The college football world was set on fire on Wednesday night, when The Wolverine’s Anthony Broome broke the news that Michigan football was adding former five-star Eyabi Anoma to its edge-rushing arsenal.
Anoma had committed to Alabama over Michigan late in the 2018 recruiting process, but ended up transferring to Houston — and then to UT-Martin. He was on the SEC All-Freshman team while with the Crimson Tide, but after sitting out two years, he fell off the radar.
At UT-Martin, he excelled, albeit against Football Championship Subdivision-level competition. He was on the Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomer team after posting six sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss. He comes to Ann Arbor as a grad transfer with two years of eligibility, and he will have his former coach on staff. Biff Poggi oversaw him while he played at Baltimore (Maryland) St. Frances Academy.
Now, he’s officially on the Michigan football roster. Anoma will wear No. 18, and has officially checked in at 6 feet, 5 inches, 244 pounds, and is listed as an edge.
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Here is his bio officially from MGoBlue.com:
2021 (UT Martin)
• Named to OVC All-Newcomer Team
• Tabbed to Phil Steele FCS All-OVC third team
• Played in 12 games for the Skyhawks while starting eight contests
• Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs
• Compiled 36 total tackles, including 9.5 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks
• Ranked first in the OVC in sacks (6.0) and second in tackles for loss (8.0) during league play
• Registered sacks on back-to-back plays against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 16)
• Tallied four or more tackles in five games against Samford (Sept. 11), Eastern Illinois, Austin Peay (Oct. 30), Southeast Missouri (Nov. 20) and Montana State (Dec. 4)
• Best game came against Austin Peay (Oct. 30) when he tallied eight tackles, 4.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks and blocked a potential go-ahead field goal in the final seconds
• Earned Stats Perform FCS National Defensive Player of the Week honors along with OVC Defensive Player and Newcomer of the Week accolades for his play against Austin Peay
• Forced a fumble against No. 10 Missouri State (Nov. 27).2020 (UT Martin)
• Did not see game action; sat out due to NCAA transfer rule.2019 (Houston)
• Redshirted.2018 (Alabama)
• Named to SEC All-Freshman Team
• Registered nine tackles, including two for loss, while adding one QB hurry in 12 games of action as a true freshman
• Made collegiate debut vs. Louisville
• Recorded one tackle for loss while adding a QB hurry against Arkansas State
• Registered a season-high three tackles at Ole Miss
• Totaled two tackles against Louisiana, including one tackle for loss
• Collected one tackle at Arkansas
• Finished with one tackle against The Citadel
• Registered one stop in annual Iron Bowl matchup vs. Auburn.Prep
• Attended St. Frances Academy (2018) coached by Biff Poggi
• Helped lead team to an undefeated record in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference for the second straight season
• Team finished 2017 ranked No. 11 in the USA Today High School rankingsKey Statistics
• Registered 98 tackles as a senior, including 22 sacks, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries; anchored a defense that allowed just 65 points all season and only one opponent to score more than a single touchdown
• Recorded 60 tackles and 24 sacks as a junior
• Averaged 11.6 points and 9.5 rebounds per games at Randallstown High School during the 2015-16 seasonHonors and Rankings
• 247Sports Composite five-star prospect, the top player in the state of Maryland, nation’s second-best wide-side defensive end prospect and the seventh-best player nationally
• ESPN 300 member who is rated No. 4 overall; five-star prospect that lists as the No. 1 player in Maryland and as the second-highest rated defensive lineman in the country
• Rivals.com five-star prospect and the top-rated player in Maryland; listed as the No. 4 wide-side defensive end prospect and the No. 24 overall player nationally
• Selected to participate in the 2017 Under Armour All-American Game and the Polynesian Bowl
• Earned 2017 Baltimore Sun All-Metro Defensive Player of the Year honors
• Received first-team all-metro honors as a senior after collecting second-team accolades during his junior season
• Was selected to play in the 2017 Maryland Crab Bowl but was unable to participate due to his team’s participation in the GEICO State Champions Bowl Series in PhoenixPersonal
• Eyabi Anoma was born June 7, 1999
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