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Fielding Yost arrived in Ann Arbor Spring, 1901; his "Point-a-Minute" teams powered to a 56 game winning streak, 1901-1905 outscoring opponents 2,821 to 42 in that stretch with 51 shutouts. Yost began coaching in 1897 at Ohio Wesleyan after playing at West Virginia and Lafayette, 1894-1896; his Battling Bishops shut out both Michigan and Ohio State as he finished 7-1-1. He then coached at Nebraska, Kansas, and Stanford with records of 8-3, 10-0, and 7-2-1 over the next three seasons accumulating 23 shut out wins over four seasons. Yost's initial salary at Michigan was $2,300 which was about the same amount of money that a full professor at the University of Michigan made. The Wolverines became the first National Champion that was from "West" in 1901 as all the first recognized titlists, 1869-1900, were Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Penn, Lafayette, Columbia or Rutgers.

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January, 2025 Enrollees (13): Bryce Underwood, Andrew Marsh, Jamar Browder, Eli Owens, Kaden Strayhorn, Andrew Babalola, Julius Holly, Bobby Kanka, Travis Moten, Shamari Earls, Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng, Chase Taylor, and Avery Gach.

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Michigan Head Football Coaches: Harry Kipke, Fritz Crisler, Benny Oosterbaan, Bump Elliott, and Bo Schembechler. These coaches led Michigan Football, 1919-1989

Chip Lindsey is our new Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach

Michigan Spring Football Draft 2025

Offense:

Position	1st Team	2nd Team	2026 Recruits/Redshirts
QB	Underwood	Davis/Keene/Warren/Herbstreit	Smigiel
Slot WR	Morgan	Marsh/Goodwin/Stewart/Moore/Charleston
RB	Marshall	Haynes/Ka'apana/Kuzdzal/Hester/Parker/Volker
WR Z	Moore	Simpson/Morgan/Marsh/Stewart/Washington	Pyle
WR X	McCulley	O'Leary/Browder/Bell/Washington
TE	Klein H-Back: Bredeson/Hoffman/Owens	Hansen/Hoffman/Marshall/Prieskorn
RT	Sprague	Babalola/Haywood/Frazier
RG	Efobi	Hattar/Gach/Guarnera
C	Crippen	Guarnera/Strayhorn
LG	El-Hadi	Guarnera/Hamilton/Roebuck
LT	Link	Norton/Babalola/Frazier

Spring Stock Up: Underwood, Kuzdzal, Browder, Hoffman, Efobi, Babalola

Michigan Head Football Coaches: Bump Elliott, Bo Schembechler, Gary Moeller, and Lloyd Carr. These Head Coaches led Michigan Football, 1958-2007.

2025 MICHIGAN Football Player

Position

Depth

Class

Height

Weight

Status

40 yd.

Vertical

Jump

Bench Press

ACT Composite /SAT Total

High School GPA

Quarterback

Underwood
Davis/Keene/Warren

Underwood, Bryce

Fr.

6'4"

208

Starter

n/a

Davis, Jaydn

Fr.

6'1"

205

Backup

n/a

Keene, Mikey

Jr.

5'11"

200

Backup

n/a

Warren, Davis

5th

6'2"

195

Backup

n/a

Herbstreit, Chase

n/a

Fr.

6'2"

190

Recruit

n/a

Comments: Bryce Underwood enrolled in January; he has already asserted himself as the team leader at quarterback. Underwood led the Blue Team to a 17-0 victory in the Spring Game; he was 12 of 26 for 187 yards and a TD with an interception and two sacks. Underwood was 7 of 14 in 3rd and 4th down conversions with two red zones scores. Underwood is an excellent athlete, but a freshman who may be making mistakes particularly against good teams; he has a strong arm, but needs to improve accuracy. Like most freshmen, he hurries his throws. Underwood has the ability to scramble, and run in open field; the danger of this ability is the fact that he may get injured. Jadyn Davis is the current backup; he was 6 of 17 with two interceptions for 74 yards, and was sacked 4 times. Davis also hurries his throws, and has the ability to run. Mikey Keene and Davis Warren have been injured and not at full strength for Spring drills. I would expect either Keene or Warren to be the backup to Underwood when Fall drills are completed. Chase Herbstreit arrives in June. Brady Smigiel has pledged for 2026! Alex Orji and Jayden Denegal transferred.

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Tony Alford coaches Running Backs

Running Back (Tailback)

Haynes/Marshall
Ka'apana/Kuzdzal/Hester/Parker/Volker

Marshall, Jordan

Fr.

5'11"

210

Starter

n/a

Hayes, Justice

So.

5'11"

205

Backup

n/a

Hester, C.J.

Jr.

5'11"

180

Transfer

n/a

Ka'apana, Micah

Fr.

5'11"

190

Redshirt

n/a

Kuzdzal, Bryson

So.

5'11"

198

Walk-on

n/a

Parker, Jasper

n/a

Fr.

6'1"

200

Recruit

n/a

Volker, John

Sr.

6'0"

215

Transfer

n/a

O'Meara, Tomas

So.

5'10"

183

Walk-on

n/a

Johnson, Donovan

Fr.

6'0"

213

Injury

n/a

Comments: Justice Haynes and Jordan Marshall will most likely split reps; they only had 4 and 6 carries in the Spring game for 9 and 51 yards. Both backs should give us a phenomenal one-two punch. Bryson Kuzdzal is now on scholarship, and may be the #3 option as he ran 14 times for 105 yards in the Spring game. Micah Ka'apana ran 15 times for 34 yards and a TD. Jasper Parker will also be ready once he learns the Wolverine offense after he arrives in June. Donovan Johnson tore his ACL and will miss the 2025 season. C.J. Hester pledged to transfer on April 19; I'm expecting the #3 back to be a contest between Kuzdzal, Hester, and Ka'apana unless Parker has impressive Summer drills. John Volker pledged to transfer from Princeton on April 21. Will we add Savion Hiter or Amari Latimer? Ben Hall entered the transfer portal on April 15; he signed with North Carolina. Tavierre Dunlap transferred to EMU.

Michigan's Greatest Running Backs

Backfield

Underwood-Marshall/Hayes-Morgan

Davis-Hester/Kuzdzal-Goodwin

Warren/Keene-Ka'apana/Parker/Hester-Stewart/Marsh/Charleston/Simpson

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Wide Receiver-X

McCulley
Browder/O'Leary/Bell

McCulley, Donoven

X Wide Receiver

5th

6'5"

200

Starter

n/a

Browder, Jamar

X Wide Receiver

Fr.

6'5"

208

Recruit

n/a

Moore, Fredrick

X Wide Receiver

Jr.

6'1"

181

Backup

n/a

O'Leary, Peyton

X Wide Receiver

5th

6'3"

203

Backup

n/a

Bell, Kendrick

X Wide Receiver

So.

