Michigan Wolverine Football Depth Chart 2005

Michigan Football Depth Chart 2005

Offense

Game-2005	Rushing	Passing	Total	First Downs	3rd/4th Down	Red Zone	Red Zone Points	Total Points	Plays	Time	Turnovers	Turnovers Created	Sacks Allowed	Sacks	Punts	Blocked Punts
Northern Illinos	208	239	447	29	12 of 19	6	23	33	81	35:09:00	1	5	0	1	1	0
Notre Dame	114	223	337	15	7 of 22	3	0	10	73	29:04:00	2	2	2	3	8	0
Eastern Michigan	232	233	455	30	10 of 14	8	48	55	84	36:20:00	0	1	2	2	2	0
Wisconsin	143	258	401	17	6 of 15	3	10	20	70	25:29:00	1	1	2	3	5	0
Michigan State	232	256	488	21	8 of 20	6	27	34	79	30:32:00	2	2	2	2	4	0
Minnesota	94	155	249	19	4 of 15	3	10	20	63	27:10:00	0	1	3	0	6	0
Penn State	163	212	375	21	9 of 19	4	17	27	75	29:11:00	1	2	3	1	6	0
Iowa	122	220	342	19	5 of 13	3	16	23	63	32:27:00	2	1	0	2	6	0
Northwestern	253	174	427	22	6 of 19	5	23	33	88	38:01:00	4	3	2	1	3	0
Indiana	216	209	425	26	11 of 21	6	34	41	86	36:10:00	1	1	3	2	3	0
Ohio State	32	223	255	17	6 of 15	4	21	21	61	28:21:00	0	2	1	1	4	0
Alamo Bowl vs. Nebraska	130	270	400	23	6 of 19	6	28	28	85	31:21:00	3	2	4	5	7	0
Totals	1939	2672	4611	259	90 of 211	51	257	345	908	346:48:00	17	23	24	23	55	0

Quarterback
Henne
Bass/Gutierrez
Kastl/Wilde

Henne, Chad

So.

6'2"

226

Starter

4.6

n/a

270

n/a

3.5

Gutierrez, Matt

Jr.

6'4"

231

Backup

4.82

33"

n/a

1070

3.3

Kastl, Jeff

Jr.

6'3"

227

Walk-on

n/a

Forcier, Jason

Fr.

6'2"

214

Redshirt

4.57

33"

n/a

1080

Wilde, Matt

Jr.

6'2"

200

Walk-on

n/a

Comments: Henne ends up with 223 of 382 for 2526 yards, 23 TDs, 22 sacks and 8 interceptions; this gave him an efficiency rating of 129.6 (7th in the Big Ten and 46th nationally) and plus/minus of +15. Henne did a nice job scrambling in the Alamo Bowl, and scored his first rushing TD. Our scoring offense and total offense (49th nationally) were ranked 9th and 8th in the Big Ten respectively. Our red zone offense ranked 7th and 3rd down efficiency was 8th in the Big Ten.

Coach Scot Loeffler has done a nice job recruiting and developing our quarterbacks, and Offensive Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach, Terry Malone, is "hot and cold" with his play calling. His red zone play calls have been particularly suspect.

Gutierrez was 14 for 22 for 133 yards, 7 rushes and two sacks for 3 net yards in a limited back up role (EMU and Indiana). Antonio Bass was 1 of 1 for 13 yards. Forcier redshirts as Kastl was our 3rd quarterback. Steve Breaston and Antonio Bass both appeared at quarterback this season in the red zone in an effort to keep defenses off balance.

Blocking Back (H-Back)
Will Paul
B.Thompson/Olguigbo

Thompson, Brian

FB-H Back

Jr.

6'2"

237

Starter

4.65

n/a

3.4

Paul, Will

FB-H Back

So.

6'3"

261

Backup

4.6

n/a

340

3.3

Oluigbo, Obi

FB-H Back

Jr.

6'0"

230

Backup

n/a

Criswell, Andre

FB-H Back

Fr.

6'1"

248

Recruit

n/a

2.9

Van Beek, Eric

FB-H Back

Fr.

5'11"

229

Walk-on

n/a

Comments: Thompson caught 2 TD passes in 6 total catches for 41 yards. Since we don't have fullbacks at Michigan; Will Paul is our "blocking Ram" in short yardage and Red Zone. Paul started against Northwestern, Indiana and Ohio State, and Mike Massey also saw action at "blocking back." Oluigbo hasn't played much at all in 11 games. None of our "blocking backs" have carried the ball this season. An offensive scheme that only uses one running back is an incomplete scheme.

Tailback
Hart/Grady/Bass/Bradley

Hart, Mike

So.

5'9"

193

Starter

4.4

n/a

300

1080

3.75

Grady, Kevin

Fr.

5'9"

227

Backup

4.48

n/a

350

n/a

2.7

Jackson, Jerome

Jr.

5'11"

200

Backup

4.45

n/a

315

n/a

Martin, Max

So.

6'1"

216

Backup

4.45

n/a

400

24/1070

2.5

Bradley, Alijah

Jr.

5'6"

176

Walk-on

n/a

Simpson, Mister

Fr.

5'10"

207

Recruit

4.55

35.8"

375

n/a

3.5

Hamel, Scott

Sr.

5'10"

207

Walk-on

n/a

Eldridge, Jason

Sr.

