Justin March

Height:
6-0
Weight:
222
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Danville, Ill.
High School:
Danville HS

as aSophomore (2012): Played and started in 11 games ... wasnot in the lineup versus Miami (Ohio) (Sept. 29) ... closed out theseason third on the team in tackles, with 62 (35 unassisted) ...also responsible for two tackles for loss (two yards) ... postedone interception in the season opener versus UCF (Aug. 30) ...tallied three pass breakups, one each versus Morgan State (Sept.15), at Central Michigan (Oct. 27) and against UMass (Nov. 10)... had a career-high 11 tackles (eight unassisted) versusUMass ... 10 stops (six unassisted) against Northern Illinois (Oct.20) ... given the team's Harry "Doc" Smith Award as mostoutstanding defensive player in the sophomore class.

as a Freshman (2011): Played in all 12 games ... made twostarts at linebacker ... registered 36 tackles (25 assisted) ...made a season-high nine stops (six assisted) at Cincinnati (Sept.17) ... had five tackles in both the Kent State (Nov. 12) andBuffalo (Nov. 19) games ... credited with 1.5 tackles-for-loss (7yards) ... assisted on one sack (6 yards) versus FIU (Oct. 8) ...broke up a pass in the season finale at Western Michigan (Nov.25).

at Danville HS: Four-year letterwinner ... duringhis senior season was named first-team all-conference, first-teamall-area and all-area player of the year ... team captain ...competed in the state East-West All-Star game ... recorded 153tackles as a senior and 203 stops as a junior ... nine career sacks(six as a junior) ... team won the conference championship in bothhis junior and senior season ... three-year letterwinner inbasketball and a two-year letter-winner in baseball.

Personal: Born July 5, 1993 ... son of Randy andMichelle Lillard ... has four siblings.