Mike Green (defensive end)
Michael Green is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers and Marshall Thundering Herd, being named the 2024 Sun Belt Player of the Year with the latter after leading all FBS players with 17 sacks. He was selected by the Ravens in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Early life
Green was born on July 28, 2003 in Newport News, Virginia. He attended Lafayette High School in Williamsburg, Virginia. He played linebacker and tight end in high school. He committed to the University of Virginia to play college football.College career
As a true freshman at Virginia in 2021, Green played in six games and had four tackles and one sack. After not playing in any games in 2022, he entered the transfer portal and transferred to Marshall University.In his first year at Marshall in 2023, he had 43 tackles and 4.5 sacks.
Green returned to Marshall as a starter in 2024 where he led the nation with 17 sacks. This set a Sunbelt single season record and also tied Cecil Fletcher for the Marshall single season record. He helped the Herd to their first ever Sun Belt Conference Championship. Following the championship game he declared for the 2025 NFL draft.