5'8"

184

Walk-on

n/a

Comments: Hart netted 662 net yards in 150 attempts for an 82.8 per game average, 4 TDs plus 16 catches for 154 yards and one TD. Grady netted 483 net yards on 121 carries with 5 TDs; he also has caught 14 passes for 113 yards. Jerome Jackson had 228 yards on 54 carries with a game winning TD against Iowa plus 2 other TDs; however, he was unable to play in the Alamo Bowl. Jackson twisted his ankle during Ohio State week, and didn't play a down in the last two games. Martin didn't play much after his fumble against Iowa, and his costly fumble at Wisconsin; he netted 226 net yards on 53 carries and 2 TDs. Martin didn't travel with the team to the Alamo Bowl, and was suspended for unspecified team violations. Alijah Bradley had 19 carries for 83 yards, and one catch for 15 yards. Coach Fred Jackson has done a nice job developing our running backs, but the scheme that uses only one of two backs as an offensive threat is suspect. Notre Dame has knocked out our starting tailback two years in a row.

Flanker
Manningham
Breaston/Bass

Manningham, Mario

Fr.

6'0"

183

Starter

4.4

n/a

3.2

Breaston, Steve

Jr.

6'1"

178

Backup

4.4

n/a

890

3.2

Bass, Antonio

Fr.

6'0"

197

Backup

4.4

n/a

355

Dutch, Doug

Fr.

5"10"

191

Backup

4.3

n/a

330

1000

3.8

Smith, Landon

Jr.

5'8"

171

Walk-on

n/a

Jordan, Tyrone

Fr.

5'10"

187

Walk-on

n/a

Comments: Super Mario Manningham had 27 catches for 433 yards, and 6 TDs plus 5 runs for 37 yards. His backup, Steve Breaston had 26 catches for 291 yards plus 2 TDs (one 52 yarder against Iowa), and ran for 104 yards in 9 carries; he also had 29 punt returns for 356 yards and 23 kickoff returns for 646 yards and 1 TD against Minnesota. Dutch had 4 catches for 34 yards after appearing in 6 games, and 2 punt returns for 9 yards.

Wide Receiver
Avant-Co-Captain
Tabb/Dutch

Avant, Jason

Sr.

6'1"

213

Co-Captain

4.4

39"

300

2.9

Tabb, Carl

Jr.

6'2"

196

Backup

4.3

42"

245

3.8

Arrington, Adrian

So.

6'3"

187

Injury

4.46

n/a

225

n/a

3.43

Savoy, Laterryal

Fr.

6'2"

207

Redshirt

4.59

37"

300

2.8

Cischke, Brad

Sr.

6'4"

209

Walk-on

n/a

Wright, Ben

So.

5'9"

182

Walk-on

n/a

Norris, Kevin

Fr.

6'1"

175

Walk-on

n/a

Comments: First Team All Big Ten, Jason Avant led our team with 82 catches for 1007 yards and 8 TDs; he ranks 11th nationally in receptions and 23rd in receiving yardage. Tabb had 12 catches for 96 yards and got his first start as a Wolverine against Minnesota. Arrington redshirts this season after his ankle injury, but didn't make the travel team to the Alamo Bowl and was suspended with Max Martin for unspecified violations. Bass has seen action at wide receiver, tailback and quarterback, and had 8 catches for 64 yards, 19 carries for 81 yards, one of one in passing for 13 yards and two fumbles. Savoy redshirts, and may move to safety in Spring. When Avant leaves, there will be an open position in 2006, the competition appear to start with Bass. Arrington, Tabb and Savoy will also be possibilities along with Dutch.

Tight End
Ecker
Massey/Massaquoi

Massaquoi, Tim	88	TE	1	Sr.	6'4"	252	Starter	4.5	38"	255	810	2.5
Ecker, Tyler	89	TE	2	Jr.	6'6"	251	Backup	4.52	n/a	270	21	3.5
Massey, Mike	83	TE	3	Fr.	6'4"	238	Backup	4.7	n/a	285	980	2.5
Butler, Carson	85	TE	4	Fr.	6'4"	245	Recruit	4.6	n/a	n/a	n/a	2.9

Comments: Ecker had 21 catches for 285 yards and 2 TDs. Massaquoi had 11 catches for 86 yards, and didn't play in the Alamo Bowl. Massey had 8 catches for 51 yards and two TDs against Northwestern and Nebraska. 40 catches from the Tight End position in 12 games with four TDs isn't much of a contribution. I think Coach Malone could do a better job involving the tight end appropriately in plays and play calling. If one considers the one dimensional approach by Malone with not involving the tight end or blocking back, we limit our skill players to 4 with 7 blockers. This approach is easy for defenses to prepare for, and to limit our effectiveness. We are simply a mediocre offense with our best skill players underutilized. Carson Butler redshirts, and should contribute next year.

Right Tackle
Long

Riley, Rueben	72	RT	1	Jr.	6'3"	311	Starter	4.95	32"	455	19	3.55
Kolodziej, Mike	76	RT	2	Jr.	6'7"	323	Backup	4.95	n/a	320	20	3.7
Gallimore, Brett	74	RT	3	Fr.	6'4"	309	Backup	5.1	24"	350	n/a	2.7
Long, Jake	77	RT	4	So.	6'7"	330	Injury-ankle	5	n/a	380	n/a	2.9
Zirbel, Cory	75	RT	5	Fr.	6'5"	291	Redshirt	5.1	n/a	365	19	3.1

Comments: Long started the Alamo Bowl, and allowed one sack as Cryder got by him. Gallimore saw little action after redshirting in 2004. Zirbel redshirts in 2005.

