TJ Guy

Class:
Freshman
Position:
DE
Height:
6-5
Weight:
251
Hometown:
Brockton, Mass.
High School:
Mansfield

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

CAREER HIGHS

• Tackles: 5 - at Indiana (Nov. 9, 2024)
• Solos: 3, 2x - last at Indiana (Nov. 9, 2024)
• Asst: 3, 2x - last vs. Alabama (Dec. 31, 2024)
• TFLs: 2.5 - at Indiana (Nov. 9, 2024)
• Sacks: 2.0 - at Indiana (Nov. 9, 2024)
• Int: 1 - vs. New Mexico (Aug. 30, 2025)
• FR: none
• PBUs: none

At Michigan
• Voted an alternate captain by his teammates (2025)
• Named the team's Most Improved Player on Defense (2024)
• Four-time letter winner (2021-22-23-24)
• Has appeared in 38 games including 32 on defense with five starts

Graduate Student (2025)
• Recorded his first career interception in a start against New Mexico (Aug. 30) to go with one solo tackles
• Split a TFL among four tackles in a start at Oklahoma (Sept. 6)

Senior (2024)
• Appeared in all 13 games with three starts at edge rusher; made 32 tackles including 7.0 for loss with 5.5 sacks and six quarterback hurries to earn his fourth varsity letter
• Named the team's Most Improved Player on Defense
• Twice shared Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Minnesota, at Ohio State
• Contributed two tackles playing off the edge and on special teams against Fresno State (Aug. 31)
• Made two tackles playing off the edge and on special teams against Texas (Sept. 7)
• Assisted on one tackle playing off the edge against Arkansas State (Sept. 14)
• Delivered two solo stops against USC (Sept. 21)
• Made his first career start against Minnesota (Sept. 28) and broke up two passes with one sack among four tackles
• Started at Washington (Oct. 5) and delivered 1.5 sacks among four tackles
• Delivered four tackles and hurried the quarterback once at Illinois (Oct. 19)
• Made one assisted tackle against Michigan State (Oct. 26)
• Assisted on one stop against Oregon (Nov. 2)
• Recorded his first multi-sack game game (2.0) among five total tackles at Indiana (Nov. 9)
• Delivered a sack against Northwestern (Nov. 23)
• Notched two tackles with one for loss at Ohio State (Nov. 30)
• Started off the edge and assisted on three tackles against Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31)

Junior (2023)
• Appeared in 11 games including nine on defense; made 10 tackles including 1.5 for loss with one sack and one quarterback hurry to earn his third varsity letter
• Credited with a shared tackle for loss playing off the edge and contributing on special teams against ECU (Sept. 2)
• Hurried the quarterback and made two tackles playing off the edge and on special teams against UNLV (Sept. 9)
• Contributed off the edge and also played special teams against Bowling Green (Sept. 16), at Nebraska (Sept. 30), at Minnesota (Oct. 7), against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2)
• Against Indiana (Oct. 14), delivered three tackles playing off the edge and also contributed on special teams
• At Michigan State (Oct. 21), made two tackles including an eight-yard sack
• Assisted on one tackle playing off the edge and on special teams against Purdue (Nov. 4)
• Contributed on special teams against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1), against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)

Sophomore (2022)
• Appeared in 10 games including six at edge and contributed on special teams; made four tackles to earn his second varsity letter
• Contributed off the edge and on special teams against Colorado State (Sept. 3)
• Contributed two tackles playing off the edge against Hawaii (Sept. 10)
• Played snaps off the edge against UConn (Sept. 17)
• Contributed on special teams against Michigan State (Oct. 29), Illinois (Nov. 19)
• Played as an edge rusher and contributed on special teams at Rutgers (Nov. 5)
• Played off the edge and also contributed on special teams against Nebraska (Nov. 12)
• Assisted on one tackle playing special teams at Ohio State (Nov. 26)
•Assisted on a stop playing on special teams and as an edge defender against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3)
• Contributed on special teams against TCU in the Vrbo fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Freshman (2021)
• Appeared in two games at defensive end; made two tackles including one for loss and one sack to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his U-M debut playing off the edge against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)
• Recorded his first career sack playing off the edge at Maryland (Nov. 20)

Prep
• Attended Mansfield High School (2021) coached by Mike Redding
• Two-year team captain (2019-20)
• Helped Mansfield to an 11-1 record and a Division 2 state title as a junior in 2019
• Boston Herald All-Scholastic honoree
• Also lettered in basketball at Mansfield; played center-power forward on a 23-win team that won the MIAA Division 1 South Sectional Championship during his junior year

Key Statistics
• Had his senior season postponed to spring due to COVID-19
• Played as an offensive tackle and a defensive end for the Hornets
• Registered 43 tackles with six tackles for loss, five sacks and five pressures as a junior; blocked for a unit that produced more than 2,000 rush yards
• Also scored one two-point conversion and blocked a punt

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of three stars; the No. 924 overall player nationally, the No. 49 weakside defensive end and the No. 6 player in the state of Massachusetts
• Named a three-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 35 weak side defensive end and the No. 5 player in the state of Massachusetts
• Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 103 defensive end and the No. 8 player in the state of Massachusetts
• Rivals.com three-star prospect and the No. 7 player in Massachusetts
• Earned All-Star honors from the Hockomock League (2018-19), Hockomocksports.com (2019) and Attleboro Sun/Chronicle (2019)
• Named to the Massachusetts State Coaches All-Star Team as a junior (2019)

Personal
• TJ Guy was born March 7, 2003
• Son of Darrius and Laureen C. South
• Has a younger brother, Justice
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in General Studies