Mike Martin (defensive lineman)

Mike Martin (defensive lineman)
Mike Martin

Martin at the 2009 Fan Appreciation Day
Michigan Wolverines — No. 68
Defensive tackle Junior
Major:
Date of birth: September 1, 1990 (1990-09-01) (age 21)
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 299 lb (136 kg; 21 st 5 lb)
Career history
High school: Detroit Catholic Central High School, Novi, Michigan
 College(s):
Bowl games
2011 Gator Bowl
Career highlights and awards
  • Gatorade Player of the Year in Michigan, 2007
  • MHSAA Division I heavyweight wrestling champion, 2007 and 2008
  • MHSAA Division I shot put champion, 2007 and 2008
  • 2010 All-Big Ten Conference (2nd team, coaches; honorable mention, media)

Michael Brendan Martin (born September 1, 1990, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American football player. He is currently the starting nose tackle for the University of Michigan. He has appeared in 29 consecutive games for the Wolverines. Following the 2010 Big Ten Conference football season he was an All-Conference selection by both the coaches (2nd team) and the media (honorable mention).

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High school

Martin attended Detroit Catholic Central High School in Novi, Michigan, where he was a multi-sport athlete competing in football, wrestling and track and field. In football, he recorded 206.5 tackles for Catholic Central and was selected as the Gatorade Player of the Year in Michigan for 2007.[1] Though he only took up wrestling as a junior in high school, Weighing in at 301 lbs, he won Michigan's Division I state heavyweight wrestling championship in both 2007 and 2008.[2][3] He was also a two-time state champion in the shot put, and his 2008 throw of 63 feet, 9 inches came within three inches of breaking the all-time state record set by T.J. Duckett.[2] As a sophomore in high school, Martin also ranked as the No. 1 junior handler for the American Kennel Club.[2] As a football recruit he was ranked as the 7th, 8th and 12th best defensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com, ESPN, and Scout.com, respectively.[4][5][6]


Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Mike Martin
DT
 Novi, Michigan Detroit Catholic (MI) 6 ft 1.5 in (186.7 cm) 281.5 lb (127.7 kg) 4.9 Jun 5,
2007 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 12 (DT)   Rivals: 193, 16 (DT), 7 (MI)  ESPN: 8 (DT)
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:


University of Michigan

Martin had been a fan of Michigan football since childhood and gave his oral commitment to head coach Lloyd Carr during an official visit in 2007.[2][7][8] When Carr retired after the 2007 season, Martin withdrew his oral commitment and was heavily recruited by both Notre Dame and Michigan State.[9] Martin renewed his commitment to Michigan in January 2008.[3]

Martin enrolled at the University of Michigan in the fall of 2008 and played on the Wolverines' defensive line as a true freshman.[10] Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez said, "I don't know if I've ever had a true freshman defensive lineman, I guess, as Division I ready as Mike has been. He's going to keep getting better, so we're excited about him."[11] Martin earned freshman All-American honors and led Michigan's freshmen with 20 tackles.[1]

Martin has credited his wrestling technique with helping him against bigger opponents: "It's leverage; it's getting under a guy. Just knowing if a guy is on his heels or toes on the line, you're able to feel if he's on his base or not. In wrestling, that's a big aspect of it, because you've got to be able to feel the different motions of a guy."[11] Martin has also credited wrestling with improving improving his foot and hand speed.[3]

As a sophomore in 2009, Martin was the starting nose tackle (sometimes referred to as a nose guard) in all 12 games for Michigan. He totaled 51 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks in 2009.[12]

2010 Michigan Wolverines football team defense including #32 Jordan Kovacs, #8 Jonas Mouton, #68 Martin, and #88 Craig Roh

In the winter prior to the 2010 season, Martin underwent surgery to repair a shoulder injury that he sustained during his freshman year.[1] At the start of the 2010 football season, Martin said he felt 110% following the surgery and added, "It feels good to play healthy."[1]

Martin was selected by ESPN.com as one of Michigan's two "weight room warriors" for his 505-pound bench press and 700-pound squat.[1][11][13] In 2010, Michigan linebacker Craig Roh said of Martin:

"Mike Martin is just an animal out there. He's the strongest person I've ever seen in the weight room. It's really showing on the field. He's taking on double teams. (Against Massachusetts), I think the play he sacked the quarterback, he beat a double team and sacked him. Which is — stupid."[2]

Defensive end Ryan Van Bergen added, "He's so fast to get into the backfield. Credit that to his wrestling. I don't know how he can be so explosive and at the same time be moving his feet that fast. It's very unique. He's been unreal."[14]

Despite the poor performance of Michigan's defense in the first part of the 2010 season, Dave Dye of Fox Sports Detroit praised Martin's performance:

"Martin is the exception on a lousy Michigan defense. He gives the Wolverines a semblance of stability in the midst of utter chaos. Can you imagine where this defense would be without him? Frightening. He has been the MVP-NND (Most Valuable Player -- Not Named Denard). ... He is the team's quiet hero."[14]

Martin has recorded 88 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss and 6 sacks in his career.[15] He has played in 29 consecutive games for the Wolverines starting with the season opener in 2008 and has been the team's starting nose tackle for every game during the 2009 and 2010 seasons.[15][16] Following the 2010 Big Ten Conference football season he was an All-Conference selection by both the coaches (2nd team) and the media (honorable mention).[17][18][19]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Matthew B. Mowery (September 2, 2010). "Finally healthy, Michigan's Mike Martin is ready to shoulder the load". The Oakland Press. http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2010/09/02/sports/college/doc4c802c12bcf0c586467927.txt. 
  2. ^ a b c d e Tim Rohan (September 22, 2010). "Mighty Mike Martin: Michigan's very own superhero on defense". The Michigan Daily. http://www.michigandaily.com/content/golden-boy-story-mike-martin. 
  3. ^ a b c Tom Lang (January 18, 2008). "The Rich Get Richer: U-M football commit Mike Martin excels on wrestling mat; CC's star rookie in '07 is going for his 2nd state title". Detroit Free Press. 
  4. ^ "Mike Martin". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Mike-Martin-65510;_ylt=As8ULZ.c4XRoxwcQKEPINWRDPZB4. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
  5. ^ "Mike Martin". ESPN. http://insider.espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/player?id=52974&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fcollege-football%2frecruiting%2fplayer%3fid%3d52974. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
  6. ^ "Mike Martin". Scout.com. http://michigan.scout.com/a.z?s=162&p=8&c=1&nid=3144683. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
  7. ^ Billy Tucker (June 6, 2007). "Michigan adds huge run stuffer". ESPN.com. http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=2895172&name=recruiting&action=login&appRedirect=http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index%3fentryID%3d2895172%26name%3drecruiting. 
  8. ^ Sam Webb (June 5, 2007). "Martin Couldn't Pass Up Being Blue". 
  9. ^ Bob Wienke (January 12, 2008). "Irish take aim at Martin". South Bend Tribune: p. C.4. 
  10. ^ Mark Snyder (October 29, 2008). "Freshman Martin has impact at defensive tackle for Michigan". Detroit Free Press. 
  11. ^ a b c Pete Bigelow (October 31, 2008). "Freshman defensive lineman Martin is Michigan's workout warrior". The Ann Arbor News. http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/football/index.ssf/2008/10/freshman_defensive_lineman_mar.html. 
  12. ^ "Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page". University of Michigan. http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php. 
  13. ^ Mark Snyder (August 18, 2010). "Wolverines Mike Martin, David Molk are friendly foes". Detroit Free Press. 
  14. ^ a b Dave Dye (October 1, 2010). "U-M Insider: Mike Martin the Denard of defense". Fox Sports Detroit. http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/10/01/10/U-M-Insider-Mike-Martin-the-Denard-of-de/landing.html?blockID=322413&feedID=3804. 
  15. ^ a b "Mike Martin". University of Michigan. http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/martin_mike00.html. 
  16. ^ Jeff Arnold (September 18, 2010). "Michigan nose tackle Mike Martin breaks free, Rich Rodriguez makes a special trip and more". AnnArbor.com. http://www.annarbor.com/sports/michigan-nose-tackle-mike-martin-breaks-free-rich-rodriguez-makes-a-special-trip-and-more/. 
  17. ^ Bigelow, Pete (2010-11-29). "Michigan's Denard Robinson named Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Year, other Wolverines honored". AnnArbor.com. http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-football/michigans-denard-robinson-named-big-tens-offensive-player-of-the-year-other-wolverines-honored/. Retrieved 2010-11-30. 
  18. ^ "Big Ten Announces 2010 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors". CBS Interactive. 2010-11-29. http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112910aae.html. Retrieved 2010-11-30. 
  19. ^ "Robinson Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year". CBS Interactive. 2010-11-29. http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112910aaa.html. Retrieved 2010-11-30. 

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