The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2019 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 73 WIDE RECEIVERS THE WOLVERINE 2019 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 73 WIDE RECEIVERS receiver in the land and the No. 76 overall pros- pect in the country by Rivals. Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2017 3/3 11 149 13.6 1 2018 6/1 4 35 8.8 0 Totals 9/4 15 184 12.3 1 NICO COLLINS • WR Jr. • Birmingham, Ala. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 218 • Played in all 13 games with 11 starts at wide receiver in 2018. • Received the team's Most Im- proved Player (Offense) Award for his 38-catch, 632-yard and six-touchdown season. • Notched single-game career highs in catches (six at Northwestern), yards (91 at Ohio State) and touchdowns (two at Rutgers, at Ohio State) in 2018. • Named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches. • Appeared in the first four games of the 2017 season before missing the remainder of the year due to injury. • Ranked as a four-star prospect, the No. 120 over- all recruit in the country and the No. 17 wide receiver in the nation. Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2017 4/0 3 27 9.0 0 2018 13/11 38 632 16.6 6 Totals 17/11 41 659 16.1 6 DONOVAN PEOPLES-JONES • WR Jr. • Detroit Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 208 • Enters the year with 1,553 all-purpose yards and 10 total touchdowns. • Named to the All-Big Ten third team as a wide receiver (coaches) and punt returner (coaches, media) in 2018. • Named U-M's Offensive Skill Player of the Year, after he led the team with 47 catches and eight receiving touchdowns, and ranked second with 612 receiving yards. • Set single-game career highs with his 90 yards and three touchdown receptions against SMU. • Hauled in a career-high seven catches against Ohio State and topped it in the next game with eight receptions against Florida during the bowl. • Received the team's Rookie of the Year Award in 2017. • Named All-Big Ten honorable mention in 2017 by the media for his work as a punt returner. Also was honored as a Freshman All-American punt returner by the American Football Coaches Association. • Played both ways during his prep career, scoring touchdowns via reception, rush, pass, fumble recovery and kickoff return as a senior. • Named the 2016 Gatorade Player of the Year for Michigan. • Ranked as a five-star prospect, the No. 12 over- all recruit in his class and the No. 1 wide re- ceiver in the land by Rivals. Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2017 13/6 22 277 12.6 0 2018 13/11 47 612 13.0 8 Totals 26/17 69 889 12.9 8 NATE SCHOENLE • WR Sr. • Plymouth, Mich. Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 202 • Played in seven games during the 2018 season, getting snaps on special teams and at wide receiver. • Finished with three tackles and a fumble recov- ery on special teams. • Played in 11 games during the 2017 season, highlighted by notching seven tackles on special teams and grabbing four passes for 41 yards at wide receiver. • Initially walked on at Michigan but earned a scholarship before the start of the 2018 season. BRENDAN WHITE • WR 5th-Sr. • Scottsdale, Ariz. Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 195 • Former walk-on who saw ac- tion in 10 games on special teams and one contest at wide receiver last year. • Three-year letterman at Notre Dame Prep. NEWCOMERS GILES JACKSON • WR Fr. • Antioch, Calif. Ht.: 5-9 • Wt.: 179 • Placed on the MaxPreps 2018 California Large Schools All-State second team. • Named first-team All-Metro by the San Fran- cisco Chronicle as a senior. • Racked up 2,420 yards and 31 touchdowns through the air and 1,817 yards and 25 touch- downs on the ground in his high school career. • Ranked as a four-star prospect, the No. 233 recruit nationally and the No. 37 wideout in the country by Rivals. CORNELIUS JOHNSON • WR Fr. • Greenwich, Conn. Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 199 • Named the 2018 Gatorade Player of the Year in Connecticut. • Picked for the USA Today All-State first team in both his junior and senior seasons. • Competed in the All-American Bowl where he hauled in two passes, both for touchdowns. • Ranked as a four-star prospect, the No. 171 overall recruit in the country and the No. 27 wide receiver in the class by Rivals. GEORGE JOHNSON III • WR Fr. • Stuart, Fla. Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 181 • Played a bevy of positions in his career at Mar- tin County High School, including wide receiver, running back and quarterback. • Named to the Class 7A All-State second team as a wide receiver in 2016 by the Associated Press. • Awarded the Treasure Coast Male Athlete of the Year in 2017-2018. • Rated as a three-star recruit in the athlete cat- egory by Rivals. QUINTEL KENT • WR Fr. • Lakewood, Ohio Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 172 • Named to the USA Today All-State first team as a senior. • Hauled in 99 catches, 1,549 yards and 21 touch- downs in his last two seasons at St. Edward High School. The 21 touchdowns he hauled in are a school record. • Helped lead his team to a state championship by catching two touchdowns and racking up 120 yards in the title game. • Tabbed by Rivals as a three-star prospect, the No. 28 senior in Ohio and the No. 87 wide re- ceiver the nation. MIKE SAINRISTIL • WR Fr. • Everett, Mass. Ht.: 5-10 • Wt.: 179 • Named a USA Today second-team All-American on defense as a senior. Also selected as the publication's Defensive Player of the Year in Massachusetts. • 2018 Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year. • Showed his versatility during his prep career, scoring touchdowns as a wide receiver, defen- sive back and special teams star. • Ranked as a Rivals' three-star recruit, the No. 2 prospect in the state of Massachusetts and the No. 56 athlete in his class. Cornelius Johnson went to the All-American Bowl last year as a three-star prospect, but earned an upgrade to four stars and the na- tion's No. 171 overall recruit there. PHOTO BY BRANDON BROWN