Right Guard
Lentz-Sr.
Mitchell

Lentz, Matt	67	RG	1	Sr.	6'6"	311	Starter	5.2	n/a	375	n/a	n/a
Ciulla, Jeremy	70	RG	2	Fr.	6'4"	300	Backup	5	n/a	325	1100	3.6
Sharrow, Pat	68	RG	3	So.	6'5"	298	Backup	4.9	n/a	390	17	3.6
Schifano, Justin	78	RG	4	Fr.	6'4"	325	Recruit	5.07	n/a	400	1220	3.5
Lyall, Patrick	60	RG	5	Fr.	6'0"	289	Walk-on	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Comments: 1st Team All Big Ten Matt Lentz had a solid year, and Carr called his a "champion" after the Penn State win. Ciulla is seeing playing time at both guard positions, but Mitchell is the first back up with Kraus out. Schifano redshirts.

Center
Bihl or Kraus

2005 MICHIGAN Football Player	#	Position	Depth	Class	Height	Weight	Status	40 yd. Dash	Vertical Jump	Bench Press Maximum	Highest ACT (36) or SAT I (1600)	Grade Point Average in High School
Kraus, Adam	57	C	1	So.	6'6"	307	Starter	4.9	29"	300	25	2.7
Bihl, Mark	54	C	2	Jr.	6'5"	303	Backup	4.84	36"	340	19	3.7
McAvoy, Tim	62	C	4	Fr.	6'5"	278	Recruit	4.8	n/a	n/a	24	3.3
Moosman, David	60	C	4	Fr.	6'4"	297	Recruit	5.3	n/a	360	27	2.9

Comments: Kraus did a good job as starter, but went down at Northwestern with a sprained knee and hasn't played since; he did play a few plays in the Alamo Bowl. Bihl did a good job starting in Kraus' absence. Sharrow did see some action against Indiana. McAvoy redshirts after back surgery, but did play against Indiana unless it was really Saigh playing as they have the same number. Moosman had shoulder surgery January 7th and also redshirts.

Left Guard
Riley
Mitchell

Henige, Leo

Sr.

6'4"

328

Starter

5.2

n/a

375

n/a

Ciulla, Jeremy

Fr.

6'4"

300

Backup

n/a

325

1100

3.6

Schoonover, David

Sr.

6'3"

290

Backup

n/a

Saigh, Jon

Fr.

6'5"

297

Walk-on

n/a

DeBenedictis, Grant

Fr.

6'5"

294

Injury-Knee

4.93

n/a

330

31/1370

3.75

Comments: Henige broke his leg against Ohio State so Riley started the Alamo Bowl. Schoonover has also played, and DeBenedictis is out for the season with a knee injury.

Left Tackle
Stenavich
Mitchell

Stenavich, Adam	79	LT	1	Sr.	6'5"	321	Starter	5	n/a	320	26	3.9
Mitchell, Alex	73	LT	2	Fr.	6'5"	314	Backup	5.1	24"	405	21	3.4
Ortmann, Mark	71	LT	3	Fr.	6'6"	288	Recruit	5.06	n/a	350	1130	3.9

Comments: Two time First Team All Big Ten, Adam Stenavich left the Ohio State game, and Riley finished the game. Stenavich did a nice job on Carriker in the Alamo Bowl. Kolodziej also moved over to spell him when he went down. Ortmann redshirts.

Offensive Line

Left Tackle	Left Guard	Center	Right Guard	Right Tackle
Stenavich	Riley	Bihl	Lentz	Long
Mitchell	Kraus	Kraus	Mitchell	Riley
Riley	Mitchell	Sharrow	Ciulla	Gallimore
Galimore	Ciulla	Mitchell	Sharrow	Mitchell

Offensive Line Coach, Andy Moeller, has done a nice job keeping this group together and improving despite injuries. Team averaged 161.6 net rushing yards per game, and this ranked us 8th in the Big Ten and 40th nationally. In our losses, we netted 34 against the Bucks, 94 against the Gophers, 114 against the Irish, 130 against the Cornhuskers and 143 against the Badgers. Teams recognize that if they can stop our run, and force us to beat them in the air, they have a chance. We really must improve in this area as we recruit and maintain more offensive lineman than any other position on the team. We typically have 18 offensive lineman or 21% of our allotted 85 scholarships. If a player goes down to injury, we must develop adequate replacements in a long 12 game season. Other teams face the same problem, and there are 7 other Big Ten teams doing better than us rushing the football. We only had 16 rushing touchdowns, the only two teams who did worse was Illinois and Indiana at 9 TDs each. Minnesota rushed for 34 TDs, Purdue had 31, Penn State and Wisconsin had 27 each.

Defense

2005 Game	Rushing	Passing	Total	First Downs	3rd/4th Down	Red Zone	Red Zone Points	Plays	Time	Turnovers	Sacks	Punts	Blocked Punts
Northern Illinois	211	200	411	20	4 of 8	3	10	57	24:51:00	5	1	1	0
Notre Dame	104	140	244	17	4 of 15	2	14	74	30:56:00	2	3	9	0
Eastern Michigan	15	119	134	10	2 of 13	0	0	54	23:40:00	1	2	8	1
Wisconsin	140	147	287	21	8 of 17	5	20	75	34:31:00	1	3	6	0
Michigan State	173	282	455	21	8 of 14	4	17	68	29:28:00	2	2	3	0
Minnesota	264	139	403	23	9 of 18	5	23	80	32:50:00	1	0	5	0
Penn State	181	239	420	20	7 of 16	4	18	72	30:40:00	2	1	4	0
Iowa	139	288	427	23	5 of 16	5	20	77	27:33:00	1	2	6	0
Northwestern	89	326	415	18	2 of 15	2	3	66	21:59:00	3	1	8	0
Indiana	63	147	210	9	3 of 15	1	7	58	23:50:00	1	2	10	0
Ohio State	118	300	418	25	6 of 12	3	15	72	31:39:00	2	1	3	0
Alamo Bowl vs. Nebraska	151	167	318	16	4 of 17	3	17	68	28:39:00	2	5	8	1
Totals	1530	2194	3724	198	56 of 164	34	149	749	318:57:00	21	23	68	2

Defensive Tackle
Massey-Sr.-Co-Captain
Johnson

Massey, Pat	94	DT	1	Sr.	6'8"	283	Co-Captain	4.7	36"	300	n/a	n/a
Johnson, Will	97	DT	2	Fr.	6'5"	291	Backup	4.7	28"	425	18	3.8
Walton, Marques	95	DT	3	Fr.	6'0"	280	Backup	4.9	30"	405	25	2.5

Comments: Co-Captain Pat Massey had 31 tackles, one for loss which was a sack, two pass break ups plus one forced fumble. Will Johnson has contributed 5 tackles in 10 games with one for loss which was 0.5 sack. We really didn't get enough from this position, and we really need to improve here; hopefully, Branch will play here full time in 2006.

Nose Tackle
Watson-Sr.
Taylor

Watson, Gabe	78	NG	1	Sr.	6'4"	331	Starter	4.9	25"	435	17	3.3
Taylor, Terry	67	NG	2	Fr.	6'0"	301	Backup	4.9	n/a	550	20	2.8

Comments: Two time First Team All Big Ten and Pro prospect Gabe Watson didn't get one sack Nose Tackle in 2005; he contributed with 40 tackles, 7 for loss and a fumble recovery. Terry Taylor is now the first backup at Nose Tackle, recorded his first tackle against Minnesota. I'm not sure if Taylor will be able to give us what we need here or whether Slocum will be eligible for Fall, 2006. There are rumors that he earned 19 on ACT and 1120 on SAT I; his test score coupled with his core grade point average will make him eligible or ineligible to compete for Fall.

Defensive End-Weak Side(RLB)
Woodley
Woods-Sr./Jamison

Woodley, Lamarr	56	DE-weak	1	Jr.	6'2"	274	Starter	4.5	29"	325	16	2.8
Woods, Pierre	99	DE-weak	2	Sr.	6'5"	249	Backup	4.68	30"	225	n/a	n/a
Germany, Eugene	96	DE-weak	3	Fr.	6'2"	258	Redshirt	4.65	n/a	n/a	940	2.4
North, Tim	58	DE-weak	4	Fr.	6'1"	244	Walk-on	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Comments: Woodley had 48 tackles, 16 for loss with 7 sacks, three forced fumbles, a tipped pass and a fumble recovery. He knocked Cupito out of the game putting our offense in position to win the game against Minnesota. Woods backed him up, and has contributed 24 tackles, 10 for loss including 3 sacks, a tipped pass, one quarterback hit and two forced fumbles. We got pretty good production between these two, but Woodley's arm injury hurt us late in the season as he wasn't nearly as effective in our big games with Ohio State and Nebraska. Eugene Germany redshirts, but now is suspended indefinitely; he did not make the trip to the Alamo Bowl.

Defensive End-Strong Side
Branch
Van Alstyne/Biggs

Branch, Alan	80	DE-strong	1	So.	6'6"	311	Starter	5	n/a	355	n/a	n/a
Jamison, Tim	90	DE-strong	2	Fr.	6'3"	255	Backup	4.7	n/a	300	n/a	2.6
Van Alstyne, Jeremy	50	DE-strong	3	Jr.	6'4"	270	Backup	4.78	n/a	350	1050	3.5
Sarantos, Paul	66	DE-strong	4	Jr.	6'3"	263	Walk-on	4.57	n/a	300	33/1470	3.8
McKinney, James	44	DE-strong	5	Fr.	6'2"	288	Redshirt	4.94	24.5"	n/a	17	2.7
Biggs, Rondell	91	DE-strong	6	Jr.	6'3"	270	Injured	4.7	n/a	330	n/a	n/a

Comments: Alan Branch is our new starter at Defensive End although he started at Nose Tackle in the Alamo Bowl while Woods started here; he had 31 tackles, 8.5 for loss with 0.5 sacks, 3 quarterback hits and a forced fumble. Biggs had 8 tackles, 1.5 for loss, one sack and a fumble recovery. Biggs played some in the Alamo Bowl recording a sack and a tipped pass. Jamison played regularly in a backup role, and contributed 1- tackles, 3.5 for loss including 3 sacks. Van Alstyne came back against Penn State, Iowa, Northwestern and Indiana; however, he didn't contribute much with only 5 tackles on the season. McKinney redshirts in 2005. We really need more production at Defensive End; hopefully, Jamison and/or Biggs plus McKinney will shore up the weakness here for 2006.

Defensive Line had 204 tackles (25.89% of total team tackles), 45 for loss with 16 sacks, 7 forced fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries and 5 pass deflections in 12 games. Our defensive line averaged giving up 137.3 net rushing yards per game per opponent; this is 4th in the Big Ten and 45th nationally.

