Micah Pollard

Class:
Junior
Position:
LB
Height:
6-2
Weight:
234
Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.
High School:
Bartram Trail

CAREER HIGHS

• Tackles: 3, 2x - last vs. ECU (Sept. 2,  2023)
• Solos: 2 - vs. Hawaii (Sept. 10,  2022)
• Asst: 2, 2x - last vs. ECU (Sept. 2,  2023)
• TFLs: none
• Sacks: none
• Int: none
• FR: none
• PBUs: none

At Michigan
• Three-time letter winner (2022-23-24)
• Appeared in 30 games, playing linebacker in eight

Junior (2024)
• Appeared in two games on special teams to earn his third varsity letter
• Contributed on special teams against Fresno State (Aug. 31), Texas (Sept. 7)

Sophomore (2023)
• Appeared in all 15 games on special teams, playing linebacker in four; made seven tackles to earn his second varsity letter
• Notched three tackles playing linebacker and special teams against ECU (Sept. 2)
• Played linebacker and contributed on special teams against UNLV (Sept. 9), Bowling Green (Sept. 16)
• Played on special teams against Rutgers (Sept. 23), Indiana (Oct. 14), at Penn State (Nov. 11), at Maryland (Nov. 18), against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2), against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1)
• Made one solo tackle playing on special teams at Nebraska (Sept. 30)
• Played on special teams and at linebacker against Purdue (Nov. 4), at Minnesota (Oct. 7), at Michigan State (Oct. 21)
• Assisted on one tackle playing special teams against Ohio State (Nov. 25)
• Assisted on one tackle playing special teams against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)

Freshman (2022)
• Appeared in 12 games on special teams, playing linebacker in four; made eight tackles to earn his first varsity letter
• Named Special Teams Freshman of the Game following his performance against Colorado State, Penn State
• Made his U-M debut playing linebacker against Colorado State (Sept. 3) and registered one solo tackle
• Registered three tackles from the linebacker spot against Hawaii (Sept. 10)
• From the linebacker spot, contributed snaps against UConn (Sept. 17)
• Contributed on special teams against Maryland (Sept. 24), Michigan State (Oct. 29), at Indiana (Oct. 8)
• Assisted on one tackle playing kickoff coverage at Iowa (Oct. 1)
• Made a solo tackle playing kickoff coverage against Penn State (Oct. 15)
• Assisted on two tackles playing linebacker and contributing on special teams at Rutgers (Nov. 5)
• Contributed on special teams against Nebraska (Nov. 12)
• Contributed on special teams against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3)
• Contributed on special teams against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Prep
• Attended Bartram Trail High School (2022) coached by Darrell Sutherland
• Helped lead the team to a 9-3 record and an 8A R1 division title as a senior in 2021
• His junior season, the Bears were 10-2 and appeared in the regional final

Key Statistics
• As a junior in 2020, made 55 tackles, including 22 for loss, with 11 sacks, two forced fumbles and an interceptions
• Began his high school career as a defensive back before switching to linebacker when he made the jump to varsity

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of three stars; the No. 683 overall player nationally, the No. 70 linebacker and the No. 99 player in Florida
• Named a three-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 89 linebacker in the country and the No. 100-ranked player in the state of Florida
• Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 369 player in the region, the No. 64 linebacker and the No. 120 player in the state of Florida
• Rivals.com three-star prospect, the No. 41 linebacker and the No. 86 player in Florida
• On3.com three-star consensus rating, the No. 613 player in the country, the No. 65 linebacker and No. 83 player in the state of Florida
• On3.com rating of three stars, the No. 49 linebacker in the nation and the No. 63 player in Florida

Personal
• Micah Pollard was born February 12, 2004
• Son of Marcus and Amani Pollard
• During his senior season, Micah raised money in the name of his sister, Ayris, for the Cerebral Palsy Foundation, donating with each sack he recorded and encouraging others to do the same
• Father, Marcus, played basketball at Bradley University and was signed by the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL as an undrafted free agent
• Marcus Pollard played 14 seasons in the NFL for the Colts, Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks, and Atlanta Falcons, and now works as the Director of Player Development for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Nephew of U-M All-American wide receiver Braylon Edwards, who played eight NFL seasons with the Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks