Mike Sainristil

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Mike Sainristil
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Sainristil with Michigan in 2023
Michigan Wolverines–No. 0
Position Cornerback
ClassGraduate student
Personal information
Born: (2000-10-03) October 3, 2000 (age 23)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight182 lb (83 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Everett (Everett, Massachusetts)
Career highlights and awards

Mike Sainristil (born October 3, 2000) is a Haitian-born American football cornerback. He played college football at the University of Michigan. Sainristil was an All-American en route to winning a national championship in 2023.

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Early life and high school

Sainristil was born in 2000 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. His father was the newsroom director at a radio station and received threats after the 2000 Haitian presidential election. As a result, the family fled from Haiti when Sainristil was seven months old. [1] The family settled in Everett, Massachusetts, where Sainristil attended Everett High School. [2]

Sainristil was the 2018 Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior, playing wide receiver and defensive back. He caught 30 passes for 762 yards and 12 touchdowns, leading the Everett Crimson Tide (10-1) to the Division 1 North Sectional semifinals. Sainristil also recorded six interceptions in the secondary, including three in one game. He concluded his high school career with 28 receiving touchdowns. [3]

College career

Sainristil at media day of the 2024 CFP National Championship 2024-0106-Mike Sainristil.jpg
Sainristil at media day of the 2024 CFP National Championship

In November 2018, he committed to play college football at the University of Michigan. [4] He enrolled early and turned heads in Michigan's 2019 spring practice. [5] [6] Michigan's defensive coaches sought to use him as a cornerback, but the offensive staff won out in having him as a wide receiver. [7]

Despite his strong showing in spring practice, Sainristil saw limited time as a true freshman, catching eight passes for 145 yards and his first collegiate touchdown against Notre Dame, on October 26, 2019, totaling 73 yards in the game. [6] [8]

With the departure of receivers Donovan Peoples-Jones, Tarik Black, and Nico Collins, Sainristil played a larger role in Michigan's offense during the 2020 and 2021 season. [9] [10] [11]

In 2022, Sainristil was moved to cornerback. [12] [13] He finished his first collegiate season season on defense with 58 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 7 pass breakups and his first career interception on a pass throw by Max Duggan in the Fiesta Bowl. [14] He was named All-Big Ten honorable mention following the season.

In 2023, Sainristil was voted a captain for a second consecutive season for Michigan’s national championship team. [15] He was named a first-team All-American by The Sporting News, ESPN and FOX, [16] finishing the season with 44 tackles, 1 sack, 6 interceptions, 2 returned for touchdowns and 2 forced fumbles. [17]

On January 8, 2024, Sainristil recorded the game clinching interception in the national championship game, intercepting Washington’s Michael Penix and returning it 81 yards. [18]

College statistics
YearGReceivingRushingReturns
RecYdsAvgTDAttYdsAvgTDRetYdsAvgTD
2019 13814518.11000.00100.00
2020 678211.72000.00122.00
2021 142231214.22177.0022713.50
Career [19] 333753914.65177.004297.30

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 9+3⁄8 in
(1.76 m)		182 lb
(83 kg)		30+7⁄8 in
(0.78 m)		8+1⁄2 in
(0.22 m)		4.47 s1.51 s2.58 s4.01 s6.95 s40.0 in
(1.02 m)		10 ft 11 in
(3.33 m)		14 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [20] [21]

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