While most of the public has focused on following UM football’s wide receivers and quarterbacks, the defensive line group has established themselves as a dominant force with several stud athletes on the roster.
Former consensus-rated five-star recruit Leonard Taylor III, Canadian native Akheem Mesidor, and sixth-year senior transfer Branson Deen lead this position group.
Taylor has not only been given high expectations this year from the media but has also been predicted by several analysts to be selected very early in next year’s NFL draft. Taylor’s numbers surely back it up, with 10.5 tackles for loss and three sacks in his sophomore season.