Joel Foreman Class: Junior Hometown: Highland, Mich. High School: Milford Height / Weight: 6-4 / 310 Position: OG Experience: 2L

Fourth-year player enters his third season as the starting left guard . . . two-year letterman has played in 25 career games, including 23 starts at left guard . . . preseason All-Big Ten selection by Sporting News (first team), Lindy's (second team), Athlon Sports (second team) and Phil Steele's College Football Preview (third team).

2009 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Named to ESPN.com's Big Ten All-Bowl Team for his performance in the 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl vs. Texas Tech . . . First-Team All-Sophomore selection by CollegeFootballNews.com . . . named third-team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele . . . honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by coaches and media . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection for the second straight year . . . started 12 games at left guard (DNP vs. Wisconsin due to an ankle injury) in 2009 . . . did not allow a sack in the regular season (approximately 300 passing plays) . . . selected Lineman of the Week three times: vs. Montana State, Western Michigan and Purdue . . . after missing the second half at Notre Dame and the entire game at Wisconsin with an ankle injury, returned to the starting lineup against Michigan and played a season-high 81 snaps.

2008 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Earned first-team Freshman All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News, Rivals.com and Phil Steele . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . started 11 of 13 games at left guard . . . played a key role in helping produce the NCAA's fourth-leading rusher, Javon Ringer, who averaged 125.9 yards per game . . . recorded a season-high three pancake blocks in Michigan State's 35-21 victory at Michigan, as Ringer rushed for 194 yards and two scores . . . allowed only two sacks in nearly 350 passing plays during the regular season.

2007 SEASON: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to PrepStar's All-Midwest Team . . . ranked among the state's top 30 seniors by the Detroit Free Press (No. 19) and The Detroit News (No. 26) . . . earned first-team all-state (Division 1) honors from the Detroit Free Press . . . selected all-area by The Oakland Press and All-Metro North by The Detroit News . . . named Kensington Valley Conference Offensive MVP in 2006 . . . three-year starter on both sides of the football for Coach Pat Fox at Milford High School in Highland, Mich. . . . served as the team's offensive captain as a senior . . . anchored an offensive line that helped the Mavericks rush for 3,300 yards in 2006 . . . helped Milford roll up some impressive single-game rushing totals, including 365 yards vs. Brighton, 355 vs. Flint Carman-Ainsworth and 290 vs. Rockford . . . recorded 42 tackles as a senior, including seven sacks . . . earned all-area and all-league honors as a junior . . . key figure on an offensive line that helped produce four 1,000-yard rushers over the last three seasons . . . registered 105 career tackles, including 17 sacks . . . also lettered in track and field . . . son of Rick and Boni Foreman . . . born Sept. 13, 1988 . . . majoring in criminal justice.