AT SAN JOSE STATE: In his second season with the Spartans... Competing for playing time as a linebacker.. Signed a National Letter-of-Intent in February 2018... Has three seasons of athletics eligibility remaining.
2019: Appeared in five games primarily as a special teams defender... Did not get credit for a tackle.
2018: Played in the Nevada game (11/17) as a reserve linebacker and special teams player... Was not credited with any tackles... Preserved his first year of athletics eligibility.
HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time, first-team All Bay Valley Athletic League selection at Pittsburg (Calif.) High (Coach Victor Galli)... Credited with 99 tackles, 32.0 tackles for loss and 12.5 quarterback sacks in two seasons... Team leader with 19.0 tackles for loss as a senior and in quarterback sacks with 7.0 as a junior... Named to the 2017 Bay Area News Group's All-Bay Area and the San Francisco Chronicle's All-Metro teams as an honorable mention honoree... Three-sport letterwinner was a freestyle sprinter in swimming and a sprinter in track and field.
MORE ON MICHAEL: A communication studies major.... Enjoys sketching... He is a native of Walnut Creek, Calif.
Freshman2019
Linebacker
6-3 / 227 lbs