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SECOND-ROUND
SELECTION LaMarr Woodley Comments LaMARR DEWAYNE WOODLEY Linebacker 6:01.4-266 2nd Round –
46th Overall OVERVIEW A relentless pass rusher who led the
team in quarterback sacks in each of his last two seasons, Woodley was the heart
and soul of one of the most dominant defensive lines in college football in
2006…Thanks to the play of Woodley, the Wolverines led the nation in rush
defense, allowing just 43.38 yards per game and ranked fourth nationally with an
average of 3.23 quarterback sacks per game…As a freshman, he played on the
defensive line as a rush end, moving to right outside linebacker as a sophomore
and junior…As a senior, he returned to the defensive line at right end, wreaking
havoc in the oppositions' backfields throughout his final campaign…One of the
most highly sought recruits in the country after his senior year at Saginaw High
School, Woodley was a USA Today,
Parade, CNN/Sports Illustrated, G&W Recruiting Report and Super Prep
All-American first-team choice and named Michigan's Gatorade Player of the
Year…Prep Football Report, Super Prep and Max Emfinger's Blue Chip Recruiting
rated him the nation's second-best linebacker…Super Prep rated him the
second-best player in the Midwest…G&W Recruiting Report ranked Woodley the
fourth-best defensive player in the country, while both Rivals.com and College Football News rated him the
nation's third-best inside linebacker…He was a member of Prep Star's Dream Team
Top 100 list and listed as the best player in Michigan on The Detroit News Blue Chip list and by
the Detroit Free Press…A four-year
starter on defense and three-year starter on offense, Woodley collected 192
career tackles at linebacker…He also recovered six career fumbles…He recorded 80
tackles and 10 sacks as a senior and also blocked one punt that he returned 30
yards for a score…He made 120 tackles, 12 sacks, eight pass break-ups and five
fumble recoveries in his junior season…He also lettered three years in
basketball, averaging 13 points and 13 rebounds as a senior, in addition to
participating in track, finishing third in the state in the shot put during his
junior season…Woodley enrolled at Michigan in 2003 and made an immediate impact
at defensive end…He earned All-American honorable mention from Rivals.com and College Football News, adding Freshman
All-Big Ten Conference recognition from The Sporting News…He played in all 13
games and made two starts vs. Illinois and Purdue, finishing with 23 tackles (15
solos), four stops for losses and two sacks…In 2004, Woodley was a second-team
All-Big Ten Conference selection…The Richard Katcher Award winner as Michigan's
top outside linebacker, he played in all 12 games and started 10 contests…He led
the team with 16 stops behind the line of scrimmage and three forced fumbles…He
ranked second on the squad with 70 tackles (58 solos) and four sacks while also
batting down four passes…Woodley started 8-of-10 games at Rush outside
linebacker in 2005, picking up All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention…An arm
injury sidelined him for the Northwestern game and he appeared in only a handful
of plays vs. Ohio State, as the injury affected his play the second half of the
campaign…He still managed to lead the team with seven sacks and 14 stops behind
the line of scrimmage, finishing fifth on the squad with 48 tackles (28
solos)…He caused three fumbles, recovered another and deflected one pass…Fully
recovered from his arm injury, Woodley became the first-ever Wolverine to win
the Lombardi Award (top lineman) and Ted Hendricks Award (top defensive end) in
2006…He was a consensus first-team All-American and was named Rivals.com
National Defensive Player of the Year…Elected team co-captain, he led the squad
with 16.5 stops for losses and 12 sacks…He collected 36 tackles (28 solos) and
recovered four fumbles, returning one for a touchdown…He also caused four
fumbles…In 49 games at Michigan, Woodley started 33 contests…He recorded 177
tackles (129 solos) and ranks second in school history with 25 sacks for minus
228 yards and 50.5 stops for losses totaling 286 yards…He caused 10 fumbles,
recovered four others, including one that he returned 54 yards for a touchdown
and had five pass deflections. CAREER
NOTES Woodley's 50.5 stops behind the line
of scrimmage rank second in school history behind Mark Messner (70, 1985-88)…His
16.5 tackles for loss in 2006 were the most by Michigan player since Larry
Foote's 26 in 2001…His 25 quarterback sacks rank behind Mark Messner's 36 on the
school's all-time record list…Holds the Michigan career-record with 10 forced
fumbles…His four forced fumbles in 2006 tied the school season record that was
set by Mike Taylor in 1971…Became the first ever Michigan player to capture the
prestigious Lombardi Trophy as the nation's top college football lineman, and he
is the ninth player from the Big Ten Conference to receive the honor…Woodley was
also the first player in school annals to win the Ted Hendricks Award (nation's
premier defensive end). 2006
SEASON Consensus All-American first-team
selection…Unanimous All-Big Ten Conference first-team choice…Named National
Defensive Player of the Year by Rivals.com…Also chosen Big Ten Defensive Player
of the Year by the league's coaches and media…Recipient of the Richard Katcher
Award, given to U-M's top defensive lineman/outside linebacker, for the second
time in his career…Shared David Brandon Leadership Award honors with offensive
tackle Jake Long…Elected team co-captain, starting all 13 games at Rush
defensive end…Recorded 36 tackles (28 solos) and led the team for the second
straight year with 12 sacks for minus 119 yards and 16.5 stops for losses
totaling 131 yards…His 119 sack yards are the most ever by a Michigan player in
a season…Also recovered four fumbles, returning one 54 yards for a
touchdown…Tied the school season-record with four forced
fumbles. 2005
SEASON Earned All-Big Ten Conference
honorable mention from the league's coaches and media…Started eight games and
played in 11 contests at "rush" linebacker, missing the Northwestern game and
most of the Ohio State tilt with an arm injury...Finished fifth on the team with
48 (28 solos)...Led the squad with seven sacks for minus 57 yards and 14 stops
for losses of 67 yards…Caused three fumbles and recovered another…Also deflected
one pass. 2004
SEASON All-Big Ten Conference second-team
selection by the league's coaches, earning honorable mention from the
media…Recipient of the Richard Katcher Award, as Michigan's top out-side
linebacker...Played in all 12 games and started 10 contests at right outside
linebacker, leading the team with 16 stops for losses of 72 yards…Finished
second on the squad with 70 tackles (58 solos) and four sacks for minus 40
yards…Was named Rose Bowl Defensive Player of the Game after collecting a
game-high 11 tackles (9 solos) and four stops for losses of 7 yards vs.
2003
SEASON College Football
News and Rivals.com
Freshman All-American honorable mention...The Sporting News Freshman All-Big Ten
Conference pick…Played in all 13 games and made two starts at defensive end
(Illinois and Purdue)...Registered 23 tackles (15 solos), two sacks for minus 12
yards and four stops for losses totaling 16 yards. HIGH
SCHOOL Attended PERSONAL General Studies major, enrolled in
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