Mark Messner
Defensive Tackle
Defensive Tackle, 1987, 1988
A quick, smart defensive lineman, Messner became Michigan's all-time leader in tackles for loss (70) and yards lost (376). The explosive down lineman from Hartland, MI. was the Wolverines' sack leader in 1985, '86 and '87. The two-time All-American selection started all 49 games of his career after redshirting in 1984. He was the MVP of the Fiesta Bowl by registering nine tackles, forcing a fumble and later recovering another in the Wolverines' 27-23 win over Nebraska. He was later drafted by the Los Angeles Rams.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Tackles | Pass Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | GP | S | A | T | TFL | Sacks | F-R | | | PBU | Int | YDS | tds | ||||||||||
| 198 | 12 | 39 | 32 | 71 | 14-120 | 11-92 | 2 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1986 | 13 | 48 | 21 | 69 | 10-72 | 7-64 | 1 | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1987 | 12 | 56 | 13 | 69 | 20-84 | 10-65 | 1 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1988 | 12 | 53 | 19 | 72 | 26-100 | 8-52 | 2 | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 49 | 196 | 85 | 281 | 70-376 | 36-273 | 6 | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
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