Defensive Line	Tackles	Tackles for Loss	Sacks	Forced Fumbles	Fumble Recoveries	Pass Deflections	Status
Woodley, Lamarr	48	14	7	3	1	1	DE-starter
Watson, Gabe	40	5.5	0	0	1	0	NT-Starter
Branch, Alan	31	8.5	1	1	1	0	DE-starter
Massey, Pat	31	1	1	1	0	2	DT-starter
Woods, Pierre	24	10	3	2	0	1	DE-backup
Jamison, Tim	10	3.5	3	0	0	0	DE-backup
Biggs, Rondell	8	1.5	0.5	0	1	1	DE-backup
Van Alstyne, Jeremy	5	0	0	0	0	0	DE-backup
Johnson, Will	5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0	DT-backup
Taylor, Terry	1	0	0	0	0	0	NT-backup
Sarantos, Paul	1	0	0	0	0	0	DE-backup
Totals	204	44.5	16	7	4	5	Totals

Outside Linebacker-SAM

Burgess
Crable

Burgess, Prescott	6	OLB-SAM	1	Jr.	6'3"	243	Starter	4.55	n/a	n/a	17	2.9
Crable, Shawn	2	OLB-SAM	2	So.	6'5"	247	Backup	4.5	n/a	345	n/a	2.8
McLaurin, Chris	42	OLB-SAM	3	Fr.	6'3"	239	Redshirt	4.6	29"	n/a	n/a	3.6

Comments: Burgess had 88 tackles (leading the team), five for loss including one sack, two forced fumbles, an interception and 5 pass break ups. Crable contributed 14 tackles, three for loss including three sacks and three pass break ups. He lined up at Nose Tackle on some blitz packages. McLaurin redshirts.

Inside Linebacker-MIKE
Harris
J.Thompson

Harris, Dave

ILB-MIKE

Jr.

6'2"

251

Starter

4.65

n/a

355

2.4

Thompson, John

ILB-MIKE

Fr.

6'1"

229

Backup

4.55

n/a

410

3.2

Moore, Dan

ILB-MIKE

Jr.

6'0"

230

Walk-on

n/a

Myers, Kyle

ILB-MIKE

Sr.

6'0"

228

Walk-on

n/a

Comments: Harris was solid as MIKE-Inside Linebacker. He had 80 tackles, 5 for loss, 3 pass break ups, one fumble recovery, a tipped field goal and two forced fumbles. Thompson had 19 tackles, 3 for loss, one blocked field goal and one pass break up in a backup role, but didn't play against the Buckeyes or in the Alamo Bowl.

Inside Linebacker-WILL
Graham
Crable/Logan

Graham, Chris	37	ILB-WILL	1	So.	5'11"	224	Starter	4.4	31"	360	600	2.1
McClintock, Scott	36	ILB-WILL	2	Sr.	6'2"	244	Backup	4.55	32"	345	960	2.8
Logan, Brandon	46	ILB-WILL	3	Fr.	6'0"	211	Backup	4.5	26"	325	17	2.5
Pollack, Max	97	ILB-WILL	4	Jr.	6'1"	227	Walk-on	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Cartwright, Chip	15	ILB-WILL	5	Sr.	6'0"	231	Walk-on	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Comments: Chris Graham had 42 tackles including three for loss, one pass break up and a fumble recovery. He had zero tackles in the Ohio State game and only 2 in the Alamo Bowl. Our linebacking must improve for 2006 especially at this position. Look for Recruit Brandon Graham and/or John Thompson to contribute at this position in 2006. McClintock started the first game at MIKE, and had 9 tackles in four games, but didn't play again the rest of the season due to back problems. Logan saw action on special teams and a little at WILL so he won't redshirt.

Defensive Linebacker	Tackles	Tackles for Loss	Sacks	Forced Fumbles	Fumble Recoveries	Interceptions	Pass Break Up	Status
Harris, David	88	5	0	2	1	0	3	ILB-Mike
Burgess, Prescott	81	4	1	2	0	1	5	OLB-SAM
Graham, Chris	42	3	0	0	1	0	1	ILB-Will
Thompson, John	19	3	0	0	0	0	1	ILB-backup
Crable, Shawn	14	3	3	0	0	0	3	OLB-backup
McClintock, Scott	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	ILB-backup
Logan, Brandon	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	ILB-backup
Moore, Dan	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	ILB-backup
Myers, Kyle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	ILB-backup
Cartwright, Chip	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	OLB-backup
Totals	258	19	4	4	2	1	13	Totals

Defensive Back-Wideside
Hall
Trent

Hall, Leon	29	WCB	1	Jr.	5'11"	194	Starter	4.42	33"	n/a	960	3.2
Trent, Morgan	14	WCB	2	Fr.	6'1"	190	Nickel	4.4	35"	n/a	20	3.5
Richards, Chris	28	WCB	3	Fr.	5'11"	166	Redshirt	4.44	36"	220	1050	3.3
Sears, Johnny	25	WCB	3	Fr.	6'0"	180	Redshirt	4.4	34"	n/a	n/a	n/a

Comments: Hall had 61 tackles, three for loss including two sacks, 4 interceptions, one forced fumble, a fumble recovery for a TD and 5 pass break ups and a quarterback hit. He was named devensive MVP at the Alamo Bowl. There is no "loafing" on his part on defense. Trent is backing him up and started against MSU in a 7 back formation; he has emerged as our "nickel" back. He had 22 tackles, one for loss, one interception and four pass break ups. Trent should be our starter in 2006 at the Shortside corner, but he didn't play at all in the Alamo Bowl. Why? One can only assume injury. Sears and Richards redshirt although Sears played on special teams against Indiana; I don't think that will affect his redshirt status.

Defensive Back-Shortside
Mason
Hood or Stewart

Mason, Grant

SCB

Sr.

6'0"

192

Starter

4.5

n/a

Hood, Darnell

SCB

Jr.

5'11"

193

Backup

4.35

33"

305

n/a

2.5

Stewart, Charles

SCB

Fr.

6'1"

193

Backup

4.45

28"

310

3.5

Logan, James

SCB

Fr.

5'9"

187

Walk-on

n/a

Plummer, Kyle

SCB

Jr.

