Schemmy Awards: Richard Katcher Award (Top Defensive Lineman/outside LB)

The Wolverines were so solid up front, the staff couldn’t pick just one, as two standouts won the award.

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The Richard Katcher Award is an annual award given to Michigan football’s best defensive lineman or outside linebacker. And given how the Wolverines were up front, it’s not surprising that the maize and blue named two.

Earlier in the season, sophomore Aidan Hutchinson said that Kwity Paye called the duo bookends ‘salt and pepper.’ And like you can’t have one without the other, Michigan named both the recipients of the award.

Hutchinson had 63 tackles in the regular season in 2019, which also included 8.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks.

Paye, in his third-year, had 49 tackles, a team-leading 12.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks in the 2019 regular season.

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