The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2014 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 143 DL Prep: A three-star recruit and the No. 59 player in Ohio ac- cording to Rivals.com … Tallied 10 tackles as a senior … Also starred in basketball for Glenville High School. Personal: Born Willie Henry on March 20, 1994 … High school teammate of senior defensive end Frank Clark … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, major undeclared. Year GP/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL Sacks 2012 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 12/6 13 19 32 3.0 0.5 Total 13/6 13 19 32 3.0 0.5 MAURICE HURST, JR. • DT R-Fr. • Westwood, Mass. Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 277 Career Highlights: Redshirted the 2013 season. Prep: Played three varsity seasons for Xaverian Brothers High School, record- ing 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 Maurice Roy Hurst on May 9, 1995 … Father, Maurice, was a running back for the New England Patriots. GARRETT MILLER · DL R-Fr. · Adrian, Mich. Ht.: 6-4 · Wt.: 254 Career Highlights: Did not see game action in 2013. Prep: Attended Sand Creek High School. Personal: Born Garrett Miller. ALEX MITROPOULOS-RUNDUS • DL R-Jr. • Ann Arbor, Mich. Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 265 Career Highlights: Switched posi- tions from tight end to defensive line before the 2014 spring practice period … Did not see game action in 2012 or 2013. Prep: Attended Pioneer High School. Personal: Born David Alexander Mitropoulos-Rundus on July 3, 1992 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in cellular and molecular biology. MARIO OJEMUDIA · DE Jr. · Farmington Hills, Mich. Ht.: 6-3 · Wt.: 250 Career Highlights: Appeared in all 13 games as a reserve defensive end in 2013 … Racked up 20 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and a fumble recovery … Played in nine games as a reserve rush end in 2012 … Missed two games, against Northwestern and Minnesota, due to injury … Recorded 11 tackles, including 2.5 for loss … Had first career sack and first career fumble recovery against Illinois … Tallied first career interception against Nebraska. Prep: Attended Harrison High School, where he won a Divi- sion II state championship as a junior … Compiled 80 stops, 19 tackles for loss, 16 sacks and one blocked punt during his senior campaign … Stockpiled 127 tackles and 12 sacks as a junior … Rated a three-star talent and the No. 12 player in Michigan by Rivals.com … Earned first-team All-State honors from the Associated Press, was named the top prospect on the Detroit News Blue Chip list and earned Detroit Free Press Dream Team recognition as a senior … Appeared in the Semper Fidelis All-American Game. Personal: Born Mario Ojemudia on May 30, 1994. Year GP/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL Sacks 2012 9/0 8 3 11 2.5 1.0 2013 13/0 12 8 20 1.5 1.5 Total 22/0 20 11 31 4.0 2.5 ONDRE PIPKINS · DT Jr. · Kansas City, Mo. Ht.: 6-3 · Wt.: 313 Career Highlights: Appeared in the first five games of the 2013 season be- fore suffering a season-ending ACL in- jury against Minnesota … Tallied seven tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss before the injury … Played in all 13 games as a reserve defensive tackle in 2012 … Totaled seven tackles … Made career debut and recorded first career tackle in season opener against Alabama. Prep: Starred at Park Hill High School … Posted 60 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, four sacks and six forced fumbles as a se- nior … Made 50 tackles, including three sacks, as a junior … Listed as a five-star recruit, the No. 2 prospect in Missouri, the No. 3 defensive tackle in the country and the No. 14 overall player nationally by Rivals.com … Played in the U.S. Army All- American Game following his senior campaign. Personal: Born Ondre Pipkins on Feb. 25, 1994 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, major un- declared. Y ear GP/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL Sacks 2012 13/0 2 5 7 0.5 0 2013 5/0 1 6 7 0.5 0 Total 18/0 3 11 14 1.0 0 HENRY POGGI • DE R-Fr. • Baltimore Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 271 Career Highlights: Redshirted the 2013 season. Prep: Spent three seasons on the Gil- man School varsity team, accumulating 165 total stops, 53 tackles for loss and 32.5 sacks in his career … Also