Pos.: Offensive Guard

Ht./Wt: 6-3 • 367

School: Cass Tech H.S.

Hometown: Detroit

Measurables

• Has run a 5.52 40-yard dash and benches presses 405 pounds.

High School Career

• Three-year starter on both sides of the line at Cass Tech.

• Helped lead Cass Tech to an 11-3 record and state Division I runner-up finish as a senior.

• Reportedly paved the way for over 2,800 yards rushing for the Cass Tech offense, giving up only two sacks all season for a team that threw for 3,000-plus yards. He also notched 10 pancakes.

• As a junior, helped lead Cass Tech to a 12-1 record and the state Division I semifinals, a 30-15 loss to Saline. Paved the way for future Ohio State running back Mike Weber, who notched 2,265 yards rushing and 29 TDs.

• Helped lead Cass Tech to the Detroit Public School League title as a sophomore in 2013.

Honors

• Selected to the Detroit Free Press Dream Team of the best players in the state as a senior and to The Detroit News Dream Team as a junior and a senior.

• Picked to the Mlive.com Detroit Dream Team as a junior and senior.

All-Star Games And Camps

• Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, Jan. 9, in San Antonio.

Recruitment

• Visited Michigan State (twice), Ohio State, Notre Dame and Penn State, in addition to Michigan before committing to U-M June 2, 2015.

• Visited Michigan State unofficially in September, was offered by the Spartans Jan. 18 and took an official visit to the school Jan. 22.

• Onwenu confirmed his Michigan pledge on Feb. 2.

Notable

• Born December 10, 1997.

• His high school coach, Thomas Wilcher, played running back at Michigan in the 1980s.

• Wolverines from Cass Tech include redshirt sophomore guard David Dawson, senior safety Delano Hill and senior cornerback Jourdan Lewis.

• Other former Wolverines from Cass Tech include tackle William Campbell (2013), defensive end Curtis Greer (1979) and running back Harlan Huckleby (1979).

2016 Projection

Onwenu wants to lose 30 pounds before he arrives at Michigan, and much of his first year at U-M will likely consist of getting his body in shape. He's powerful but raw and will likely need to improve his footwork to cope with Big Ten pass rushers before he sees the field at Michigan.

They Said It

Rivals.com Midwest Recruiting Analyst Josh Helmholdt: "Obviously at his size he is a giant young man, but he's very athletic at that size. His size gives him an immediate strtength advantage over almost every defensive lineman he goes against. He's definitely an interior lineman, and in that role, as long as he keeps the action is in front of him, he'll be very difficult for a defensive lineman to get around. He is one of those guards defensive linemen hate to see because he is such a difficult matchup for them."

Cass Tech Head Coach Thomas Wilcher: "He's very quick and agile for such a large young man. He was born a big kid, and he knows how to move that weight. On top of that, he's very strong. He's got some super-human strength ... He's not an overweight kid. He's just a big kid - big thighs, big legs, big hips, big broad shoulders. He's one massive young man."