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THE WOLVERINE 2016 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 99 DEFENSIVE LINE a school-record 25 sacks among 104 total tackles … Named the Palm Beach Post Large Schools Defensive Player of the Year … Named the South Florida Sun Sentinel Class 8A-7A-6A Defen - sive Player of the Year … Ranked the No. 100 player in Florida and the No. 37 defensive end nationally by Rivals. com. Personal: Born Feb. 17, 1997 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. LAWRENCE MARSHALL • DE R-So. • Southfield, Mich. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 250 Career Highlights: Appeared in three games as a reserve defensive lineman last fall … Posted one tackle against Florida … Redshirted in 2014. Prep: Two-year starter for South - field High School … Tallied 68 tackles, including nine sacks, and posted 18 quarterback hurries, three pass breakups, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and a safety as a senior in 2013 … Named the Defensive Player Of The Year 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 Feb. 12, 1996 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. GARRETT MILLER · DT R-Jr. • Adrian, Mich. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 271 Career Highlights: Has not seen game action. Prep: Attended Sand Creek High School. Personal: Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, majoring in Movement Science. BRYAN MONE • DT R-So. • Salt Lake City, Utah Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 320 Career Highlights: Redshirted in 2015 after suffering a leg injury in fall camp … Has appeared in 12 games, mak - ing one start … Recorded nine tackles, 1.5 for loss and one fumble recovery in 2014 … Enrolled early and participated in the 2014 spring practice period. Prep: Four-year starter on the offen- sive 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 2014 class by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Oct. 20, 1995 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. BRADY PALLANTE • DT R-So. • Naples, Fla. Ht. 6-1 • Wt. 280 Career Highlights: Switched from fullback to defensive tackle after red - shirting the 2014 season … Appeared in seven games as a reserve defensive lineman in 2015. Prep: Recorded 42 tackles, including a sack, and recov - ered a fumble at Barron Collier High School as a senior … Won the Florida Class 2A state championship in wrestling at heavyweight as a junior. Personal: Born Feb. 20, 1996 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. CHASE WINOVICH • DE R-So. • Jefferson Hills, Pa. Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 245 Career Highlights: One-year let - terman … Moved from tight end to defensive end in spring 2015 … Ap- peared in six games … Has recorded two tackles, one at Penn State and one at Florida … Did not see game action in 2014. Prep: Attended Thomas Jefferson High School ... Played linebacker and quarterback ... Notched 149 tackles, 22.0 sacks, seven fumble recoveries and one interception on de - fense, and carried the ball 119 times for 1,031 yards and 17 touchdowns on offense during his career … Participated in the 2014 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl … Four-star prospect ranked as the No. 18 outside linebacker nationally and No. 6 player in Pennsylvania by Rivals.com. Personal: Born April 19, 1995 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. CHRIS WORMLEY · DE 5th-Sr. • Toledo, Ohio Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 303 Career Highlights: Has appeared in 38 career games, making 16 starts, and has recorded 83 tackles, 24 for loss and 12 sacks … Saw action in 13 games on the defensive line with 10 starts in 2015… Posted a career-high seven tackles against Ohio State … Recorded 43 tackles with 6.5 sacks and 14.5 hits for losses on the season … Selected third-team All-Big Ten (coaches) … Played in 12 games in 2014, starting six, and tallied 21 tackles, with five tackles for loss and three sacks … Appeared in all 13 games as a reserve defensive lineman in 2013 … Registered 19 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and one fumble recovery … 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 Defensive Player of the Year by the Associ- ated Press. Personal: Born Oct. 25, 1993 … Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, majoring in Sports Management. Year GP/GS Tkls. TFL Sacks 2013 13/0 19 4.5 2.5 2014 12/6 21 5.0 3.0 2015 13/10 43 14.5 6.5 Total 38/16 83 24 12 NEWCOMERS MICHAEL DWUMFOUR · DT Fr. • Wayne, N.J. Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 310 Prep: Posted 59 tackles, 24 TFLs and 10.5 sacks his senior season at DePaul Catholic High School … Team won back- to-back state championships in the Non-Public Division … Recorded 42 tackles, eight for loss and three sacks his junior year … Totaled 28 quarterback hurries and forced two fum- bles during his career … Ranked a three-star prospect and the No. 24 player in the state of New Jersey by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Jan. 1, 1998. RASHAN GARY· DE Fr. • Plainfield, N.J. Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 293 Prep: Recorded 55 tackles, 29 for loss and 13.5 sacks during his senior season at Paramus Catholic High School … Posted 55 tackles, 10 for loss and 14 sacks his junior year, along with a blocked punt which he recovered for a touchdown … Totaled 12 forced fumbles over his career … Ranked a five-star recruit, the No. 1 defensive tackle nation- ally and the No. 1 player in New Jersey by Rivals.com … Was the consensus No. 1 signee in the country… Selected USA Today All-USA Defensive Player of the Year following his senior season. Personal: Born Dec. 3, 1997. RON JOHNSON · DE Fr. • Camden, N.J. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 245 Prep: Totaled 112 tackles, seven for loss and three sacks his senior season at Camden High School … As a junior, he posted 84 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and 10 sacks … Forced five fumbles and had five fumble recoveries, along with catching 10 balls for 118 yards and a touchdown in his career … Ranked a four star, the No. 20 weakside defensive end in the country and the No. 8 player in the state of New Jersey by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Dec. 5, 1997. CARLO KEMP · DE Fr. • Boulder, Colo. Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 250 Career Highlights: Enrolled in January and switched from linebacker to defensive end during spring practice. Prep: Posted 81 tackles with seven tackles for loss and four sacks during his senior campaign for Fairview High School … Additionally, on offense he rushed 29 times for 103 yards and caught nine passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns … Tallied 66 tackles as a junior with eight sacks and 20 tackles for loss, along with scoring 11 touchdowns … Ranked a four star, the No. 11 weakside defensive end in the country, the No. 1 player in the state of Colorado and the No. 215 performer nationally by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Jan. 1, 1998 … He is the nephew of In- dianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano and San Diego Chargers defensive coordinator John Pagano. Redshirt sophomore Bryan Mone missed last year due to injury, but head coach Jim Harbaugh ranked him the team's No. 3 over- all player coming out of 2015 spring ball. PHOTO BY PER KJLEDSEN

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