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Michigan’s strength the past several years has been on the defensive side of the ball. If there’s one thing that’s always for certain, the Wolverines will field a top ten defense.
Thus, it’s a difficult proposition to pick one player and say they’re the best.
At the annual Schemmy Awards, formerly the Michigan football bust, only one award could be given out to Defensive Player of the Year, especially considering that it’s a distinction voted on by the team.
With players like Khaleke Hudson, lockdown corner Lavert Hill and defensive skill player of the year Ambry Thomas, it makes it that much more of an honor to be selected as the best of the best. But that was the case for senior SAM linebacker Josh Uche.
Uche broke out in 2018, but he had an even better year as a versatile, every down-type of player in the 2019 regular season. He bested his team-leading sack total from a year ago, with a team-best 8.5 sacks this season.
This was Uche’s final year in Ann Arbor, as he’s already announced he will forgo his final year of eligibility to enter the 2020 NFL Draft.
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