6'2"

191

Backup

n/a

Washington, Jacob

X Wide Receiver

Fr.

6'3"

180

Recruit

n/a

Forbes, Logan

X Wide Receiver

Sr.

6'2"

195

Walk-on

n/a

Hickmott, Drew

X Wide Receiver

So.

6'2"

200

Walk-on

n/a

Schlecht, Kaleb

X Wide Receiver

So.

6'4"

195

Walk-on

n/a

Comments: Donoven McCulley will be the starter, and wear the #1 jersey; he had one reception for 25 yards in the Spring game. Peyton O'Leary and Jamar Browder will rotate; Browder has the ability to be a deep threat. Logan Forbes was targeted 4 times with 3 receptions for 42 yards in the Spring game. Peyton O'Leary was targeted 4 times with one reception for 4 yards. Kendrick Bell didn't play in the Spring game. Jaylen Pile has pledged for 2026! Will we add Travis Johnson, Davion Brown, C.J. Sadler, Salesi Moa, Messiah Hampton, Christian Ward, Devin Fitzgerald, Daylen Sharper or others? Amorion Walker re-entered the transfer portal on April 10, and signed with Middle Tennessee on April 30. Tyler Morris transferred to Indiana.

Slot Wide Receiver

Goodwin
Morgan/Stewart/Moore/Marsh/Simpson

Marsh, Andrew

Slot WR

Fr.

6'0.5"

175

Starter

n/a

Charleston, C.J.

Slot WR

5th

6'0"

190

Backup

n/a

Goodwin, Channing

Slot WR

Fr.

6'1"

185

Redshirt

n/a

Simpson, Anthony

n/a

Slot WR

5th

5'11"

180

Backup

n/a

Stewart, I'Marion

Slot WR

Fr.

5'11"

180

Redshirt

n/a

Taylor, Joe

Slot WR

5th

5'10"

190

Walk-on

n/a

Comments: Channing Goodwin was targeted 9 times in the Spring game with 3 receptions for 23 yards; Underwood missed him on a bomb where he was wide open. I'm expecting Goodwin to be a solid player for us in 2025. I'Marion Stewart, Semaj Morgan, Andrew Marsh, Anthony Simpson, C.J. Charleston, and Freddy Moore are other candidates at Slot.

Wide Receiver-Z

Morgan
Goodwin/Marsh/Simpson/Charleston

Morgan, Semaj

Z Wide Receiver

So.

5'10"

174

Starter

n/a

Marsh, Andrew

Z Wide Receiver

Fr.

6'0.5"

175

Recruit

n/a

Charleston, C.J.

Z Wide Receiver

5th

6'0"

190

Backup

n/a

Goodwin, Channing

Z Wide Receiver

Fr.

6'1"

185

Redshirt

n/a

Simpson, Anthony

n/a

Z Wide Receiver

5th

5'11"

180

Backup

n/a

Stewart, I'Marion

Z Wide Receiver

Fr.

5'11"

180

Redshirt

n/a

Wilcox, Bryce

Z Wide Receiver

Sr.

5'11"

191

Walk-on

n/a

Comments: Semaj Morgan will battle Freddy Moore, Channing Goodwin, Anthony Simpson, C.J. Charleston, I'Marion Stewart, and Andrew Marsh for starter.

Ron Bellamy coaches Wide Receivers

Steve Casula coaches Tight Ends

Tight End and H-Back

Klein
Hansen/Hoffman/Marshall/Prieskorn

Klein, Marlin

Sr.

6'6"

247

Starter

n/a

Hansen, Hogan

So.

6'5"

236

Backup

n/a

Marshall, Zack

So.

6'4"

235

Backup

n/a

Prieskorn, Brady

Fr.

6'6"

245

Redshirt

n/a

Tonielli, Deakon

So.

6'5"

238

Backup

n/a

Comments: Marlin Klein will start with Hogan Hansen, Zach Marshall, and Redshirt Brady Prieskorn to rotate at Tight End. Jalen Hoffman was the surprise of the Spring game; he had 7 receptions for 148 yards including an 88 yard TD to end the game. Hoffman was voted the MVP of the Spring game; he really looked great, and will be a big contributer in 2025. Will Deakon Tonielli contribute? Will we add Matt Ludwig, Mason Bonner, Jack Janda, Brayden Fogle, Ian Premer, Israel Briggs or others?

H-Back

Bredeson
Hoffman/Owens

Bredeson, Max

H-Back

5th

6'2"

240

Captain

n/a

Hoffman, Jalen

H-Back

So.

6'3"

235

Walk-on

n/a

Owens, Eli

H-Back

Fr.

6'1"

223

Recruit

n/a

Comments: Max Bredeson remains as one of the best H-Backs in the Big Ten and NCAA Football; Jalen Hoffman is also a good blocker. Eli Owens should also be a tremendous blocker as the season progresses.

Michigan Ends (Wide Receivers, Tight Ends, Wingbacks/Slots)

McCulley-Morgan-Goodwin-Bredeson/Klein/Hansen/Hoffman

Charleston-Simpson/Marsh-Stewart-O'Leary-Marshall/Prieskorn/Owen

Grant Newsome coaches Offensive Line

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Right Tackle

Sprague
Babalola/Haywood/Frazier

Sprague, Andrew

Fr.

6'8"

305

Redshirt

n/a

Babalola, Andrew

Fr.

6'6"

300

Recruit

n/a

Haywood, Ty

n/a

Fr.

6'5"

285

Recruit

n/a

Frazier, Blake

Fr.

6'6"

285

Redshirt

n/a

Bahr, Brooks

So.

6'5"

319

Redshirt

n/a

Comments: Evan Link is the returning starter, and will start at either Left or Right Tackle. Andrew Sprague may start at Right Tackle if Link moves to Left Tackle. Andrew Babalola may improve enough to start by August; he was the #1 draft choice for the Spring game. Will Ty Haywood be a factor when he arrives in June? Is Blake Frazier ready to contribute? Bear McWhorter has pledged for 2026! Will we add Malakai Lee, Darius Gray, John Turtine, Kelvin Obot, Felix Ojo, Marky Walbridge, Leo Delaney, Carter Scruggs, Zaden Krempin, Breck Kolojay, Blake Graham, Jax Tanner or others? Jeff Persi, Andrew Gentry, Tristan Bounds, and Dominic Giudice all transferred.

Right Guard

Efobi
Hattar/Gach/Guarnera

Efobi, Nathan

So.

6'3"

307

Starter

n/a

Gach, Avery

Fr.

6'5"

287

Recruit

n/a

Guarnera, Jake

Fr.

6'4"

317

Redshirt

n/a

Hattar, Lawrence

Sr.

6'5"

335

Backup

n/a

Jones, Connor

Sr.

