Tag: Adam Fakih

2020 Season Countdown: #92 Adam Fakih

Name: Adam Fakih
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 228 lbs.
High school: Detroit (MI) Country Day
Position: Linebacker
Class: Redshirt junior
Jersey number: #41
Last year: I ranked Fakih #82 and said he would be a backup linebacker and special teamer (LINK). He played in eleven games and made 3 tackles.
TTB Rating: N/A

Fakih is one of several talented walk-on linebackers on Michigan’s roster, and there have been years – not good years, but years nonetheless – where some of these guys would have been pushing for playing time. Instead, Fakih was limited to special teams, where he made 3 tackles on the kickoff team.

I expect more of the same for Fakih in 2020. Michigan has plenty of talented scholarship linebackers to handle the regular defensive duties, but Fakih’s role on special teams should remain consistent.

Prediction: Backup linebacker, special teamer

2019 Season Countdown: #82 Adam Fakih

Name: Adam Fakih
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 227 lbs.
High school: Detroit (MI) Country Day
Position: Linebacker
Class: Redshirt sophomore
Jersey number: #41
Last year: I ranked Fakih #104 and said he would be a backup linebacker (LINK). He played in one game.
TTB Rating: N/A

Fakih is in a tough spot as a backup linebacker on a team that doesn’t take its top linebackers off the field very much. But he’s doing work on the scout team, where he was named Scout Team Player of the Week twice during the 2018 season.

Coming out of high school, I thought Fakih could be a plugger at inside linebacker. He won’t be relied upon to play heavily this year, but he played some special teams against Nebraska last year, and he might see some snaps this year in the right situation. Either way, he’s a good program guy.

Prediction: Backup linebacker, special teamer

2018 Season Countdown: #104 Adam Fakih

Adam Fakih (image via CBS Sports)

Name: Adam Fakih
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 210 lbs.
High school: Beverly Hills (MI) Country Day
Position: Linebacker
Class: Redshirt freshman
Jersey number: #41
Last year: I did not rank Fakih. He redshirted.

I like Fakih, and I think he might end up being a Michael Wroblewski-like player before his career is finished in Ann Arbor. Depending on how hard he works in the weight room, he’s a guy who could earn some playing time. He’s a heady player who takes good angles, knows how to tackle, and can run a little bit. Plus he has the frame to add the necessary weight. Without a spring game, it’s tough to see what walk-ons are creeping up the depth chart, but Fakih has potential.

Prediction: Backup linebacker