5'10"

169

Walk-on

n/a

Comments: Mason had 85 tackles (16 in the Notre Dame game), and two for loss with 7 pass break ups, and two interceptions. He has to come up to make tackles that our linebackers should be making, but don't. Mason is one tough customer. Hood backs him up, and has contributed with 8 tackles, one for loss including two forced fumbles as a flyer on punt returns. Stewart has played very little, and only contributed 4 tackles with one pass break up. The competition for this position begins with Trent, Sears, Richards and Stewart for 2006. Jai Eugene is another possibility to start here if we can get him to sign on February 1st.

Strong Safety
Engelmon or Adams
Campbell

Englemon, Brandent

So.

5'11"

202

Starter

4.5

n/a

260

4.9

Adams, Jamar

So.

6'2"

208

Backup

4.45

33"

315

940

Campbell, Anton

So.

5'11"

198

Backup

4.45

36"

330

2.8

Carl, Mike

Jr.

5'10"

206

Walk-on

n/a

Opong-Owusu, B.J.

Sr.

5'11"

196

Walk-on

n/a

Edwards, Shakir

Fr.

6'0"

207

Walk-on

n/a

Comments: Brandent Engelmon had 43 tackles (13 against MSU), two for loss and two sacks, 3 pass break ups and has recovered two fumbles. Jamar Adams contributed with 27 tackles, one for loss with two pass break ups. Anton Campbell had 8 tackles, mostly as a punt and kickoff cover. We really need better production at this position; hopefully Steve Brown will be able to help as everyone else returns here.

Free Safety
Barringer or Harrison

Barringer, Willis	19	FS	1	Sr.	6'0"	207	Starter	4.37	n/a	300	19	2.9
Harrison, Brandon	27	FS	2	Fr.	5'8"	199	Backup	4.25	37.3"	330	17	3
Mundy, Ryan	21	FS	3	Jr.	6'1"	202	Injury	4.37	37"	290	830	2.7

Comments: Barringer had 43 tackles in eight games with 2 interceptions, one forced fumble and 1 pass break up. Harrison had 23 tackles, two interceptions, two pass break ups, a fumble recovery and a quarterback hit. Harrison allowed the long 61 yard run by Gary Russell that put Minnesota in position for the game winning field goal. Harrison also allowed Nunn to break on the opening 52 yard TD by Nebraska in the Alamo Bowl on a missed tackle. Mundy is out for the season, and his career is in jeopardy with nerve damage. Mundy redshirts and hopefully will return in 2006. Otherwise, perhaps Steve Brown can up the level of play at this position for 2006.

Defensive Back	Tackles	Tackles for Loss	Sacks	Forced Fumbles	Fumble Recoveries	Interceptions	Pass Break Ups	Status
Mason, Grant	85	2	0	0	0	2	7	SCB
Hall, Leon	61	3	2	1	1	4	5	WCB
Engelmon, Brandent	43	2	2	0	2	0	3	SS
Barringer, Willis	43	0	0	1	0	2	1	FS
Adams, Jamar	27	1	0	0	0	0	2	SS-backup
Harrison, Brandon	24	0	0	0	1	2	2	FS-backup
Trent, Morgan	22	1	0	0	0	1	4	WCB-backup
Hood, Darnell	8	1	0	2	0	0	0	SCB-backup
Campbell, Anton	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS-backup
Stewart, Charles	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	SCB-backup
Carl, Mike	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS-backup
Totals	326	10	4	4	4	11	25	Totals

Our pass defense was #4 in the Big Ten and #51 nationally allowed 14touchdowns and 211.55 yards per game, and our pass efficiency defense was #3 in the Big Ten and #38 nationally. Michigan was also #3 in the Big Ten and #31 nationally in turnover margin including #23 nationally in fumble recoveries. Total Defense was ranked 38th nationally, and 3rd in the Big Ten allowing 347.64 yards per game and surrendering 19 TDs. Our scoring defense ranked 22nd nationally which ranks us 4th in the Big Ten.

Coach Jim Herrmann and defensive backs coach, Ron English, have done a magnificent job getting the most out of the talent the players possess. Don't blame the defensive backfield for giving up 300 yards against Ohio State; no pash rush and no containment of Smith was the problem. Our backs can't cover forever back there. Defensive line coach, Steve Stripling, has some work to do, but improvement has been there.

Defensive Unit Comparison

Unit	Percent of Tackles	Total Tackles	Tackles for Loss	Sacks	Force Fumbles	Fumble Recoveries	Interceptions	Pass Break Ups
Defensive Backs	41.37%	326	10	4	4	4	11	25
Linebackers	32.74%	258	19	4	4	2	1	13
Line	25.89%	204	45	16	7	4	0	5
Totals	100%	788	74	24	15	10	12	43

Michigan 2005 Defense Reconsidered

Placekicker
Rivas
Lopatka

Rivas, Garrett

Jr.

5'9"

216

Starter

4.8

n/a

250

1120

3.3

Bloomsburg, James

Sr.

5'10"

208

Walk-on

n/a

Moore, Craig

Jr.

5'10"

181

Walk-on

n/a

Lopatka, K.C.

Fr.

6'2"

190

Walk-on

n/a

Gingell, Jason

Fr.

5'9"

183

Walk-on

n/a

Comments: Rivas was 19 of 26 in field goals, and 33 of 35 in extra points; he was the "goat" against the Gophers missing two second half field goals that could have given us a win, but overall he has been very good and very consistent. He was our leading scorer with 90 points in 12 games, and #10 in the nation in field goals and #43 in the nation in scoring. Bloomsburgh notched his first field goal as a Wolverine, but Lopatka has moved to the backup.

