Mike Martin Class: Junior Hometown: Redford, Mich. High School: Catholic Central Height / Weight: 6-2 / 294 Position: DT

At Michigan ... two-year letterman ... played in 24 consecutive games ... started 12 contests at nose tackle.

Sophomore (2009) ... earned second varsity letter ... Richard Katcher Award recipient as Michigan's top defensive lineman ... started all 12 games at nose tackle ... contributed a career-best 51 tackles, including 8.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and forced one fumble ... finished second on the team in TFLs ... made first career start at nose tackle and contributed on special teams vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 5), tallying three tackles, one TFL and one sack ... posted three stops vs. Notre Dame (Sept. 12) ... recorded four tackles and assisted on one TFL vs. Eastern Michigan (Sept. 19) ... accumulated three tackles vs. Indiana (Sept. 26) ... had one TFL and two assisted stops at Michigan State (Oct. 3) ... made five tackles, including an assisted TFL, at Iowa (Oct. 10) ... posted one stop vs. Delaware State (Oct. 17) ... made a career-high eight tackles and an assisted TFL vs. Penn State (Oct. 24) ... registered five tackles and one TFL at Illinois (Oct. 31) ... earned two tackles and forced first career fumble vs. Purdue (Nov. 7) ... set career highs with 10 tackles and three TFLs at Wisconsin (Nov. 14) ... contributed five tackles and one sack vs. Ohio State (Nov. 21).

Freshman (2008) ... earned first varsity letter ... Sporting News All-Freshman second team ... Phil Steele's All-Freshman third team ... played in all 12 games at defensive tackle ... led all freshmen with 20 tackles ... also contributed 4.5 tackles for loss and two sacks ... made career debut vs. Utah (Aug. 30), playing defensive tackle and special teams ... assisted on a tackle for loss against the Utes ... earned first career sack and posted two tackles vs. Miami (Sept. 6) ... assisted on a tackle at Notre Dame (Sept. 13) ... posted two tackles and one TFL vs. Wisconsin (Sept. 27) ... registered two tackles and one TFL vs. Illinois (Oct. 4) ... earned one solo stop vs. Toledo (Oct. 11) ... assisted on two tackles at Penn State (Oct. 18) ... tallied one sack and three solo stops vs. Michigan State (Oct. 25) ... played defensive tackle at Purdue (Nov. 1) and Minnesota (Nov. 8) ... assisted on three tackles vs. Northwestern (Nov. 15) ... equaled career high with three tackles at Ohio State (Nov. 22).

Prep ... attended Detroit Catholic Central High School (2008) coached by Tom Mach ... three-year starter at defensive tackle ... has registered a 420 pound bench and a 520 pound squat ... Key Statistics... finished varsity career with 206.5 tackles, 14.5 sacks and four fumble recoveries in three seasons ... recorded 96 tackles, 36 tackles for loss and six sacks senior year ... posted 75 tackles and eight sacks as a junior ... Honors and Rankings... 2007 Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Michigan ... PrepStar Magazine All-American ... four-star prospect and the 12th-best defensive tackle nationally according to Scout.com ... four-star prospect and the nation's 16th-best defensive tackle by Rivals.com ... listed as the second strongest defensive tackle nationally according to Rivals.com ... rated as the seventh-best player in the state of Michigan by Rivals.com ... selected as the nation's eighth-best defensive tackle recruit by Scouts, Inc. ... ranked as a top-300 prospect in the country by Tom Lemming ... rated No. 14 on the Detroit Free Press Best of the Midwest rankings ... named to Detroit Free Press All-State Dream Team ... Associated Press All-State first team as a senior ... participated in the Penn State NIKE Camp in 2007 ... Other Sports... won state D1 wrestling title as a junior in first year competing ... record-setting shot-putter and discus thrower in track and field.

Personal ... Michael Brendan Martin was born Sept. 1, 1990, in Detroit ... attended Michigan Summer Football Camp in both 2006 and 2007 ... enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts.