SCHOLARSHIP MICHIGAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS
2005-2006 SEASON

Offensive Linemen (18)
Bihl, Mark (Backup-Center/Guard)
Ciulla, Jeremy (Redshirt-Center)

DeBenedictis, Grant (Redshirt-Guard)

Gallimore, Brett (Redshirt-Tackle)
Henige, Leo (Starter-Left Guard; knee surgery)-miss Spring practice
Kolodziej, Mike (Backup-Right/Left Tackle)

Kraus, Adam (Backup Left Guard/Center)-miss Spring practice
Lentz, Matt (Starter-Right Guard)
Long, Jake (Starter-Right Tackle)

McAvoy, Tim (Recruit-Center)

Mitchell, Alex (Redshirt-Right Guard)

David Moosman (Recruit-Center)

Ortmann, Mark (Recruit-Tackle)
Riley, Rueben (Starter-Left Guard/Center)

Schifano, Justin (Recruit-Guard)
Sharrow, Pat (Backup Center-foot surgery)-miss Spring practice
Stenavich, Adam (Starter-Left Tackle)

Zirbel, Cory (Recruit-Tackle)

Walk-ons: Turner Booth (Long Snapper), Patrick Lyall, Jon Saigh and David Schoonover

Running Backs (9)
Roger Allison (Redshirt-Fullback)

Criswell, Andre (Recruit-Fullback)

Grady, Kevin (Recruit-Tailback/Fullback)

Hart, Michael (Starter-Tailback)
Jackson, Jerome (Backup-Tailback)
Martin, Max (Backup-Tailback)

Oluigbo, Obi (Backup-Fullback)
Simpson, Mister (Recruit-Fullback)

Thompson, Brian (Backup Fullback)-foot injury-miss Spring practice
Walk-ons: Alijah Bradley, Jason Eldridge, Scott Hamel and Eric VanBeek

Quarterbacks (4)

Forcier, Jason (Recruit)
Gutierrez, Matt (Backup)
Henne, Chad (Starter)
Richard, Clayton (Backup)-Will he be on baseball scholarship rather than football?

Walk-ons: Jeff Kastl and Matt Wilde

Tight Ends (5)
Butler, Carson (Recruit)

Ecker, Tyler (Backup)
Massaquoi, Tim
(Starter)

Massey, Michael (Redshirt)

Murphy, Kevin (Backup)

Walk-ons: None

Wide Receivers (8)
Arrington, Adrian (Backup)

Avant, Jason (Starter-Wide Receiver/Split End)

Bass, Antonio (Recruit)
Breaston, Steve (Starter-Flanker)

Dutch, Doug (Redshirt)
Manningham, Mario
(Recruit)

Savoy, Laterryal (Recruit)

Tabb, Carl (Backup)

Walk-ons: Brad Cischke, Tyrone Jordan, Chris Matsos, Landon Smith and Ben Wright

Defensive Linemen (15)
Biggs, Rondell (Backup-Defensive Tackle)

Branch, Alan (Starter-Defensive Tackle)

Germany, Eugene (Recruit)

Jamison, Tim (Backup-Defensive End-knee surgery-Redshirt)-miss Spring practice
Johnson, Will (Redshirt)
Massey, Pat (Starter-Defensive Tackle)

McKinney, James (Recruit)
Paul, Will (Backup-Defensive Tackle)

Slocum, Marques (Recruit-Nose Tackle)

Taylor, Terrence (Recruit-Nose Tackle)
Van Alstyne, Jeremy (Backup-Defensive End)-miss Spring practice

Walton, Marques (Nose Tackle-Redshirt)
Watson, Gabe (Starter-Nose Tackle)

Woodley, Lamarr (Starter-Defensive End)

Woods, Pierre (Starter-Defensive End)

Walk-ons: Paul Sarantos and David Hull

Linebackers (9)

Burgess, Prescott (Starter-OLB-SAM)
Crable, Shawn (Backup-OLB-SAM)

Graham, Chris (Starter-WILL-ILB)
Harris, Dave (Backup-MIKE-ILB)

Logan, Brandon (Recruit-ILB-WILL)
McClintock, Scott (Starter-ILB-MIKE)

McLaurin, Chris (Recruit-OLB-SAM or ILB-MIKE)

Stewart, Jacob (Backup-OLB-WILL)
John Thompson (Redshirt-ILB-MIKE)

Walk-ons: Chip Cartwright, Dan Moore and Max Pollack

Defensive Backs (14)

Adams, Jamar (Starter-Strong Safety)
Barringer, Willis (Backup-Free Safety)

Campbell, Anton (Backup-Strong Safety)

Cheathem, Keston (Redshirt)
Englemon, Brandent (Backup-Strong Safety)
Hall, Leon (Starter-Wide Side Cornerback)

