Giovanni El-Hadi

Class:
Senior
Position:
OL
Height:
6-5
Weight:
310
Hometown:
Sterling Heights, Mich.
High School:
Adlai Stevenson

Pronunciation

At Michigan
• Part of a Joe Moore Award-winning offensive line (2022)
• All-Big Ten honoree (honorable mention, coaches and media, 2024)
• Named as a co-recipient of the Dierdorf-Hutchinson Award (2024)
• Four-time letterwinner (2021-22-23-24)
• Appeared in 43 games including 35 on the offensive line with 17 starts

Graduate Student (2025)
• Started at left guard against New Mexico (Aug. 30)

Senior (2024)
• Started all 13 games at right guard to earn his fourth varsity letter
• All-Big Ten honoree (honorable mention, coaches and media)
• Named as a co-recipient of the Dierdorf-Hutchinson Award
• Along with his Offensive Line teammates, shared Offensive Player of the Game honors for his performance against USC
• Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Michigan State, at Ohio State
• Started at right guard against Fresno State (Aug. 31), Texas (Sept. 7), Arkansas State (Sept. 14), USC (Sept. 21), Minnesota (Sept. 28), Michigan State (Oct. 26), Oregon (Nov. 2), Northwestern (Nov. 23), at Washington (Oct. 5), at Illinois (Oct. 19), at Indiana (Nov. 9), at Ohio State (Nov. 30), and against Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31)

Junior (2023)
• Appeared in all 15 games, playing offensive line in 11 contests (guard in 10 games) and contributing on special teams in 12 games to earn his third varsity letter
• Played at guard against ECU (Sept. 2), UNLV (Sept. 9), Bowling Green (Sept. 16)
• Contributed on special teams against Rutgers (Sept. 23), Ohio State (Nov. 25), at Maryland (Nov. 18), against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1)
• Played left guard and contributed on special teams against Indiana (Oct. 14), Purdue (Nov. 4), at Nebraska (Sept. 30), at Minnesota (Oct. 7), at Michigan State (Oct. 21), at Penn State (Nov. 11), against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2)
• Played as an extra lineman and contributed on special teams against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)

Sophomore (2022)
• Appeared in all 14 games on special teams and played offensive line in nine contests with three starts at left guard to earn his second varsity letter
• Part of the Joe Moore Award-winning offensive line
• Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Penn State
• Shared Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Illinois
• Played snaps at left guard against Colorado State (Sept. 3)
• Played snaps at left guard and contributed on special teams against Hawaii (Sept. 10), at Rutgers (Nov. 5)
• Played significant snaps at left guard against UConn (Sept. 17)
• Made his first career start at left guard against Maryland (Sept. 24)
• Contributed on special teams against Michigan State (Oct. 29), at Indiana (Oct. 8)
• Played as an extra offensive lineman and contributed on special teams against Penn State (Oct. 15)
• Started at left guard and contributed on special teams against Nebraska (Nov. 12)
• Started at left guard against Illinois (Nov. 19)
• Played as an extra offensive lineman and contributed on special teams against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3)
• Contributed as an extra offensive lineman and on special teams against TCU in the Vrbo fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Freshman (2021)
• Appeared in one game at left guard to earn his first varsity letter
• Named the Scout Team Player of the Week on offense for his role in helping the defense prepare for Northern Illinois
• Made his U-M debut playing left guard against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)

Prep
• Attended Sterling Heights Stevenson High School (2021) coached by Justin Newcomb
• Led Stevenson to their first MAC Red Championship in 11 years as a senior
• Helped Stevenson reach the state semifinals as a junior
• Two-year starter and captain for the Titans

Key Statistics
• Four-year varsity starter along the offensive and defensive lines
• Allowed no sacks on over 140 pass attempts during his senior year; averaged nine knockdowns per game
• Helped pave the way for a 1,000-yard rusher in 2020
• Gave up just one sack in 138 pass attempts and had 53 pancake blocks as a junior

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of four stars; the No. 85 overall player nationally, the No. 12 offensive tackle in the country and the No. 4 player in the state of Michigan
• Named a four-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 86 overall player in the nation, the No. 13 offensive tackle and the No. 3 player in the state of Michigan
• Member of the ESPN300; rated as a four-star prospect, the No. 134 overall player in the country, the No. 18 offensive tackle and the No. 5 player in Michigan
• Rivals.com four-star prospect; ranked as the 90th-best prospect nationally, the No. 13 tackle in the country and the No. 4 player in Michigan
• Selected to the Under Armour All-American Game
• Named to the All-State Dream Team as a junior
• Selected to the Detroit Free Press All-East Team during his junior year
• Received All-Region honors from the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association as a senior
• Named All-Macomb County Tier 1 first team as a senior
• Earned All-MAC Red first team honors as a senior

Personal
• Giovanni El-Hadi was born Aug. 3, 2003
• Son of Remonda Patras
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in General Studies