The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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part of the plan in 2013, but Ways also proved to be an effective route runner, finding space over the mid- dle and on wide receiver screens. "He accepted all the various roles," MacLean said. "We got off to a little bit of a difficult start, losing our first three games, and we prob- ably weren't utilizing him as best as we could have. That was a decision we made as a coaching staff: we had to get him the ball more, because when we were, he was dynamic, and he was making plays. "The other thing Maurice did, which is one of the things that will aid him greatly at the next level, is he became a much more physical player. He blocked. He sprung a lot of our running plays. He was a physical guy, who was very dif- ficult to play against. Obviously, he has the size and those things, but he used it to the best of his ability. That is going to bode very well. Those in- tangible things are going to be what separate him at the next level. Those things will help him get on the field faster." — Andy Reid PERSONAL Maurice Reginald Ways was born Feb. 11, 1996 … Sports a max bench press of 240 pounds and a max squat of 415 pounds … Has run a personal-best 4.5 40- yard dash … Brother, Marcus Ways, played defensive back at Canisius College in 2002 (school discontinued football after his freshman season) … Will be the ninth player from Detroit Country Day to play for the Wolverines, and the first since linebacker Kenny Demens (2009-12). STATISTICS Career Totals: Started a total of 25 games at wide receiver in his junior and se- nior seasons for the Yellowjackets … Tallied 106 catches for 2,218 yards (20.9 yards per catch) and 25 touchdowns … Caught at least one pass in all but one game of his two seasons as a varsity starter. Senior Season: Started all 12 games at wide receiver for a Detroit Country Day team that went 8-4, bouncing back from an 0-3 start to advance to the third round of the Division 4 playoffs, where it lost, 33-28, to Marine City … Hauled in 55 catches for 1,261 yards (22.9 yards per catch) and 16 touchdowns … Recorded nine catches for 189 yards (21.0 yards per catch) and three touchdowns in re- gional final loss to Marine City … Caught eight passes for 190 yards (23.8 yards MAURICE WAYS WIDE RECEIVER 6-3 • 192 DETROIT COUNTRY DAY H.S. BEVERLY HILLS, MICH. RANKINGS STARS NAT. POS. STATE ✪ ✪ ✪ — 61 6 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ — 59 5 ✪ ✪ ✪ — 91 10 ✪ ✪ ✪ — 58 7