6'6"

320

Backup

n/a

Comments: Nathan Efobi has stood out so far at Right Guard. Lawrence Hattar arrives in June. Jake Guarnera and Avery Gach will back up. Connor Jones played a lot at Right Guard in the Spring game.

Center

Crippen
Guarnera

Crippen, Greg

5th

6'4"

309

Starter

n/a

Guarnera, Jake

Fr.

6'4"

317

Redshirt

n/a

Strayhorn, Kaden

Fr.

6'2"

299

Recruit

n/a

Kavouklis, James

Sr.

6'1"

284

Walk-on

n/a

Comments: Greg Crippen will return to start at Center. Jake Guarnera will back up. Kaden Strayhorn will probably redshirt.

Left Guard

El-Hadi
Guarnera/Hamilton

El-Hadi, Giovanni

5th

6'5"

310

Starter

n/a

Hamilton, Luke

Fr.

6'5"

315

Redshirt

n/a

Roebuck, Ben

Fr.

6'7"

305

Redshirt

n/a

Taraboi, Daniel

Sr.

6'7"

328

Walk-on

n/a

Comments: Giovanni El-Hadi moves back to Left Guard as the starter. Jake Guarnera is most likely the first backup for both guards and center. Luke Hamilton is another backup. Ben Roebuck played Left Guard in the Spring game.

Left Tackle

Link
Norton/Babalola

Link, Evan

So.

6'6"

328

Starter

n/a

Norton, Brady

So.

6'3"

275

Backup

n/a

Jones, Connor

Sr.

6'6"

320

Backup

n/a

Comments: Evan Link may start at Left Tackle. Brady Norton and Andrew Babalola are other options if Link stays at Right Tackle. Norton started the Spring game at Right Tackle.

Offensive Line

Left Tackle	Left Guard	Center	Right Guard	Right Tackle
Link, Evan	El-Hadi, Giovanni	Crippen, Greg	Efobi, Nathan	Sprague, Andrew
Norton, Brady	Guarnera, Jake	Guarnera, Jake	Hattar, Lawrence	Babalola, Andrew
Babalola, Andrew	Hamilton, Luke	Hamilton, Luke	Gach, Avery	Haywood, Ty
Frazier, Blake	Roebuck, Ben	Strayhorn, Caden		Frazier, Blake
	Taraboi, Daniel	Kavouklis, James		Bahr, Brooks

Link-El-Hadi-Crippen-Efobi-Sprague

Norton-Hamilton-Guarnera-Hattar-Haywood/Babalola

Roebuck-Bahr-Gach-Frazier-Jones

Offense	#	Defense	Special Teams
Morgan, Semaj McCulley, Donoven	0 1	Williams, Tre Barham, Jaishawn	n/a n/a
Davis, Jadyn	2	Earls, Shamari	n/a
Moore, Fredrick	3	Mangham, Jaden	n/a
Marsh, Andrew	4	Guy, T.J.	n/a
Charleston, C.J.	5	Oden, Jacob	n/a
n/a	6	Hillman, Brandyn	n/a
n/a	7	Metcalf, T.J.	n/a
n/a	8	Moore, Derrick	n/a
n/a	9	Moore, Rod	n/a
Keene, Mikey	10	Berry, Zeke	n/a
Bell, Kendrick	12	Owusu-Boateng, Nathaniel	n/a
n/a	13	Anderson, Caleb	n/a
Goodwin, Channing	14	Young, Jordan	n/a
n/a	15	Hausmann, Ernest	n/a
Davis, Warren	16	Edmond, Jo'Ziah	n/a
Klein, Marlin	17	Etta, Enow	n/a
n/a	18	n/a	n/a
Underwood, Bryce	19	n/a	n/a
n/a	20	Hill, Jyaire	n/a
n/a	21	n/a	n/a
Haynes, Justice	22	n/a	n/a
Marshall, Jordan	23	Sullivan, Cole	n/a
Kuzdzal, Bryson	24	Metcalf, Tevis	n/a
Ka'apana, Micah	25	Curtis, Mason	n/a
Johnson, Donovan	26	n/a	n/a
n/a	27	McLaurin, Tyler	n/a
n/a	28	n/a	n/a
n/a	29	Taylor, Chase	n/a
n/a	30	Rolder, Jimmy	n/a
n/a	31	Andrighetto, Nico	n/a
n/a	32	Lowe, Jeremiah	n/a
Hester, C.J.	33	Nichols, Dominic	n/a
n/a	34	Hood, Jaydon	n/a
Hickmott, Drew	35	n/a	n/a
O'Meara, Tomas	36	n/a	n/a
n/a	37	Holly, Julius	n/a
Wilcox, Bryce	38	n/a	n/a
Taylor, Joe	39	Reyes, Max	n/a
n/a	40	Bowles, Troy	n/a
n/a	41	Stone, Shomari	n/a
Hoffman, Jalen	42	n/a	n/a
Tonielli, Deakon	43	Ludwig, Zach	n/a
Bredeson, Max	44	Payne, Damon	n/a
Owens, Eli	45	n/a	Tarr, Greg
n/a	46	n/a	n/a
n/a	49	n/a	n/a
Hamilton, Luke	50	n/a	n/a
Crippen, Greg	51	n/a	n/a
n/a	52	n/a	n/a
Guarnera, Jake	53	n/a	n/a
Sprague, Andrew	54	Palepale, Deyvid	n/a
Efobi, Nathan	55	Benny, Rayshaun	n/a
n/a	56	n/a	n/a
n/a	57	Moten, Travis	n/a
El-Hadi, Giovanni	58	n/a	n/a
n/a	59	Weidenbach, John	n/a
Bahr, Brooks	60	n/a	n/a
n/a n/a	61 62	n/a n/a	n/a n/a
n/a	63	n/a	n/a
Kavouklis, James	64	n/a	n/a
n/a	65	n/a	n/a
Taraboi, Dan	66	n/a	n/a
n/a	67	n/a	n/a
n/a	68	n/a	Rosenburg, Dan
n/a	69	n/a	n/a
Norton, Brady	70	n/a	n/a
Link, Evan	71	n/a	n/a
n/a	72	n/a	n/a
Roebuck, Ben	73	n/a	n/a
Gach, Avery	74	n/a	n/a
Strayhorn, Kaden	75	n/a	n/a
Jones, Connor	76	Beigel, Manuel	n/a
Frazier, Blake	77	n/a	n/a
n/a	78	n/a	n/a
n/a	79	n/a	n/a
Hansen, Hogan	80	n/a	n/a
O'Leary, Peyton	81	n/a	n/a
Stewart, I'Marion	82	Baxter, Devon	n/a
Marshall, Zach	83	n/a	n/a
n/a	84	n/a	n/a
Forbes, Logan	85	Hammond, Ted	n/a
Prieskorn, Brady	86	n/a	n/a
Browder, Jamar	88	Edokpayi, Lugard	n/a
Schlecht, Kaleb	89	n/a	n/a
n/a	90	n/a	Hollenbeck, Hudson
n/a	91	Brandt, Cameron	n/a
n/a	92	Iwunnah, Ike	n/a
n/a	93	n/a	n/a
n/a	94	n/a	n/a
n/a	95	Pierce, Trey	n/a
n/a	96	n/a	Zvada, Dominic
n/a	97	Anwunah, Chibi	n/a
n/a	99	Kanka, Bobby	n/a

Defense:

DE-Strong Side	Moore	Brandt/Baxter/Marshall
DE-Wide Side	Guy	Nichols	Boney
DT/End	Benny	Pierce/Etta/Anwunah
NT	Payne	Willams/Iwunnah/Palepale
ILB-MIKE	Barham/Rolder	Hood/Bowles
ILB-WILL	Hausmann	Sullivan/Owusu-Boateng
RCB-Short Side	Berry	Earls/Lowe/Edmund/Anderson/Tevis Metcalf
LCB-Wide Side	Hill	Earls/Lowe/Edmund/Anderson/Tevis Metcalf
FS Nickel	T.J. Metcalf Tevis Metcalf	Mangham/Oden Curtis/Oden
SS/Rover	Hillman	Curtis/Oden

Spring Stock Up: Nichols, Metcalf, Metcalf, Earls, Sullivan, Lowe

Donald "Wink" Martindale is the Defensive Coordinator

Most people characterize Fielding Yost as an offensive coach; few people realize that his teams suffocated opponents into 142 shutouts in his 198 wins over 29 seasons.

Nose Tackle

Payne
Williams/Iwunnah/Palepale

Payne, Damon

5th

6'4"

303

Starter

n/a

Williams, Tre

5th

6'2"

315

Backup

n/a

Iwunnah, Ike

5th

6'3"

313

Backup

n/a

Palepale, Deyvid

Fr.

6'2"

335

Redshirt

n/a

Moten, Travis

Fr.

6'6"

296

Recruit

n/a

Comments: Damon Payne will replace Mason Graham; Tre Williams, and Ike Iwunnah will back up. Deyvid Palepale was in on 4 tackles in the Spring game, 0.5 for loss.

Defensive Tackle/End

Benny
Pierce/Etta/Anwunah

Benny, Rayshuan

DT/End

5th

6'4"

296

Starter

n/a

Pierce, Roderick "Trey"

DT/End

So.

6'2"

315

Backup

n/a

Anwunah, Chibi

DT/End

Sr.

6'5"

278

Walk-on

n/a

Etta, Enow

DT/End

So.

6'5"

308

Backup

n/a

Beigel, Manuel

DT/End

Fr.

6'5"

300

Redshirt

n/a

Hammond, Ted

DT/End

Fr.

6'5"

282

Redshirt

n/a

Patterson, Benny

DT/End

Fr.

6'4"

245

Recruit

n/a

Comments: Rayshaun Benny will start. Trey Pierce, Enow Etta, and Chibi Anwunah are the primary backups; Pierce had 3 tackles in the Spring game; Anwunah had 2 tackles including a sack. Manuel Beigel, Ted Hammond, Benny Patterson, and Bobby Kanka could contribute; Beigel, Kanka, and Hammond were in on one tackle each in the Spring game. Will we add Jermaine Kinsler, Ben Boulware, Titan Davis, Deuce Geralds, Tyson Bacon, Brian Harris, Kendall Guervil, Damari Simeon, J.J. Finch, Alister Vallejo or others? Alessandro Lorenzetti hit the transfer portal on April 9.

Defensive End-Strong Side

Moore
Brandt

Moore, Derrick

DE-Strong

Sr.

6'3"

256

Starter

n/a

Brandt, Cameron

DE-Strong

So.

6'4"

265

Backup

n/a

Baxter, Devon

DE-Strong

Fr.

6'6"

240

Redshirt

n/a

Marshall, Nathaniel

n/a

DE-Strong

Fr.

6'4"

265

Recruit

n/a

Kanka, Bobby

DE-Strong

Fr.

6'5"

290

Recruit

n/a

Comments: Derrick Moore returns as starter; Cameron Brandt will continue to back up. Devon Baxter, and Nate Marshall will push for playing time. Baxter had 3 tackles in the Spring game with one for loss.

Defensive End-Wide Side

Guy
Nichols/Edokpayi

Guy, T.J.

DE-Wide

5th

6'4"

250

Starter

n/a

Nichols, Dominic

DE-Wide

So.

6'5"

261

Backup

n/a

McLaurin, Tyler

DE-Wide

5th

6'3"

252

Backup

n/a

Edokpayi, Lugard

DE-Wide

Sr.

6'7"

232

Redshirt

n/a

Holly, Julius

DE-Wide

Fr.

6'3"

230

Recruit

n/a

Comments: T.J. Guy will be the leading candidate to replace Josaiah Stewart, but Jaishawn Barham will split reps with Guy. Dominic Nichols looks ready to rotate; he had 2 tackles with a sack in the Spring game. Kechaun Bennett had 3 tackles in the Spring game with 1.5 tackles for loss; he is now in the transfer portal, and signed with UCLA. Lugard Edokpayi had a sack in the Spring game. Tyler McLaurin, and Julius Holly will also press for playing time. Tariq Boney has pledged for 2026! Will we add Carter Meadows, Anthony Jones, Jake Kruel, Jackson Ford, Shaun Scott, Jamarion Carlton, McHale Blade, Trenton Henderson, Tyson Harley or others? Aymeric Koumba hit the transfer portal on April 14; he signed with Central Florida.

Michigan Football Defensive Linemen

Fielding Yost hired Cliff Keen in 1925; Keen is the longest tenured football coach in Wolverine Football History at 33 seasons, 1925-1958, and he coached wrestling at Michigan 45 seasons until 1970. Keen is the longest tenured Wolverine Head Coach in any sport.

Defensive Line

Barham/Guy/Nichols-Benny-Payne-Moore/Brandt

Edokpayi-Pierce/Etta-Williams-Marshall

Beigel-Iwunnah/Palepale

Kanka-Moten-Hammond-Holly

Lou Esposito coaches the Defensive Line

Inside Linebacker-MIKE

Barham/Rolder
Bowles/Hood/Taylor

Barham, Jaishawn

ILB-MIKE

Sr.

6'3"

248

Starter

n/a

Rolder, Jimmy

ILB-MIKE

Sr.

6'2"

240

Backup

n/a

Hood, Jaydon

ILB-MIKE

5th

6'1"

225

Backup

n/a

Bowles, Troy

ILB-MIKE

So.

6'0"

220

Backup

n/a

Taylor, Chase

ILB-MIKE

Fr.

