Taylor Lewan Taylor Curtis Lewan ( born July 21 , 1991 ) is an American football player from Scottsdale , Arizona . He enrolled at the University of Michigan in 2009 and redshirted his freshman season . In 2010 , he took over the starting left tackle role from Mark Huyge in the fourth game versus Bowling Green . Lewan is currently the starter at left tackle for the 2012 Michigan Wolverines football team . He was second team All - Big Ten Conference following the 2011 Big Ten Conference football season for the 2011 team . He was named the 2012 Big Ten Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year and a 2012 All - Big Ten first team selection by both the coaches and the media for the 2012 team . Taylor was named First Team All - American by the Walter Camp Organization in 2012 . Early years . Lewan ' s father , Dave , was an offensive lineman at the University of Minnesota ( Dave Lewan played High School Football for Oakridge S . S . , in London , Ontario , Canada , when his father ' s job took him to London from Minnesota ) . Taylor Lewan played his first three years of high school for Cactus Shadows in Cave Creek , Arizona . He was a defensive end before transferring to Chaparral High School for his senior season , where he became an offensive lineman . He helped lead his team to Class 4A - I state championship game during his senior year . Lewan was rated as a four - star prospect by Rivals . com and scout . com . He was selected as the fifth - best player in the state of Arizona and the 194th player nationally by Rivals . com . He was listed as the No . 3 most athletic offensive lineman and the fifth - most agile offensive lineman according to Rivals . com . He was a SuperPrep All - American and the nation ' s No . 10 overall offensive line prospect . He was selected to participate in the Under Armour All - American game . University of Michigan . 2009 season . Taylor Lewan enrolled in Michigan ' s School of Kinesiology and redshirted his freshman season . 2010 season . Although Lewan did not play in the 2010 season opener , appeared in 11 games , including nine as a starter , during the 2010 season . He was rewarded with a starting role in the Bowling Green game . Michigan ' s offense displayed one of the top rushing attacks in the country , with quarterback Denard Robinson as the team ' s leading rusher behind protection by Lewan , David Molk , Patrick Omameh , Steven Schilling and Perry Dorrestein . However , Lewan also displayed a knack for ill - timed , drive - killing penalties , mostly for false starts and personal fouls . These were attributed to his youth and aggressive nature on the field . In the first quarter of the Purdue game , Lewan picked up a fumble and ran 11 yards with it . After the 2010 season , Lewan was named by CollegeFootballNews . com to its Freshman All - America second team . 2011 season . As a redshirt sophomore , Lewan was a starting offensive lineman for the 2011 Michigan Wolverines football team . After failing to draw a penalty in Michigan ' s early games , Lewan was praised for becoming a smarter player . He was Michigan ' s starting left tackle in the first seven games of the season and was named to Phil Steele ' s Midseason All - Big Ten second team . Following the 2011 Big Ten Conference football season , he earned second team All - conference recognition . He was an honorable mention All - American selectee by the " Pro Football Weekly " . 2012 season . Prior to the 2012 season , Lewan was selected by the media as one of five Big Ten Offensive players to watch along with teammate Denard Robinson as voted by the media . Following the season , he was named the Big Ten Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year and named to the All - Big Ten first team by both the coaches and the media . Personal life . Lewan gained cult status among some of the Michigan football followers after a short interview where he displayed a tattoo of a mustache he has on the inside of his right index finger . In the interview , he displays how the tattoo should be used , putting his finger on his upper lip , taking on an English gentleman voice and saying : " Listen Miss , I just wanna dance ! " His colorful personality on and off the field makes him a popular player on campus .