Giovanni El-Hadi
American football player (born 2003)
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Giovanni El-Hadi (born August 3, 2003) is an American football offensive guard. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, winning three consecutive Big Ten Conference titles and a national championship in 2023.
_(cropped).jpg) El-Hadi with the Michigan Wolverines in 2022 | |
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| Position | Offensive guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 3, 2003 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 326 lb (148 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Adlai E. Stevenson (Sterling Heights, Michigan) |
| College | Michigan (2021–2025) |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
El-Hadi attended Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Sterling Heights, Michigan. He was rated as a four-star recruit and the 76th overall recruit in the class of 2021[by whom?], committing to play college football for the Michigan Wolverines over offers from other schools such as Central Michigan, Indiana, Iowa State, Penn State, Purdue, and Western Michigan.[1][2]
College career
As a freshman in 2021, El-Hadi took a redshirt.[3] In 2022, he played in 14 games with three starts, as he helped the offensive line win the Joe Moore Award.[4][5] In 2023, El-Hadi appeared in 15 games as a reserve as he helped Michigan to National Championship win.[6] El-Hadi entered the 2024 season as the team's starting right guard.[7] He started all 13 games at guard for the Wolverines.[8] In 2025, El-Hadi was a third-team All-Big Ten selection in 2025.