6'2"

213

Recruit

n/a

Comments: Jaishawn Barham and Jimmy Rolder will start; Jaydon Hood and Troy Bowles will back up. Chase Taylor will probably redshirt although he had 3 tackles in the Spring game. Will we add Duyon Forkpa, Kenneth Goodwin, Anthony Davis, Nick Abrams, Brayden Rouse, Shadarius Toodle, Tank King, Markel Dabney, Kedric Golston, or others? Jason Hewlett hit the transfer portal on April 12, and signed with Boston College.

Inside Linebacker-WILL

Hausmann
Sullivan/Owusu-Boateng

Hausmann, Ernest

ILB-WILL

Sr.

6'2"

235

Starter

n/a

Sullivan, Cole

ILB-WILL

So.

6'3"

225

Backup

n/a

Owusu-Boateng, Nathan

ILB-WILL

Fr.

6'1"

203

Recruit

n/a

Ludwig, Zach

ILB-WILL

Fr.

6'2"

217

Redshirt

n/a

Weidenbach, John

ILB-WILL

Jr.

6'0"

215

Walk-on

n/a

Comments: Ernest Hausmann will return at WILL Linebacker; he will be backed up by Cole Sullivan and Freshman Nathan Owusu-Boateng. Sullivan led all tacklers in the Spring game with 7 stops including two for loss with a sack. Owusu-Boateng had 2 tackles including a sack. John Weidenbach had 4 tackles in the Spring game.

Brian Jean-Mary coaches Linebackers

Linebacker Rotation

Hausmann-Barham/Rolder

Bowles-Hood-Sullivan

Owusu-Boateng-Taylor-Weidenbach

Lamar Morgan coaches Cornerbacks and Safeties

Defensive Back (Field)-Wideside (LCB )

Hill
Earls/Edmond/Lowe/Anderson/Tevis Metcalf

Hill, Jyaire

LCB

So.

6'2"

185

Starter

n/a

Earls, Shamari

LCB

Fr.

6'2"

203

Recruit

n/a

Edmond, Jo'Ziah

LCB

Fr.

6'1"

180

Backup

n/a

Sanders, Jayden

n/a

LCB

Fr.

6'2"

175

Recruit

n/a

Comments: Jyaire Hill may start, but the competition is fierce with Shamari Earls, Jo'Ziah Edmond, and Jeremiah Lowe. Earls had 5 solo tackles in the Spring game. Jeremiah Lowe had 2 interceptions and a pass break up along with 3 tackles. Will Jayden Sanders contribute as a Frosh? Transfers Tevin Metcalf and Caleb Anderson are also pushing for playing time. Brody Jennings has pledged for 2026! Will we add Jordan Thomas, Nassir McCoy, Donovan Webb, Camren Hamiel, Camdin Portis, Jaziel Hart, Chauncey Kennon, Khary Adams, Jermaine Bishop, Dorian Barney or others?

Defensive (Boundry) Back-Shortside (RCB)

Berry
Earls/Edmund/Tevis Metcalf/Anderson

Berry, Zeke

RCB

Sr.

5'11'

196

Starter

n/a

Edmond, Jo'Ziah

RCB

Fr.

6'1"

180

Backup

n/a

Anderson, Caleb

RCB

5th

6'3"

200

Backup

n/a

Lowe, Jeremiah

RCB

Fr.

5'11"

177

Redshirt

n/a

Nichols, Josh

RCB

Sr.

5'10"

205

Walk-on

n/a

Comments: Zeke Berry will start. Shomari Earls, Jo'Ziah Edmond, Jeremiah Lowe, Caleb Anderson, and Tevis Metcalf are the leading contenders for backup, special teams and playing time. Jayden Sanders may also push for playing time.

Nickel

Berry/Metcalf/Curtis
Oden

Metcalf, Tevis

Nickel

So.

5'10"

192

Starter

n/a

Curtis, Mason

Nickel

Fr.

6'5"

200

Backup

n/a

Oden, Jacob

Nickel

Fr.

6'1"

196

Redshirt

n/a

Comments: Tevis Metcalf or Mason Curtis may be the Nickel unless Berry frees up the position for Shamari Earls. Tevis Metcalf had an interception plus a tackle and a pass break up in the Spring game. Jacob Oden is also playing Nickel. After watching Jeremiah Lowe in the Spring game, he should also be a Nickel candidate. Ja'Den McBurrows entered the transfer portal on April 14.

Free Safety

Metcalf
Mangham

Metcalf, T.J.

Jr.

6'1"

200

Starter

n/a

Mangham, Jaden

Sr.

6'2"

185

Backup

n/a

Young, Jordan

Fr.

6'0"

177

Recruit

n/a

Dotson, Elijah

n/a

Fr.

6'2"

180

Recruit

n/a

Moore, Rod

5th

6'0"

198

Captain

n/a

Winston, Kainoa

n/a

Fr.

5'10.5"

184

Recruit

n/a

Comments: T.J. Metcalf should start with Jaden Mangham as backup. Jordan Young had 4 tackles in the Spring game with a pass break up. Rod Moore is still recovering from injury. Redshirt Jacob Oden, Elijah Dotson, and Kainoa Winston will also compete for playing time. Will we add Chace Calicut, Jordan Deck, Andre Clarke, Djimon McLendon, Davon Benjamin, Kaiden Hall or others?

Strong Safety/Rover

Hillman/Curtis
Oden/Andrighetto

Hillman, Brandyn

SS/Rover

So.

6'0"

200

Starter

n/a

Curtis, Mason

SS/Rover

Fr.

6'5"

200

Backup

n/a

Andrighetto, Nico

SS/Rover

5th

5'9"

190

Walk-on

n/a

Reyes, Max

SS/Rover

Sr.

5'11"

203

Walk-on

n/a

Stone, Shomari

SS/Rover

Sr.

5'8"

190

Walk-on

n/a

Comments: Brandyn Hillman and Mason Curtis give us two solid performers at the Strong Safety/Rover position. Nico Andrighetto had 5 tackles in the Spring game.

Defensive Back Rotation

Metcalf/Curtis-Hillman-Metcalf-Berry-Hill/Earls

Young/Mangham-Edmond-Oden-Anderson/Lowe

Winston-Sanders-Dotson-Moore-Andrighetto

J.B. Brown coaches Special Teams

Special Teams

PK	Zvada	Hollenbeck/Sunderland
P	Hollenbeck/Bauer	Klein
Kickoffs	Zvada	Hollenbeck/Sunderland
Snapper	Middleton	Tarr/Kavouklis/Rosenberg
Holder	Taylor	Hollenbeck
Punt Returns Flyers	Morgan Moore and Taylor	Stewart
Kickoff Returns	Morgan and Taylor	Hester/Stewart/Marsh/Ka'apana

Placekicker/Field Goals/Extra Points/Kickoffs

Zvada
Hollenbeck/Sunderland

Zvada, Dominic

Sr.

