss as a junior. • Rated a three-star prospect, the No. 408 overall recruit, No. 46 defensive line- man and 34th-best player in California per On3. ENOW ETTA • DT Fr. • Keller, Texas Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 270 • Made 122 tackles, including 34 for loss with 20 sacks, 5 forced fumbles and 2 touchdowns as a senior at Covenant Christian. • Tallied 124 tackles with 30 stops for loss and 22.5 sacks (most among all players in Texas) as a junior. • Named a PrepStar Top 350 All-American (No. 82). • Polynesian Bowl participant. • Two-time Division III, District 1 Defensive Player of the Year. • A four-star prospect, the No. 123 player and No. 15 defensive lineman nationally and No. 22 pros- pect in Texas by the On3 Industry Ranking. BREEON ISHMAIL • EDGE Fr. • Hamilton, Ohio Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 225 • Named second-team All-Ohio as a senior at Princeton High in 2022, when he had 64 tackles, 10.5 stops for loss, 3.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 3 fumble re- coveries and 2 interceptions. • Made 38 tackles with 1 sack as a junior, while also scoring 2 touchdowns on offense. • Regarded as a three-star prospect and the No. 37 player in Ohio per On3 Industry Ranking. AYMERIC KOUMBA • EDGE Fr. • Bordeaux, France Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 230 • The first player from France to sign with U-M, Koumba com- peted with the Pionniers de Touraine organization while attending Lycée Alfred Kastler. • Led team to a French championship in 2022. • Pegged as a three-star recruit by On3. TREY PIERCE • DT Fr. • Evergreen Park, Ill. Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 290 • Notched 58 tackles with 19 stops for loss and 3.5 sacks as a prep senior at Brother Rice. • Named first-team all-state and to the Chicago Sun-Times All-Area team as a se- nior in 2022. • A three-star prospect, the No. 53 defensive line- man and the seventh-best player in Illinois per On3 Industry Ranking.