Michael Onwenu

Class:
Senior
Position:
OL
Height:
6-3
Weight:
350
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
Cass Technical

At Michigan
• Four-time letterwinner (2016-17-18-19)
• Two-time All-Big Ten honoree (third team, coaches, 2018-19; honorable mention, media, 2018-19)
• Appeared in 46 games, playing along the offensive line in 40 contests with 35 starts, and also contributing on special teams

Senior (2019)
• Started all 13 games at right guard to earn his fourth varsity letter
• Named to Pro Football Focus College's All-Big Ten Team on offense (second team, guard)
• Midseason All-American selection by Pro Football Focus College and ESPN (right guard)
• Twice named Offensive Lineman of the Game for his performances against Army, at Indiana
• Twice recognized as part of the Pro Football Focus College National Offensive Team of the Week (guard) for his performances against Army and Illinois
• Twice included in the Pro Football Focus College Big Ten Offensive Team of the Week (guard) for his performances against Army and Illinois
• Started at right guard and also contributed on special teams against Middle Tennessee State (Aug. 31), Army (Sept. 7), Rutgers (Sept. 28), Iowa (Oct. 5), Notre Dame (Oct. 26), Michigan State (Nov. 16), Ohio State (Nov. 30), at Wisconsin (Sept. 21), at Illinois (Oct. 12), at Penn State (Oct. 19), at Maryland (Nov. 2), at Indiana (Nov. 23), and against Alabama in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1)

Junior (2018)
• Started all 13 games ar right guard and played on special teams in 12 contests to earn his third varsity letter
• All-Big Ten honoree (third team, coaches; honorable mention, media)
• Twice named Offensive Lineman of the Week for his performances against SMU and at Rutgers
• Started at right guard at Notre Dame (Sept. 1)
• Started at right guard against Western Michigan (Sept. 8), SMU (Sept. 15), Nebraska (Sept. 22), at Northwestern (Sept. 29), Maryland (Oct. 6), Wisconsin (Oct. 13), at Michigan State (Oct. 20), Penn State (Nov. 3), at Rutgers (Nov. 10), Indiana (Nov. 17), at Ohio State (Nov. 24) and against Florida in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Dec. 29) and also contributed on special teams

Sophomore (2017)
• Pro Football Focus College Big Ten Offensive Team of the Week honoree after the games against Michigan State and Indiana
• Named the team's Offensive Lineman of the Game for his performance against Purdue
• Appeared in 12 games with nine starts (eight at right guard, one at left) and also contributed on special teams and earned his second varsity letter
• Started in his first career game at right guard against Florida in the Advocare Classic (Sept. 2) and contributed on special teams
• Started at right guard and contributed on special teams against Cincinnati (Sept. 9), Air Force (Sept. 16), Purdue (Sept. 23), Michigan State (Oct. 7), Indiana (Oct. 14), Penn State (Oct. 21) and Rutgers (Oct. 28)
• Played as an extra lineman at Wisconsin (Nov. 18)
• Contributed on special teams against Ohio State (Nov. 25)
• Earned the start at left guard, his first, in the Outback Bowl against South Carolina (Jan. 1)

Freshman (2016)
• Played in nine games to earn his first varsity letter
• Made collegiate debut vs. Hawaii (Sept. 3), playing both offensive and defensive line
• Played along the offensive line vs. UCF (Sept. 10)
• Played on special teams vs. Colorado (Sept. 17) and Wisconsin (Oct. 1)
• Saw action at defensive tackle against Penn State (Sept. 24)
• Played both ways at Rutgers (Oct. 8) logging snaps at right guard and nose tackle as well as on field goal protection unit
• Saw action as guard and on special teams against Illinois (Oct. 22)
• Contributed on special teams at Michigan State (Oct. 29) and against Maryland (Nov. 5)

Prep
• Attended Cass Technical High School (2016) coached by Thomas Wilcher
• Helped lead Cass Tech to a state runner-up finish in 2015

Honors and Rankings
• Participated in 2016 U.S. Army All-American Game
• Rivals.com four-star prospect and rated as the eighth-best offensive guard prospect in the nation
• Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN; listed No. 174 in ESPN300 and ranks as the third-best prospect in the state of Michigan
• Scout.com four-star prospect; ranked as the No. 139 player nationally and the ninth-best offensive guard in the country
• PrepStar Magazine All-American, the nation's No. 155 overall player and the seventh-best offensive guard nationally
• 2015 Div. 1-2 Associated Press all-state first team
• Detroit Free Press Metro All-State Team
• 2015 Cityballer of the Year

Personal
• Michael Onwenu was born on Dec. 10, 1997
• Attended the same high school as current Wolverine players Jourdan Lewis, Delano Hill and David Dawson
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in African American Studies; also minoring in Entrepreneurship in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business