played tight end, catching 18 balls for 165 yards and two touchdowns … Ranked a four- star recruit, the No. 4 player in Maryland, the No. 5 defensive tackle nationally and the No. 70 overall player in the country by Rivals.com … Rated the No. 1 defensive tackle and the No. 9 overall player in the nation by MaxPreps.com. Personal: Born Henry Leo Poggi on Aug. 9, 1994 … Father, Bill, is the head coach at Gilman. TOM STROBEL · DE R-So. · Mentor, Ohio Ht.: 6-6 · Wt.: 268 Career Highlights: Appeared in one game as a reserve defensive end in 2013, making his collegiate debut in Michigan's 59-9 win over Central Michi- gan in the season opener … Redshirted in 2012. Prep: Tallied 55 tackles, 11.6 sacks and a forced fumble as a senior for Mentor High School … Was in on 37 tackles, including five in the backfield and two sacks, and jumped on two fumbles as a junior … Rated a four-star talent and the No. 16 defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com … Earned first-team Division I All-Ohio honors as a senior. Personal: Born Thomas Strobel on Nov. 19, 1993 … En- rolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, major undeclared. CHRIS WORMLEY · DL R-So. · Toledo, Ohio Ht.: 6-4 · Wt.: 292 Career Highlights: Appeared in all 13 games as a reserve defensive line- man last fall … Registered 19 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and one fumble recovery … Posted a career- high four tackles, including two tackles for loss and a sack, at Penn State … Redshirted in 2012 after suffering an injury in fall camp. Prep: Attended Toledo Whitmer High School … Totaled 66 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, one fumble recovery and one pass broken up as a senior … Rated a three-star prospect and the No. 21 defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com … Named first-team Division I All-Ohio and co-Division I Defen- sive Player of the Year by the Associated Press. Personal: Born Christopher Keith Wormley on Oct. 25, 1993 … Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, major un- declared. Y ear GP/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL Sacks 2013 13/0 9 10 19 4.5 2.5 Total 13/0 9 10 19 4.5 2.5 NEWCOMERS LAWRENCE MARSHALL • DE Fr. • Southfield, Mich. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 230 Prep: Two-year starter for Southfield High School … Tallied 68 tackles, including nine sacks, and posted 18 quar- terback hurries, three pass breakups, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and a safety as a senior in 2013 … Registered 98 tackles, seven sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a blocked punt as a junior … Named the Defensive Player Of The Year, the No. 4 player on the Blue Chip List and a member of the All-State Dream Team by The Detroit Free Press in 2013 … Pegged a three- star prospect and the No. 22 defensive end in the country by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Lawrence Edward Marshall on Feb. 12, 1996 … Plans to major in construction management. BRYAN MONE • DT Fr. • Salt Lake City, Utah Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 315 Career Highlights: Enrolled early and participated in the 2014 spring practice period. Prep: Four-year starter on the offensive and defensive lines at Highland High School … Registered 35 tackles and six sacks as a senior … Named first-team Class 4A All-State by The Salt Lake Tribune as a senior and a junior … Selected to the 2014 Under Armour All-America Game … Rated a three-star prospect and the No. 23 defensive tackle in the 2013 class by Rivals.com … Was a thrower on Highland's track and field team. Personal: Born Bryan Heamasi Mone on Oct. 20, 1995 … High school teammate of junior fullback Sione Houma. BRADY PALLANTE • DT Fr. • Naples, Fla. Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 255 Prep: Four-year starter at Barron Collier High School … Started on the defensive line as a junior and senior, and at offensive guard as a sophomore and freshman … Led the team with 83 tackles, including four sacks, in 2013 … Tallied 68 tackles in 2012 … Made Associated Press third-team Class 6A All-State and first-team All-District 18 as a senior … Rated a two-star prospect by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Brady Daniel Pallante on Feb. 20, 1996 … Father, Dan, played center at Youngstown State … Plans to major in sports management. 137-143.DLs.indd 143 6/19/14 1:19 PM