Martin attended Detroit Catholic Central High School in Novi, Michigan, where he was a multi-sport athlete competing in football, wrestling and track and field.

In football, he recorded 206.5 tackles for Catholic Central and was selected as the Gatorade Player of the Year in Michigan for 2007.

[4][5][6] Sources: Martin had been a fan of Michigan football since childhood and gave his oral commitment to head coach Lloyd Carr during an official visit in 2007.

[2][7][8] When Carr retired after the 2007 season, Martin withdrew his oral commitment and was heavily recruited by both Notre Dame and Michigan State.

[3] Martin enrolled at the University of Michigan in the fall of 2008 and played on the Wolverines' defensive line as a true freshman.

[10] Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez said, "I don't know if I've ever had a true freshman defensive lineman, I guess, as Division I ready as Mike has been.

"[11] Martin earned freshman All-American honors and led Michigan's freshmen with 20 tackles.

[1] Martin has credited his wrestling technique with helping him against bigger opponents: "It's leverage; it's getting under a guy.

[12] In the winter prior to the 2010 season, Martin underwent surgery to repair a shoulder injury that he sustained during his freshman year.

[1] At the start of the 2010 football season, Martin said he felt 110% following the surgery and added, "It feels good to play healthy.

Martin was selected by ESPN.com as one of Michigan's two "weight room warriors" for his 505-pound bench press and 700-pound squat.

"[14] Despite the poor performance of Michigan's defense in the first part of the 2010 season, Dave Dye of Fox Sports Detroit praised Martin's performance:"Martin is the exception on a lousy Michigan defense.

"[14]Following the 2010 season, Martin was selected as a second-team All-Big Ten Conference player by the coaches and received an honorable mention from the media.

"[36] On October 2, Martin was fined $15,750 for hitting Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck.

On August 28, 2016, Martin was on Eagles roster through the season, but was placed on IR due to knee injury.