6'3"

180

Starter

n/a

Hollenbeck, Hudson

Sr.

6'2"

206

Walk-on

n/a

Sunderland, Beckham

Jr.

6'1"

201

Backup

n/a

Comments: Dominic Zvada returns to give us one of the top NFL prospects at placekicker. Hudson Hollenback and Beckham Sunderland will compete for kickoffs; Hollenbeck had two kickoffs for touchbacks in the Spring game. Blake Stuart hit the transfer portal on April 16; he hit one of three field goals in the Spring game, and had 2 kickoffs for a 58.5 yard average.

Long Snapper

Middleton
Tarr/Rosenberg/Kavouklis

Middleton, Trent

Snapper

So.

6'3"

230

Starter

n/a

Tarr, Greg

Snapper

5th

6'2"

215

Walk-on

n/a

Kavouklis, James

Snapper

Sr.

6'1"

284

Walk-on

n/a

Rosenburg, Dan

Snapper

Jr.

6'0"

245

Backup

n/a

Comments: Trent Middleton has transferred from UCLA; he should start once he arrives in June. Greg Tarr may continue at backup. Evan Boutorwick hit the transfer portal on April 16.

Holder
Taylor
Hollenbeck

Taylor, Joe

Holder

5th

5'10"

190

Walk-on

n/a

Hollenbeck, Hudson

Holder

Sr.

6'2"

206

Walk-on

n/a

Comments: Joe Taylor is a dependable holder, and an incredible special teams player; he is a flyer on punt returns, and a member of the kickoff return and coverage teams.

Punter

Hollenbeck/Bauer
Klein

Hollenbeck, Hudson

Sr.

6'2"

206

Walk-on

n/a

Bauer, Luke

n/a

Jr.

6'5"

207

Transfer

n/a

Klein, Marlin

Sr.

6'6"

247

Backup

n/a

Comments: Hudson Hollenbeck is the projected starter. Luke Bauer transferred on April 18. Tight End Marlin Klein may backup.

Punt Returns

Morgan
Stewart

Morgan, Semaj

So.

5'10"

174

Starter

n/a

Stewart, I'Marion

Fr.

5'11"

180

Redshirt

n/a

Comments: Semaj Morgan and I'Marion Stewart are the leading punt return candidates. Some of the wideouts and defensive backs will give us depth.

Kickoff Returns

Marshall/Taylor
Hester/Stewart/Marsh

Morgan, Semaj

KOR

So.

5'10"

174

Starter

n/a

Ka'apana, Micah

KOR

Fr.

5'11"

190

Redshirt

n/a

Marsh, Andrew

KOR

Fr.

6'0.5"

175

Recruit

n/a

Moore, Fredrick

KOR

Jr.

6'1"

181

Starter

n/a

Stewart, I'Marion

KOR

Fr.

5'11"

180

Redshirt

n/a

Taylor, Joe

KOR

5th

5'10"

190

Walk-on

n/a

Comments: Semaj Morgan, Jordan Marshall, Micah Ka'apana, and I'Marion Stewart may be the leading kickoff return candidates. C.J. Hester will probably be a kickoff returern. Will Andrew Marsh get a shot at kickoffs?

Walk-Ons 2025

Coach and Player Attrition, 2015-2025: 10 Years of Attrition

Coaches/Staff (62+)

New Destination

Baxter, John

Brown, Don

Brown, Tyler

Bush, Devin

Bush, Gwen

USC

Arizona

Philadelphia Eagles

Mississippi

Florida

Campbell, Erik

Campbell, Kirk

Camponile, Anthony

Clinkscale, Steven

Connolly, Fergus

Connecticut/Delaware

n/a

Miami Dolphins

Los Angeles Chargers

Performance Coach

Debord, Mike

Devan, Kyle

Doherty, Matt

Kansas

Colorado

Miami-FL

Drevno, Tim

Dudek, Matty

Durkin, D.J.

Elston, Mike

Enos, Dan

USC

Mississippi State

Maryland/Mississippi

Los Angeles Chargers

Alabama

Fisch, Jedd

Frey, Greg

Gattis, Josh

Hamilton, Pep

Harbaugh, Jay

Harbaugh, Jim

Hart, Mike

Hastings, Joe

Helow, George

Herbert, Ben

UCLA/Los Angeles Rams

Florida State

Miami-FL

Washington (XFL)

Seattle Seahawks

Los Angeles Chargers

n/a

Indiana State

n/a

Los Angeles Chargers

Jackson, Greg

Jean-Mary, Brian

Kovacs, Jordan

Linguist, Maurice

McDaniels, Ben

McElwain, Jim

Mattison, Greg

Minter, Jesse

Minter, Rick

Morgan, Courtney

Netter, Al

Nua, Shaun

Partridge, Chris

Petenga, Cooper

Poggi, Biff

Prince, Ron

Dallas Cowboys

Tennessee

Cincinnati Bengals

Buffalo

Houston Texans

Central Michigan

Ohio State

Los Angeles Chargers

Washington

Yale

USC

Mississippi/Seattle Seahawks

Washington

North Carolina-Charlotte

Howard

Richards, Bam

Rogan, J.T.

Roney, Dylan

Sandweiss, Elijah

Scruggs, Greg

Sims, Sydney

Loachapoka, Alabama

Sales Mgr./Snap! Raise

Los Angeles Chargers

Howard

n/a

Smith, Alfonso

Smith, Brian

Taurisani, Mark

Waggener High School

Rice

Illinois

Tolbert, Kevin

Retired/Bowling Green

Tuioti, Tony

Warinner, Ed

Washington, Al

Weiss, Matt

Fresno State

Florida Atlantic

Ohio State

n/a

Wheatley, Tyrone

Woody, Nate

Wright, Tank

Zordich, Mike

Jacksonville Jags

Army

Central Michigan

Transfer/Left Program (166+)