Kickoffs

Ross, Ryan

Kickoffs/Punter

Jr.

6'1"

206

Walk-on

n/a

Ross Ryan did a superb job in handling kickoffs with 69 kicks for a 62.2 yard average, and 40 touchbacks and only two kicks out of bounds. Rivas had one kickoff for 65 yards. Of 27 kicks returned, our opponents average 21.66 yards per kickoff return. The longest return was by Jakari Wallace of Minnesota.

Long Snapper
Booth
Griffin

Booth, Turner

Snapper

Jr.

6'2"

260

Starter

n/a

Sharrow, Pat

Snapper

So.

6'5"

298

Backup

4.9

n/a

390

3.6

Griffin, Sean

Snapper

So.

6'1"

227

Walk-on

n/a

Comments:

Comments: Turner Booth snapped on punts and place kicks, and was solid in all games.

Punter
Ryan
Spencer

Ross, Ryan

Jr.

6'1"

206

Walk-on

n/a

Spencer, Mark

Jr.

6'0"

219

Walk-on

n/a

Mesko, Zoltan

Fr.

6'4"

227

Recruit

4.8

n/a

1200

3.9

Comments: Ryan averaged 38.3 yards on 52 punts with excellent hang time allowing our flyers, Hood and Harrison, to cover the returns. Harrison downed one punt at the MSU 2 yard line. He has produced 21 fair catches and 16 punts downed inside the 20 (25 of 52 punts unreturnable) with only one touchback which Harrison should have downed. Ohio State fielded 3 punts for minus 37 yards and two fumbles that they luckily recovered. Hood forced two fumbles as a flyer this year. Spencer had a nice 47 yarder against EMU. Rivas had one punt for 15 yards. Mesko redshirts, and be our starting punter 2006-2009! Hopefully, he can be the threat we need on special teams.

Punt Returns
Breaston
Hall
Mason/Avant/Manningham/Dutch

Comments: Breaston had 29 attempts for 356 yards for a 12.3 yard average including a 72 yarder; Hall had 4 returns for 41 yards, Manningham had one for 17 yards and Dutch had 2 for 9 yards.

Kickoff Returns
Breaston
Mason/Tabb
Trent/Dutch/Grady/Hood/Manningham

Comments: Breaston had 23 returns for 6460 yards and one TD for a 28.1 yard average. Mason had 6 returns for a 20.5 yard average; Thompson has 5 returns for 51 yards, Tabb had 3 returns for 31 yard average, Arrington got one for 15 yards and Mike Massey has one for 3 yards. Paul fielded a return against the Bucks, and Breaston recovered his fumble. I'd like to see Manningham and Bass back there. Others who may work here include Trent, Dutch or Grady.

Walk-Ons 2005

33 candidates tried out for 20 spots (Division I)

Bloomsburg, James	17	PK	2	Sr.	5'10"	208
Booth, Turner	61	Snapper	1	Jr.	6'2"	260
Bradley, Alijah	26	TB	4	Jr.	5'6"	176
Carl, Mike	26	SS	4	Jr.	5'10"	206
Cartwright, Chip	15	ILB-WILL	5	Sr.	6'0"	231
Cischke, Brad	45	WR	5	Sr.	6'4"	209
Edwards, Shakir	27	SS	6	Fr.	6'0"	207
Eldridge, Jason	44	TB	8	Sr.	5'8"	184
Gingell, Jason	34	PK	5	Fr.	5'9"	183
Griffin, Sean	71	Snapper	2	So.	6'1"	227
Hamel, Scott	33	TB	7	Sr.	5'10"	207
Jordan, Tyrone	14	FL	6	Fr.	5'10"	187
Kastl, Jeff	13	QB	3	Jr.	6'3"	227
Logan, James	37	SCB	4	Fr.	5'9"	187
Lopatka, K.C.	83	PK	4	Fr.	6'2"	190
Lyall, Patrick	60	RG	6	Fr.	6'0"	289
Moore, Craig	31	PK	3	Jr.	5'10"	181
Moore, Dan	28	ILB-MIKE	3	Jr.	6'0"	230
Myers, Kyle	53	ILB-MIKE	4	Sr.	6'0"	228
Norris, Kevin	30	WR	7	Fr.	6'1"	175
North, Tim	58	DE-weak	4	Fr.	6'1"	244
Opong-Owusu, B.J.	38	SS	5	Sr.	5'11"	196
Opong-Owusu, Ohene	55	ILB-WILL	6	Fr.	6'1"	227
Plummer, Kyle	22	SCB	5	Jr.	5'10"	169
Pollack, Max	97	ILB-WILL	4	Jr.	6'1"	227
Ross, Ryan	3	P	1	Jr.	6'1"	206
Saigh, Jon	62	LG	4	Fr.	6'5"	297
Sarantos, Paul	66	DE-strong	4	Jr.	6'3"	263
Smith, Landon	12	FL	5	Jr.	5'8"	171
Spencer, Mark	2	P	2	Jr.	6'0"	219
Van Beek, Eric	49	FB-H Back	5	Fr.	5'11"	229
Wilde, Matt	8	QB	5	Jr.	6'2"	200
Wright, Ben	18	WR	6	So.	5'9"	182

Schedule-2005
September 3-Northern Illinois 33-17
September 10-Notre Dame 10-17
September 17-Eastern Michigan 55-0
September 24-at Wisconsin Badgers20-23
October 1-at Michigan State Spartans34-31
October 8-Minnesota Golden Gophers 20-23
October 15-Penn State Nittany Lions 27-25
October 22-at Iowa Hawkeyes 23-20
October 29-at Northwestern Wildcats 33-17
November 6-Open Date
November 12-Indiana Hoosiers 41-14
November 19-Ohio State Buckeyes 21-25

