2020 Football Roster
Roster
Fletcher, Michael
Jersey Number 5
Michael Fletcher
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Flint, Mich.
- High School:
- Carman-Ainsworth
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Three-year letterwinner played in 22 games, including three starts . . . had 31 career tackles in his Spartan career, including 4.0 tackles for loss (14 yards) and 3.0 sacks (13 yards), with two pass break-ups and one blocked kick . . . three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in eight games and earned three starting assignments (vs. Wisconsin, Michigan and Penn State) . . . missed four games (Illinois, Washington, Akron, Western Michigan) due to injury . . . recorded 13 tackles with 0.5 tackle for loss and one blocked kick in playing 179 snaps at defensive end . . . also played on special teams . . . collected two tackles at Penn State . . . blocked Indiana’s 37-yard field-goal attempt in the first overtime to give MSU a blocked a field goal in consecutive weeks (Jacob Slade vs. Rutgers), adding two tackles against the Hoosiers . . . returned to action in Rutgers game, tallying two tackles in 28 snaps . . . tied career high with four stops after starting in Michigan game . . . made first start of Spartan career in Wisconsin game, playing seven snaps . . . tallied two tackles with 0.5 TFL in Ohio State game, playing 10 snaps . . . logged six snaps at Maryland . . . posted one stop in 13 snaps in Minnesota game.
2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in seven games to earn his second letter . . . saw action on 85 snaps at defensive end . . . credited with six tackles (one solo, five assists) . . . named to Academic All-Big Ten Team for the second year in a row . . . had one tackle on 10 snaps at Ohio State . . . tallied one stop on 11 snaps at Rutgers . . . had a season-high two tackles on 20 snaps vs. Western Kentucky . . . saw action on 17 snaps and had one tackle vs. Nebraska . . . played 20 snaps and recorded one tackle vs. Youngstown State.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Earned his first letter after playing in all seven games at defensive end . . . saw action on 169 defensive snaps . . . totaled 12 tackles with 3.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks, adding two pass break-ups . . . Academic All-Big Ten honoree . . . was in on 17 snaps at Penn State . . . logged a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss, both on sacks, and matched a career best with four tackles in the Ohio State game . . . logged one pass break-up in playing 28 snaps in Northwestern game . . . matched career-high for second-straight game with four tackles in Indiana game, playing in 25 snaps . . . logged both his first tackle and tackle for loss as a Spartan in game at Iowa, ending with four stops and a total of 1.5 tackles for loss, adding one pass break-up, playing in 38 snaps . . . saw limited action in Michigan and Rutgers games.
2019 SEASON: Redshirted . . . made his collegiate debut playing six snaps at Michigan in his only action of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked the No. 1 defensive end prospect in the state of Michigan by 247Sports and ESPN.com . . . listed among the best overall players in the state of Michigan by 247Sports (No. 9), ESPN.com (No. 13) and Rivals.com (No. 16) . . . rated one of the top defensive ends in the nation by 247Sports (No. 25) and Rivals.com (No. 46) . . . ranked one of the best 50 players in the Midwest (No. 45) by ESPN.com . . . two-time MLive Flint Dream Team selection . . . named to the MLive Flint Dream Team for the second year in a row after recording 62 tackles, five sacks and one interception as a senior in 2018 for Coach Jerry Parker at Carman-Ainsworth . . . also earned honorable mention all-state honors (Division 1-2) from The Associated Press . . . named the 2017 MLive Flint Dream Team Defensive Player of the Year after totaling 37 solo tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss and 11 sacks . . . first-team all-state selection (Division 1-2) by the AP and Detroit Free Press as a junior . . . also a first-team Saginaw Valley Blue honoree . . . was also a standout basketball player, starting all four years and leading Carman-Ainsworth to three straight Saginaw Valley League Championships . . . earned all-league honors as a junior and senior and was named the 2018-19 Saginaw Valley Red MVP . . . grandson of Lenora Reyes . . . has a brother, Dustin Fletcher . . . born Feb. 19, 2001 . . . criminal justice major graduated in December 2022.
2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in eight games and earned three starting assignments (vs. Wisconsin, Michigan and Penn State) . . . missed four games (Illinois, Washington, Akron, Western Michigan) due to injury . . . recorded 13 tackles with 0.5 tackle for loss and one blocked kick in playing 179 snaps at defensive end . . . also played on special teams . . . collected two tackles at Penn State . . . blocked Indiana’s 37-yard field-goal attempt in the first overtime to give MSU a blocked a field goal in consecutive weeks (Jacob Slade vs. Rutgers), adding two tackles against the Hoosiers . . . returned to action in Rutgers game, tallying two tackles in 28 snaps . . . tied career high with four stops after starting in Michigan game . . . made first start of Spartan career in Wisconsin game, playing seven snaps . . . tallied two tackles with 0.5 TFL in Ohio State game, playing 10 snaps . . . logged six snaps at Maryland . . . posted one stop in 13 snaps in Minnesota game.
2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in seven games to earn his second letter . . . saw action on 85 snaps at defensive end . . . credited with six tackles (one solo, five assists) . . . named to Academic All-Big Ten Team for the second year in a row . . . had one tackle on 10 snaps at Ohio State . . . tallied one stop on 11 snaps at Rutgers . . . had a season-high two tackles on 20 snaps vs. Western Kentucky . . . saw action on 17 snaps and had one tackle vs. Nebraska . . . played 20 snaps and recorded one tackle vs. Youngstown State.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Earned his first letter after playing in all seven games at defensive end . . . saw action on 169 defensive snaps . . . totaled 12 tackles with 3.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks, adding two pass break-ups . . . Academic All-Big Ten honoree . . . was in on 17 snaps at Penn State . . . logged a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss, both on sacks, and matched a career best with four tackles in the Ohio State game . . . logged one pass break-up in playing 28 snaps in Northwestern game . . . matched career-high for second-straight game with four tackles in Indiana game, playing in 25 snaps . . . logged both his first tackle and tackle for loss as a Spartan in game at Iowa, ending with four stops and a total of 1.5 tackles for loss, adding one pass break-up, playing in 38 snaps . . . saw limited action in Michigan and Rutgers games.
2019 SEASON: Redshirted . . . made his collegiate debut playing six snaps at Michigan in his only action of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked the No. 1 defensive end prospect in the state of Michigan by 247Sports and ESPN.com . . . listed among the best overall players in the state of Michigan by 247Sports (No. 9), ESPN.com (No. 13) and Rivals.com (No. 16) . . . rated one of the top defensive ends in the nation by 247Sports (No. 25) and Rivals.com (No. 46) . . . ranked one of the best 50 players in the Midwest (No. 45) by ESPN.com . . . two-time MLive Flint Dream Team selection . . . named to the MLive Flint Dream Team for the second year in a row after recording 62 tackles, five sacks and one interception as a senior in 2018 for Coach Jerry Parker at Carman-Ainsworth . . . also earned honorable mention all-state honors (Division 1-2) from The Associated Press . . . named the 2017 MLive Flint Dream Team Defensive Player of the Year after totaling 37 solo tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss and 11 sacks . . . first-team all-state selection (Division 1-2) by the AP and Detroit Free Press as a junior . . . also a first-team Saginaw Valley Blue honoree . . . was also a standout basketball player, starting all four years and leading Carman-Ainsworth to three straight Saginaw Valley League Championships . . . earned all-league honors as a junior and senior and was named the 2018-19 Saginaw Valley Red MVP . . . grandson of Lenora Reyes . . . has a brother, Dustin Fletcher . . . born Feb. 19, 2001 . . . criminal justice major graduated in December 2022.
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