New Destination

All, Erick

Allen, Willie

Anderson, Raheem

Anderson, Stone

Anthony, Andrel

Anthony, Jordan

Arnou, Anthony

Baty, Ramsey

Beasley, Jeremiah

Beetham, Josh

Bennett, Kechaun

Black, Tarik

Blake, Stuart

Boivin, Christian

Bounds, Tristan

Boutorwick, Evan

Bowman, Alan

Bridgeman, Semaj

Bunting, Ian

Cabana, Cole

Calhoun, Cameron

Canteen, Freddy

Iowa

Massachusetts

Western Michigan

Wisconsin

Oklahoma

Troy State

n/a

Missouri

Georgia Tech

UCLA

Texas

n/a

Arizona

n/a

Oklahoma State

Michigan State

California

Western Michigan

Utah

Notre Dame/Tulane

Carpenter, Zach

Caratan, George

Castleberry, Jordan

Charbonnet, Zach

Cheeseman, Cameron

Clemons, Darrius

Cole, Brian

Indiana

Arkansas/Connecticut

Maryland

UCLA

Washington Commanders

Oregon State

East Mississippi CC/Mississippi State

Countess, Blake

Crawford, Kekoa

Auburn

California

Davis, Kingston

Davis, Micah

Alabama-Birmingham/Legal

Western Michigan

Dawson, David

Iowa State/Morgan State

Dawson, Reon

Denegal, Jayden

Dennis, Eamonn

Dent, Damani

Dixon, Cristian

Doman, Tommy

Medical

San Diego State

Massachusetts

North Carolina-Charlotte

Central Missouri

Florida

Dukes, Jaron

Dunlap, Tavierre

Dwumfour, Michael

English, Karmello

Fakih, Adam

Faustin, Sammy

Filiaga, Chuck

Forbes, Logan

Franklin, Leon

Garcia, Gaige

n/a

Eastern Michigan

Rutgers

West Georgia

Duke

Massachusetts

Minnesota

n/a

Tennessee Tech

Lehigh

Garrett, Julian

Gentry, Andrew

Gil, Devin

Giudice, Dominick

Green, Derrick

Green-Warren, Darrion

Grusser, Jack

Hall, Ben

n/a

BYU

South Florida

Missouri

TCU

Nevada

n/a

North Carolina

Hall, JaRaymond

Hansen, Louis

Central Michigan

Connecticut

Harris, Drake

Hart, Will

Hefley, Ren

Henning, A.J.

Herring, Amir

Hewlett, Jason

Hibner, Matt

Hickmott, Drew

Hill-Green, Nikhai

Hudson, James

Hughes, Danny

Hussung, Cole

Irving-Bey, Deron

Ishmail, Breeon

Western Michigan

San Jose State

Presbyterian

Northwestern

Kansas

Boston College

SMU

n/a

North Carolina-Charlotte

Cincinnati

n/a

Louisville

Central Michigan

Purdue

Jackson, Giles

Jackson, Nate

Washington

Grand Valley

Johnson, Dytarious

Johnson, George

Johnson, Ron

Eastern Illinois

Massachusetts

Rutgers/Towson

Johnson, Shelton

n/a

Jones, DeMario

Jones, Kody

Jones, Reuben

Kelly-Powell, Jaylen

Koumba, Aymeric

Lewis, Aaron

Lorenzetti, Alessandro

McBurrows, Ja'Den

McCaffrey, Dylan

McDoom, Eddie

McNamara, Cade

McNamara, Kyle

Mackinnon, Jack

Bowling Green

Memphis State

West Virginia

Akron

Central Florida

Rutgers

n/a

Northern Colorado

South Florida

Iowa

Western Kentucky

Nevada

Malone-Hatcher, Corey

Medical

Malzone, Alex

Martin, Oliver

Miami-OH

Iowa/Nebraska

Mbem-Bosse, Elysee

Metzger, Joel

Milton, Joe

Davenport

n/a

Tennessee

Mitchell, Ahmir

Mohan, William

Moore, Hayden

Morant, Jordan

Morgan, Cole

Rutgers

Tennessee

Washington

Duke/Mississippi State

Rice

Morris, Shane

Morris, Tyler

Moten, R.J.

Muhammad, Mustafa

Okie, Eyabi

O'Meara, Tomas

Orji, Alex

Paea, Phil

Central Michigan

Indiana

Florida

Houston/Kilgore Junior College

North Carolina-Charlotte

n/a

UNLV

Utah State

Pallante, Brady

Persi, Jeff

Peters, Brandon

Pollard, Micah

Pollard, Myles

Reynolds, Hunter

Rooks, George

Rosenberg, Dan

Rumler, Nolan

Russell, Andrew

Medical

Pittsburgh

Illinois

Liberty

Memphis State

Utah State

Boston College

n/a

Kent State

Kansas

St. Juste, Ben

Sabb, Keon

Samaha, Adam

Samuels, O'Maury

Savage, Osman

Seldon, Andre

Sessa, Michael

Selzer, Alan

Shallman, Wyatt

Shibley, Adam

Sims, Myles

Singleton, Drew

Solomon, Anthony

Solomon, Aubrey

Spanellis, Stephen

Minnesota

Alabama

North Carolina

Legal

Alabama A&M

New Mexico State

n/a

Indiana State

Ohio University

Notre Dame

Georgia Tech

Rutgers

Arizona

Tennessee

Vanderbilt

Speight, Wilton

Spurlock, Deuce

Stewart, Jack

Stewart, Noah

UCLA

Florida

Connecticut

Eastern Washington

Staruch, Sam

Stokes, C.J.

Sypniewski, Scott

Massachusetts

North Carolina-Charlotte

Vanderbilt

Taylor-Douglas, Ross

Taylor, Kurt

Thomas, Charles

Thaw, Jake

Rutgers

Iowa Central Community College/Tennessee Tech

n/a

Delaware

Tice, Ryan

Turner, Christian

Eastern Michigan/Tennessee/Central Michigan

Wake Forest

Tulley-Tillman, Logan

Turner, Christian

Ulizio, Nolan

Upshaw, Taylor

Vansumeren, Ben

Velazquez, Joey

Veingrad, Ryan

Vilain, Luiji

Villari, Dan

Wafle, Owen

Walker, Amorion x 2

Walker, Kareem

Waller, D.J.

Warinner, Andrew

Washington, Keith

Ways, Maurice

Welschof, Julius

Wheatley, Tyrone Jr.

Wheeler, Cornell

Wilson, Tru

Woods, J'Marick

Worthy, Xavier

Legal/UTEP

Wake Forest

Pittsburgh

Colorado/Arizona

Michigan State

Ohio State

Florida Atlantic

Wake Forest

Syracuse

Penn State

Mississippi/Middle Tennessee

Fort Scott CC/Mississippi State/South Alabama

Kentucky

n/a

West Virginia

California

North Carolina-Charlotte

Stony Brook/Morgan State

Kansas

Northern Colorado

Duke

Texas

Decommitments (63+)

School

Acheampong, Collins

Alexander, Aaron

Allen, Markus

Baldwin, Tim

Branham, Kalil

Brunning, Evan

Burke, Ethan

Conti, Zach

Couch, Te'Cory

DeWeaver, Messiah

Miami-FL

Massachusetts/Michigan State

Wisconsin

Indiana

Kentucky

Michigan State

Texas

Eastern Michigan

Miami-Florida

Michigan State

Dillon, A.J.