Harrison, Brandon (Recruit-Cornerback)

Hood, Darnell (Backup-Short Side Cornerback)
Mason, Grant (Starter-Short Side Cornerback)
Mundy, Ryan (Starter-Free Safety)

Richards, Chris (Recruit-Cornerback)

Sears, Johnny (Recruit-Cornerback)
Stewart, Charles (Redshirt)

Trent, Morgan (Redshirt)

Walk-ons: Mike Carl, Shakir Edwards, James Logan, B.J. Opong-Owusu, Kyle Plummer

Kickers/Punters (2)-1 offense (PK)/1 defense (P)
Mesko, Zoltan (Starting Punter)
Rivas, Garrett (Starting Place Kicker)

Walk-ons: James Bloomburgh, Jason Gingell, K.C. Lopata, Craig Moore, Ross Ryan and Mark Spencer

Total=84-44 on Offense (18 OL/9 RB/4 QB/5 TE/8 WR)/38 on Defense (15 DL/9 LB/14 DB)/2 PK/P; the maximum NCAA Division I standard is 85!

Players leaving after 2004-2005 season (12); 84 scholarships after 23 commitments: Grady, Schifano, Manningham, Savoy, Sears, Simpson, Mesko, McLaurin, McAvoy, Taylor, Butler, Forcier, Zirbel, Ortmann, Harrison, Logan, Moosman, Bass, Slocum, Richards, Criswell, Germany and McKinney.

Walk-Ons 2005

30+ candidates are trying out for 20 spots (Division I)

Bell, Derek 63 C 4 Sr. 6'4" 285
Bloomsburg, James 17 PK 2 Sr. 5'10" 195
Bradley, Alijah 26 TB 4 Jr. 5'6" 169
Carl, Mike 26 SS 7 Jr. 6'0" 199
Cartwright, Chip 15 ILB-Will 7 Sr. 6'1" 229
Cunningham, Kyle 9 QB 7 Fr. 6'2" 190
Edwards, Shakir 27 SCB 7 Fr. 6'0" 190
Eldridge, Jason 44 TB 5 Sr. 5'8" 179
Gingell, Jason 34 PK 4 Fr. 5'9" 180
Hamel, Scott 33 TB 6 Sr. 5'10" 200
Hull, David 53 DT-Wide 3 So. 6'1" 265
Jordan, Tyrone 15 FL 6 Fr. 5'10" 185
Kastl, Jeff 13 QB 5 Jr. 6'3" 224
Logan, James 37 SCB 8 Fr. 5'10" 185
Lopatka, K.C. 83 PK 5 Fr. 6'2" 210
Lyall, Patrick 60 RG 4 Fr. 6'0" 285
Matsos, Chris 80 WR 6 Sr. 6'0" 208
Moore, Craig 31 PK 3 Jr. 5'10" 178
Moore, Dan 28 ILB-Mike 6 Jr. 6'0" 225
Opong-Owusu, B.J. 38 SCB 5 Jr. 5'11" 195
Plummer, Kyle 22 SCB 6 Jr. 5'10" 162
Pollack, Max 97 ILB-Will 6 Jr. 6'1" 217
Ross, Ryan 3 P 3 Jr. 6'0" 210
Saigh, Jon 62 LG 4 Fr. 6'5" 275
Sarantos, Paul 66 DT-Anchor 4 Jr. 6'3" 267
Smith, Landon 12 FL 5 Jr. 5'8" 166
Spencer, Mark 2 P 2 Jr. 6'0" 220
Van Beek, Eric 49 FB-H Back 6 Fr. 6'0" 195
Wilde, Matt 8 QB 6 Jr. 6'2" 202
Wilson, Fred 18 TB 7 Fr. 5'10" 167

Scholarship Seniors including players who have left the program (20)

Baas, David (Justin Schifano and Cory Zirbel)

Berishaj, Tom (Tim McAvoy)
Bracken, Tim (Chris McLaurin)
Curry, Markus (Brandon Harrison)
Dudley, Kevin (Mister Simpson)
Edwards, Braylon (Mario Manningham)

Finley, Adam (Zolton Mesko)
Fisher, Jim (Carson Butler)
Gonzalez, Jermaine (Laterryal Savoy)

Harrison, Larry (Mark Ortmann)
Jackson, Marlin (Johnny Sears and Chris Richards)

McCoy, Quinton (Jason Forcier )

Ofili, Alex (James McKinney)

Presley, Jim (Andre Criswell)

Rembert, Pierre (David Moosman)

Reid, Lawrence (Brandon Logan)

Rogers, Chris (Terrence Taylor)

Sarantos, Joe (Eugene Germany)

Shazor, Earnest (Antonio Bass)

Underwood, David (Kevin Grady)