TJ Guy

Senior edge rusher for Michigan. 2025: 2 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 17 tackles.

EDGE · Michigan · Sr. · #4

6′4″ · 250 lb · Mansfield, MA

CFB Index 40 · #273 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceReturning to Michigan for 2026

How he plays

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.

Sacks: 80th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

sacks · 2025

2.5 TFL · 17 tackles · 2 hurries

Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Purdue

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 edge rusher for Michigan. 2025: 2 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 17 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan in 2021.

The full story, with sources

TJ Guy

EDGE · Michigan · Sr · #4

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. TJ Guy has been at Michigan through three head coaches in five seasons. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Oklahoma, Week 2, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Michigan12-2HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning

2022Michigan13-1HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2024Michigan8-5HC: Sherrone Moore · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2025Michigan9-4HC: Biff Poggi · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

40Below cohort / limited sample #273 of 420?

Medium confidenceFading7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#487 / 2975 · 80th pct

2.0

QB hurries#634 / 2975 · 72nd pct

Tackles for loss#1222 / 2975 · 56th pct

2.5

Solo tackles#1622 / 2975 · 44th pct

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

Tackles#2235 / 2975 · 24th pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	2.0	0.2	0.2	0.0
Road6g	1.5	0.2	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.6	0.1	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	1.8	0.4	0.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kyle Whittingham

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

40 · #273 of 420 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #273 at the position.

2026 outlook

In the mix for All-Big Ten

Based on 2025: #5 of 8 Big Ten EDGEs

How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed

35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Michigan	17	13	2.5	2.0	--	1	--
2024	Michigan	32	16	7.0	5.5	--	--	--
2023	Michigan	10	5	1.5	1.0	--	--	--
2022	Michigan	3	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2021	Michigan	2	1	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		64	36	12.0	9.5	--	1	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 34-17vs New Mexico	1	1	0.0	0.0	1
Wk 2	L 13-24@ Oklahoma	3	2	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 30-27@ Nebraska	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 24-10vs Wisconsin	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 13-31@ USC	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 31-20@ Michigan State	1	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 10	W 21-16vs Purdue	4	3	1.0	1.0	—	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 12	W 24-22@ Northwestern	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 45-20@ Maryland	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	L 9-27vs Ohio State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Total		17	13	2.5	2.0	1