Michael Kilbane

2025 Junior: Recorded a sack and three tackles against Purdue (10/18)... Posted a career-high seven tackles at Nebraska (10/25). 2024 Sophomore: Appeared in 12 games, tallying 20 tackles, three tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks … Named Academic All-Big Ten … Totaled two tackles and one tackle for loss against Miami (Ohio) (8/31) … Recorded the first sack of his career, along with a season-high three tackles, in a win over Eastern Illinois (9/14) … Recorded two tackles in back-to-back games against Washington (9/21) and Indiana (10/5) … Registered a sack in a win at Maryland (10/11) … Recorded three tackles at Iowa (10/26) … Notched 0.5 sacks and two tackles in a win at Purdue (11/2). 2023 First-Year: Played in eight games, totaling 11 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries … Made his collegiate debut against Howard (10/7) … Recorded a career-high two quarterback hurries in a win over Maryland (10/28) … Posted first career tackle against Iowa (11/4) … Tallied two tackles versus Purdue (11/18) … Recorded a career-high four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in a win over Illinois (11/25) … Notched two tackles against Utah in Las Vegas Bowl (12/23). High School: Rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals, and ranked as the No. 11 player in Ohio … By 247Sports, rated as a three-star prospect, and ranked as the No. 18 player in Ohio and No. 54 edge nationally … Attended St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio, where he set the career sacks record with 37 … During his senior season, tallied 152 tackles and 20.5 sacks, a single-season school record, while leading the Eagles to their second consecutive Division 1 state title … Two-time MaxPreps All-American … 2022 cleveland.com Co-Defensive Player of the Year … Was high school teammates with Troy Regovich … Chose Northwestern over Penn State, Iowa, and Indiana.