Michigan Football Bust: November 28

December 28-Alamo Bowl vs. Nebraska 28-32

Michigan Football Stadium

Past Seasons 1972-2004

Alamo Bowl Depth Chart vs. Nebraska

Ohio State Depth Chart

Indiana Depth Chart

Northwestern Depth Chart

Iowa Depth Chart

Penn State Depth Chart

Minnesota Depth Chart

Michigan State Depth Chart

Wisconsin Depth Chart

Eastern Michigan Depth Chart

Notre Dame Depth Chart

Northern Illinois Depth Chart
Big Ten Conference 2005-Football Best Players

Position	1st Team	2nd Team	3rd Team	Honorable Mention
QB	Basanez	Robinson	Smith	Tate/Stanton/Cupito/Stocco
RB	Calhoun	Sutton	Pittman	Russell
RB	Maroney	Hunt	Young	n/a
WR	Avant	Philmore	Williams	Wheelright/Hinkel
WR	Bryant	Holmes	Herbert	Hardy/Solomon
TE	Spaeth	Massaquoi	Ecker	n/a
OT	Thomas	Stenavich	Wheeler	n/a
OT	Sims	Strief	Brown	n/a
OG	Setterstrom	Grimes	n/a	n/a
OG	Lentz	Henige	n/a	n/a
C	Eslinger	Mangold	n/a	n/a
PK	Huston	Schlicher	Rivas	Giannini/Mehlhaff
P	DeBauche	Weatherford	n/a	n/a
DE	Woodley	Adeyanju	Ninkovich	n/a
DT	Kudla	Pitcock	Montgomery	Rice/Peko/Green
DT	Paxson	Watson	Pitcock	Cofield/Hayden
DE	Hali	Iwebema	Alford	n/a
LB	Posluszny	Greenway	Schlegel	Carpenter
LB	Hawk	Hodge	Harris	McGarigle/Zalewski
DB	Zemaitis	Hall	Johnson	Mason
DB	Cole	Youboty	Allen	n/a
SS	Whitner	Smith	n/a	n/a
FS	Salley	Lowry	Smith	n/a
PR/KR	Ginn	Breaston	Williams	Wallace

ACC

Big 12

Big East

Conference USA

MAC

Mountain West

PAC 10

SEC

Sun Belt

WAC

ESPN College Football Awards: December 8

Heisman Trophy: December 10

CNN/Sports Illustrated All-American

American Football Coach's All-American

Playboy All-American Football Team

NCAA 2005 Football Statistics

Division I Football Statistics

Game	Rushing Offense	Passing Offense	Total Offense	Scoring Offense	Rushing Defense	Passing Defense	Scoring Defense	Total Defense	Net Punting	Punt Returns	Fumbles Recovered	Kickoff Returns	Turnover Margin	Sacks
Northern Illinois	27	36	20	27	73	31	26	3	40	n/a	1	68	3	n/a
Notre Dame	49	62	56	77	70	27	35	40	42	94	n/a	90	22	n/a
Eastern Michigan	37	56	41	34	42	20	8	14	33	n/a	n/a	90	16	n/a
Wisconsin	42	50	38	49	49	15	21	15	23	45	n/a	85	27	n/a
Michigan State	33	44	27	41	52	24	24	24	25	45	14	74	29	n/a
Minnesota	41	56	49	50	66	20	24	31	35	40	14	42	19	n/a
Penn State	36	62	47	48	74	18	28	34	30	37	8	33	24	n/a
Iowa	41	57	48	52	76	32	26	34	36	44	24	37	32	n/a
Northwestern	37	65	46	48	62	46	26	51	36	40	22	53	41	n/a
Indiana	34	64	49	41	48	40	18	36	29	24	39	19	38	n/a
Ohio State	40	60	54	50	45	51	22	38	24	22	23	21	31	n/a
Alamo Bowl vs. Nebraska	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	73
Totals	34	64	49	41	48	40	18	36	29	24	39	19	38	n/a

Individual	Hart-Rushing	Henne-Passing	Henne-Total Offense	Henne-Passing Efficiency	Avant-Receptions	Avant-Receiving Yards	Rivas-Scoring	Hart-All Purpose Yards	Ryan-Punting	Breaston-Punt Returns	Rivas-Field Goals	Breaston-Kickoff Returns	Woodley-Sacks	Hall-Interceptions
Northern Illinois	23	26	43	27	10	11	15	21	32	50	10	50	1	4
Notre Dame	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Eastern Michigan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13	19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Wisconsin	n/a	n/a	n/a	57	9	13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	85	n/a	n/a
Michigan State	n/a	n/a	n/a	46	6	17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22	n/a	n/a	n/a
Minnesota	n/a	n/a	n/a	57	7	21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	N/A	n/a	n/a	n/a
Penn State	n/a	n/a	n/a	59	6	24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15	25	n/a	n/a
Iowa	31	57	n/a	n/a	7	23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Northwestern	n/a	n/a	n/a	60	10	25	43	n/a	n/a	31	6	n/a	n/a	n/a
Indiana	n/a	50	n/a	n/a	11	23	44	n/a	29	16	n/a	19	n/a	n/a
Ohio State	n/a	46	n/a	46	18	29	43	n/a	n/a	18	10	21	n/a	n/a
Alamo Bowl vs. Nebraska	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Totals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	n/a	n/a	N/A	N/A	n/a	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Depth Chart for 2007

Depth Chart for 2006

Depth Chart for 2004

Depth Chart 2003

Depth Chart 2002

Depth Chart 2001