Doyle, Kevin

Dunaway, Carter

Boston College

Arizona

Princeton

Ekiyor, Emil

Elliott, Jordan

Alabama

Texas

Enis, Kiante

Eugenio, Mario

Indiana

Cincinnati

Falcon, Matt

Gray, Eric

Groves, Taylor

Western Michigan

Tennessee

Mississippi

Hamilton, Devery

Stanford

Harding, Dele

Hart, Brady

Illinois

Texas A&M

Herbert, Kai-Leon

Herron, Stephen

Miami-FL

Stanford

Holloman, Jeremiah

Georgia

Irvin, Jalil

Auburn

Johnson, Antwuan

Bowling Green

Lasater, Chase

Macon, Ricardo

Mashall, Nathaniel

Martin, Tyler

Mazzccua, Micah

Miles, Davonte

Olesh, Andrew

Pesek-Hickson, Amauri

Phinney, Casey

Florida Atlantic

Central Michigan

Auburn

Arizona

Baylor

Bowling Green

Penn State

Kansas

Boston College

Rappleyea, Andrew

Reese, David

Reese, Otis

Penn State

Florida

Georgia/Mississippi

Richardson, Antwaine

Rowser, Myles

Rudolph, Elias

Scott, Sir Patrick

Smith, Carter

Smith, Jacob

Smith, Jaden

Smith, Jerod

Starlings, Joel

Maryland

Arkansas

Miami-FL

Marshall

Wisconsin

Kentucky

North Carolina

Swenson, Erik

Taylor, Ivan

Oklahoma

Alabama

Taylor, Leonard

Trent, TaShawn

Vansumeren, Alex

Cincinnati

Youngstown State

Michigan State

Viramontes, Victor

Walker, Mantrez

California/Minnesota/UNLV

Colorado

Warren, Denver

Weaver, Rashad

Weekley, Zonterio

Williams, Jaylen

Wilson, Raylen

Woods, Tyrece

Wright, Philip

Bowling Green

Pittsburgh

Western Michigan

Wisconsin

Georgia

Buffalo

LSU

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL DEVELOPING DEPTH CHART 2025

View of Michigan Football Stadium in 1927

Observations on the Spring Scrimmage 2025 (MGoBlog Summary-UFR 1st Half/2nd Half)

Michigan Football Coaching Staff (Michigan Football Strength & Conditioning)

Michigan Football Depth Chart History

January, 2025 Enrollees (13): Bryce Underwood, Andrew Marsh, Jamar Browder, Eli Owens, Kaden Strayhorn, Andrew Babalola, Julius Holly, Bobby Kanka, Travis Moten, Shamari Earls, Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng, Chase Taylor, and Avery Gach.

Michigan Head Football Coaches: Harry Kipke, Fritz Crisler, Benny Oosterbaan, Bump Elliott, and Bo Schembechler. These coaches led Michigan Football, 1919-1989

Chip Lindsey is our new Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach

Michigan Spring Football Draft 2025

Offense:

Spring Stock Up: Underwood, Kuzdzal, Browder, Hoffman, Efobi, Babalola

Michigan Head Football Coaches: Bump Elliott, Bo Schembechler, Gary Moeller, and Lloyd Carr. These Head Coaches led Michigan Football, 1958-2007.

Quarterback

Underwood Davis/Keene/Warren

Tony Alford coaches Running Backs

Running Back (Tailback)

Haynes/Marshall Ka'apana/Kuzdzal/Hester/Parker/Volker

Backfield

Underwood-Marshall/Hayes-Morgan

Davis-Hester/Kuzdzal-Goodwin

Warren/Keene-Ka'apana/Parker/Hester-Stewart/Marsh/Charleston/Simpson

Fielding Yost with his Packard in 1927, a gift from the University of Michigan Alumni Association. Later, Harry Bennett convinced Henry Ford to provide Ford vehicles for all Michigan Assistant Coaches.

Wide Receiver-X

McCulley Browder/O'Leary/Bell

Slot Wide Receiver

Goodwin Morgan/Stewart/Moore/Marsh/Simpson

Wide Receiver-Z

Morgan Goodwin/Marsh/Simpson/Charleston

Comments: Semaj Morgan will battle Freddy Moore, Channing Goodwin, Anthony Simpson, C.J. Charleston, I'Marion Stewart, and Andrew Marsh for starter.

Ron Bellamy coaches Wide Receivers

Steve Casula coaches Tight Ends

Tight End and H-Back

Klein Hansen/Hoffman/Marshall/Prieskorn

H-Back

Bredeson Hoffman/Owens

Comments: Max Bredeson remains as one of the best H-Backs in the Big Ten and NCAA Football; Jalen Hoffman is also a good blocker. Eli Owens should also be a tremendous blocker as the season progresses.

McCulley-Morgan-Goodwin-Bredeson/Klein/Hansen/Hoffman

Charleston-Simpson/Marsh-Stewart-O'Leary-Marshall/Prieskorn/Owen

Grant Newsome coaches Offensive Line

Right Tackle

Sprague Babalola/Haywood/Frazier

Right Guard

Efobi Hattar/Gach/Guarnera

Comments: Nathan Efobi has stood out so far at Right Guard. Lawrence Hattar arrives in June. Jake Guarnera and Avery Gach will back up. Connor Jones played a lot at Right Guard in the Spring game.

Center

Crippen Guarnera

Comments: Greg Crippen will return to start at Center. Jake Guarnera will back up. Kaden Strayhorn will probably redshirt.

Left Guard

El-Hadi Guarnera/Hamilton

Comments: Giovanni El-Hadi moves back to Left Guard as the starter. Jake Guarnera is most likely the first backup for both guards and center. Luke Hamilton is another backup. Ben Roebuck played Left Guard in the Spring game.

Left Tackle

Link Norton/Babalola

Comments: Evan Link may start at Left Tackle. Brady Norton and Andrew Babalola are other options if Link stays at Right Tackle. Norton started the Spring game at Right Tackle.

Offensive Line

Link, Evan

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Norton-Hamilton-Guarnera-Hattar-Haywood/Babalola

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Offense

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Defense

Special Teams

Morgan, Semaj

McCulley, Donoven

0

1

Williams, Tre

Barham, Jaishawn

n/a

n/a

Davis, Jadyn

2

Earls, Shamari

n/a

Moore, Fredrick

3

Mangham, Jaden

n/a

Marsh, Andrew

4

Underwood
Davis/Keene/Warren

Haynes/Marshall
Ka'apana/Kuzdzal/Hester/Parker/Volker

McCulley
Browder/O'Leary/Bell

Goodwin
Morgan/Stewart/Moore/Marsh/Simpson

Morgan
Goodwin/Marsh/Simpson/Charleston

Klein
Hansen/Hoffman/Marshall/Prieskorn

Bredeson
Hoffman/Owens

Sprague
Babalola/Haywood/Frazier

Efobi
Hattar/Gach/Guarnera

Crippen
Guarnera

El-Hadi
Guarnera/Hamilton

Link
Norton/Babalola