Michigan Football Preview 2018

2018 Michigan Football Preview

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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THE WOLVERINE 2018 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 117 DEFENSIVE BACKS THE WOLVERINE 2018 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 117 DEFENSIVE BACKS pect, the No. 15 player in California, and the No. 9 cornerback and No. 81 overall recruit nationally by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Feb. 6, 1998. Year GP/GS Tkls. TFL PD INT 2016 4/0 0 0.0 0 0 2017 13/13 21 2.0 8 2 Totals 17/4 21 2.0 8 2 JOSH METELLUS • S Jr. • Pembroke Pines, Fla. Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 199 Career Highlights: Played in all 13 games and made 12 starts at strong safety in 2017 … Racked up 50 tackles, five passes defended, a forced fumble and a blocked kick … All-Big Ten honorable mention … Played in eight 2016 games … Compiled 15 tackles, one tackle for loss and a sack. Prep: Posted 56 tackles, 8.5 stops for loss, 6.5 sacks and six passes broken up during his senior year at Flanagan High School … Helped lead his team to a Class 8A (largest classification) state championship as a senior … Named first-team As- sociated Press 8A All-State in his final year … Ranked as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Jan. 21, 1998 … Attended the same high school as Michigan teammates Devin Bush Jr. and Devin Gil. Year GP/GS Tkls. TFL PD INT 2016 8/1 15 1.0 0 0 2017 13/12 50 0.5 5 0 Totals 21/13 65 1.5 5 0 BENJAMIN ST-JUSTE • CB So. • Rosemere, Quebec Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 193 Career Highlights: Saw action in 12 games in 2017 … Registered three tackles. Prep: Compiled 30 tackles, 18 passes broken up, two interceptions and one forced fumble as a senior … Rivals.com listed him as a four- star prospect, and the No. 229 prospect and No. 20 cornerback in the class of 2017. Personal: Born Sept. 8, 1997. AMBRY THOMAS • CB So. • Detroit Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 179 Career Highlights: Played in 13 games in 2017, seeing time at defensive back and on special teams … Notched seven tackles, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. Prep: As a senior, posted 44 tackles, three in- terceptions and 14 passes broken up … Helped King High win Division II state championships as a junior and senior … Selected to the USA Today All- USA Michigan first team as a senior … Ranked as a four-star prospect, the No. 2 player in Michigan, and the No. 15 cornerback and No. 146 overall prospect in the country by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Sept. 9, 1999 … Classmate and fellow defensive back Jaylen Kelly-Powell is his cousin. BRANDON WATSON • CB 5th-Sr. • Wilmington, Del. Ht.: 5-11 • Wt.: 200 Career Highlights: Saw action in all 13 contests in 2017 … Reg- istered 21 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and five passes broken up … Played in 13 games in 2016 and made 12 stops … Appeared in 12 contests as a reserve cornerback and on special teams in 2015 … Totaled eight tack- les for the season … Redshirted in 2014. Prep: Tallied 58 tackles, seven tackles for loss, eight interceptions and two forced fumbles as a senior at Eastern Christian Academy … Garnered consensus first-team all-state and first-team pri- vate school all-state honors … Rated as a three-star prospect and the No. 60 cornerback in the 2013 class by Rivals.com. Personal: Born July 11, 1995. Year GP/GS Tkls. TFL PD INT 2015 12/0 8 0.0 0 0 2016 13/0 12 0.0 0 0 2017 13/1 21 1.5 5 0 Totals 38/1 41 1.5 5 0 J'MARICK WOODS • S So. • Florence, Ala. Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 203 Career Highlights: Played in 12 games and totaled nine tackles as a freshman … Had a season-best five tackles against Ohio State … Earned his first career start in the Outback Bowl. Prep: Registered 70 tackles, two tackles for loss, three passes broken up and two interceptions as a senior … Selected to the Alabama Sports Writer's Association 6A All-State first team as a junior and senior … Rated as a three-star recruit, the No. 24 player in Alabama and the No. 45 safety nationally by Rivals.com. Personal: Born April 15, 1999 … Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology. NEWCOMERS SAMMY FAUSTIN • DB Fr. • Naples, Fla. Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 190 Prep: Racked up 75 tackles, seven passes broken up, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions in his Naples High School career … Tabbed as a Class 6A third-team All-State pick by FloridaHS- Football.com as a junior … Rivals.com three-star prospect. Personal: Born Jan. 20, 2000 … Moved with his family from the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Atlantic Ocean to Florida when he was 11. VINCENT GRAY • DB Fr. • Rochester, Mich. Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 180 Prep: Recorded 60 tackles and four interceptions during his career at Adams High School … Was named Division 1-2 all-state as a senior … Ranked the No. 21 player in the state by The Detroit News … Ranked by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit. Personal: Born Dec. 28, 1999. GEMON GREEN • DB Fr. • DeSoto, Texas. Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 175 Prep: Recorded 60 tackles, five interceptions and 34 passes broken up during his career at DeSoto High School … Was an All-District 7-6A first-team selection in 2016 and 2017 by The Dallas Morning News … Helped his team win the state champion- ship in 2016 … A four-star recruit according to Ri- vals.com, who listed him the No. 39 corner nation- ally and the No. 48 prospect in Texas. Personal: Born Oct. 20, 1999 … Twin brother, German, is also a U-M DB … Cousin Anthony Green played for Jack Harbaugh at Western Kentucky. GERMAN GREEN • DB Fr. • DeSoto, Texas Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 178 Prep: Recorded 42 tackles, three passes broken up, one interception and one fumble recovery dur- ing his career at DeSoto High School … Missed state title-winning season in 2016 due to injury, but was a 7-6A first-team all-district performer in 2017 … Listed by Rivals.com as a three-star prospect. Personal: Born Oct. 20, 1999 … Twin brother, Gemon, is also a U-M DB … Cousin Anthony Green played for Jack Harbaugh at Western Kentucky. CASEY HUGHES • DB 5th-Sr. • Las Vegas Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 185 Career Highlights: Graduate transfer from Utah, where he appeared in 29 games with 11 starts … Started 11 games at cornerback in 2017 and was named honorable mention All-Pac-12 … Totaled 35 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one pass breakup and two forced fumbles in 2017 … Played in nine games in both 2015 and 2016, mostly on special teams … Left Utah with career totals of 41 stops, 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, three forced fumbles and one pass breakup. Prep: Posted 68 tackles, including one for loss, and one interception with four pass breakups and a forced fumble as a senior … Also rushed for 1,031 yards and 14 touchdowns … Earned all-state honors at corner (first-team) and running back (second team) … A Rivals.com two-star prospect. Personal: Born Nov. 22, 1995 … Has a degree in sociology … Ran a 4.40 40-yard dash at Utah, where it was the fourth-fastest time on the roster. MYLES SIMS • CB Fr. • Atlanta Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 173 Prep: Registered 27 tackles, six passes broken up and two interceptions during his career at Westlake High School … Named an Under Armour All-Ameri- can and selected to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class 7A All-State team in his senior year … Tabbed by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit, and the No. 103 overall player and No. 14 cornerback nationally. Personal: Spent the first five years of his life in Southfield, Mich., until he moved with his parents to Georgia … His brother Merrick Sims Jr. plays foot- ball at Howard University … Enrolled early at U-M.

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