Mario Ojemudia

Class:
Senior
Position:
DE
Height:
6-2
Weight:
252
Hometown:
Farmington Hills, Mich.
High School:
Harrison

CAREER HIGHS

• Tackles: 5 - 3x (last: Maryland, 2015)
• TFLs: 2.5 - Utah, 2014
• Sacks: 2.0 - Northwestern, 2014
• FR: 1 - 2x (last: Kansas State, 2013)
• FF: 1 - South Carolina, 2012
• Interceptions: 1 - Nebraska, 2012

At Michigan
• Four-year letterman
• Appeared in 38 games, making seven starts at defensive line and linebacker

Senior (2015)
• Appeared in five games, making four starts at linebacker
• at Utah (Sept. 3): Made a career-high five tackles, including one for a five-yard loss; registered half a sack
• UNLV (Sept. 19): Matched career-best with five tackles, including 1.5 TFL
• BYU (Sept. 26): Recorded three tackles, including a sack
• at Maryland (Oct. 3): Tied a career-high with five tackles, including 1.5 TFL and half a sack

Junior (2014)
• Earned third varsity letter
• Appeared in 11 games, making three starts
• Recorded 32 tackles, 17 solos, 7.5 TFLs and 3.5 sacks
• at Ohio State (Nov. 29): Tallied three tackles
• Maryland (Nov. 22): Recorded five tackles, including 0.5 TFLs
• at Northwestern (Nov. 8): Posted a career-high two sacks for 18 yards total
• Penn State (Oct. 11): Recorded 0.5 sacks
• Minnesota (Sept. 27): Posted three tackles, including one sack
• Utah (Sept. 20): Posted four tackles, including a career-high 2.5 TFLs
• Miami (OH) (Sept. 13): Recorded one tackle
• Appalachian State (Aug. 30): Recorded three tackles

Sophomore (2013)
• Earned second varsity letter
• Appeared in 13 games as a reserve defensive end
• Also contributed on special teams
• Registered 20 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks and one fumble recovery
• Kansas State (Dec. 28): Notched his second career fumble recovery
• Connecticut (Sept. 21): Tallied two tackles, 0.5 tackles for a loss and 0.5 sacks
• Akron (Sept. 14): Registered four tackles and a QB hit
• Central Michigan (Aug. 31): Registered one sack

Freshman (2012)
• Earned first varsity letter
• Appeared in nine games as a reserve defensive end
• Missed games vs. Northwestern (Nov. 10) and Minnesota (Nov. 3) due to injury
• South Carolina (Jan. 1): Notched first career forced fumble and posted one TFL
• at Nebraska (Oct. 27): Posted first career interception
• Illinois (Oct. 13): Notched first career sack and first career fumble recovery
• Massachusetts (Sept. 15): Recorded career-high four tackles, including three solo stops
• Alabama (Sept. 1): Made career debut as a reserve defensive end and special teams contributor, tallied three tackles and 0.5 TFL

Prep
• Attended Harrison High School (2012) coached by John Herrington
• Helped lead team to Michigan Division II state title as a junior
• Ran 40-yard dash in 4.65 seconds
• Was high school teammate of former Wolverine Devin Funchess

Key Statistics
• Recorded 80 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 16 sacks, one fumble recovery and one blocked punt as a senior
• Tallied 127 tackles and 12 sacks as a junior

Honors and Rankings
• Named Associated Press Michigan all-state first team choice as a senior
• Named as the top prospect on the Detroit News Blue Chip List as a senior
• Named to the Detroit Free Press Dream Team as junior and senior
• Chosen to Semper Fidelis All-American team
• Rated as a three-star prospect and the No. 12 player in the state by Rivals.com
• Rated as a four-star recruit and the No. 20 defensive end in the nation by Scout.com
• Rated as a four-star recruit, the No. 23 defensive end nationally and the No. 5 prospect from Michigan by ESPN.com

Other Sports
• Also lettered in track and field

Personal
• Mario Ojemudia was born on May 30, 1994
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in communication studies