Michael Dwumfour

Class:
Senior
Position:
DL
Height:
6-2
Weight:
282
Hometown:
Scotch Plains, N.J.
High School:
DePaul Catholic

CAREER HIGHS
• Tackles: 5, vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 8, 2018)
• Solos: 2, 2x - last vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 8, 2018)
• Asst: 3, vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 8, 2018)
• TFLs: 1, 5x - last vs. Michigan State (Nov. 16, 2019)
• Sacks: 1.0, 3x - last at Michigan State (Oct. 20, 2018)
• Int: 1, vs. Indiana (Nov. 17, 2018)
• FR: none
• PBUs: 1, at Penn State (Oct. 19, 2019)

At Michigan
• Appeared in 34 career games along the defensive line with four career starts
• Three-time letterwinner (2017-18-19)

Senior (2019)
• Appeared in 10 games along the defensive line with two starts; made nine tackles including 1.5 for loss with one sack and two pass breakups to earn his third varsity letter
• Shared Defensive Player of the Game honors with the entire defense for their performance against Iowa
• Saw snaps at defensive tackle against Middle Tennessee State (Aug. 31) before exiting the game with an injury
• Played along the defensive line against Rutgers (Sept. 28), at Maryland (Nov. 2)
• Assisted on one tackle and registered a quarterback hurry against Iowa (Oct. 5)
• Picked up one quarterback hurry playing defensive line at Illinois (Oct. 12)
• Broke up a pass and assisted on one tackle at Penn State (Oct. 19)
• Added one assisted tackle against Notre Dame (Oct. 26)
• Made one solo tackle for loss against Michigan State (Nov. 16)
• Started at Indiana (Nov. 23), defended one pass, and finished with two assisted tackles
• Started and made three tackles with a shared sack against Ohio State (Nov. 30)

Junior (2018)
• Appeared in all 13 games at defensive tackle with two starts; recorded 21 tackles with one interception and three sacks to earn his second varsity letter
• Along with the entire defense, secured a share of Defensive Player of the Week honors for their contributions towards the team performance against Michigan State
• Named to the Pro Football Focus College All-Big Ten Defensive Team (Defensive Interior) for his performance against Nebraska (Sept. 22)
• Made two solo stops, including one for a four-yard tackle for loss at Notre Dame (Sept. 1)
• Made five stops against Western Michigan (Sept. 8)
• Made two assisted tackles against SMU (Sept. 15)
• Made two assisted tackles against Nebraska (Sept. 22)
• Made two tackles with a seven-yard sack at Northwestern (Sept. 29)
• Registered one solo tackle, a seven-yard sack, before leaving the game with an injury against Maryland (Oct. 6)
• Played along the defensive line against Wisconsin (Oct. 13) and at Rutgers (Nov. 10)
• Made two solo tackles, including a four-yard sack, at Michigan State (Oct. 20)
• Assisted on two stops against Penn State (Nov. 3)
• Intercepted his first career pass and hurried the quarterback twice against Indiana (Nov. 17)
• Made his first career start at nose tackle at Ohio State (Nov. 24) and also played special teams
• Credited with three tackles starting at nose tackle against Florida in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Dec. 29)

Sophomore (2017)
• Appeared in nine games along the defensive line with a total of four tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss and 1.0 sack
• Saw action as a reserve defensive tackle against Cincinnati (Sept. 9) and made an assisted tackle
• Earned snaps as a reserve defensive tackle against Purdue (Sept. 23), Michigan State (Oct. 7), Indiana (Oct. 14), Minnesota (Nov. 4), Maryland (Nov. 11), and in the Outback Bowl against South Carolina (Jan. 1)
• Made two assisted tackles with his first career TFL, a half-tackle for loss, at Penn State (Oct. 21)
• Recorded one assisted tackle, and split a sack and tackle for loss against Rutgers (Oct. 28)

Freshman (2016)
• Made his collegiate debut at defensive tackle against Hawaii (Sept. 3), tallying two solo tackles and one tackle for loss
• Named Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week against Illinois (Oct. 22)

Prep
• Attended DePaul Catholic High School (2016) coached by John McKenna
• Led Depaul Catholic Spartans to back to back Non-Public Group 2 State Championships

Key Statistics
• Tallied 55 tackles, 21 tackles-for-loss and seven sacks with 16 QB hurries as a senior
• Posted 42 tackles, eight for loss, three sacks and 10 QB hurries during junior year

Honors and Rankings
• Rivals three-star prospect and rated as the No. 24 recruit in the state of New Jersey
• Scout.com three-star prospect and listed as the No. 68 defensive tackle prospect in the country
• Three-star recruit by ESPN, rated as the No. 48 defensive tackle and No. 15 prospect in the state of New Jersey

Personal
• Michael Dwumfour was born on January 1, 1998
• High school teammate of Kareem Walker
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in General Studies; also pursing the Marketing and Sales Track Certificate from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business