Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng holds the WLB · Starter spot in Michigan Wolverines’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng is a sophomore weakside linebacker for Michigan, wearing No. 12. The 6'1", 217-pound defender from Hyattsville, Maryland, attended IMG Academy before joining the Wolverines. As a four-star recruit ranked 145th overall in the 2025 class, Owusu-Boateng recorded four total tackles in 2025, including one solo stop and one quarterback hurry. He returns to the program for the 2026 season.

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