The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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SEPTEMBER 2019 THE WOLVERINE 49 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL tual legacy too … just what they're about," Harbaugh said. "A competi- tor is going to compete; they're going to go out there and compete. Every- body talks about it; they're a com- petitor. I'm a competitor; I'll compete at everything. I'll compete at golf or I'll compete at Tiddlywinks. "You hear people say that all the time, but then they don't go actually play in a football game. To me, now you have a problem with who you are as a competitor and your legacy." Junior linebacker and captain Devin Bush Jr., junior defensive end Rashan Gary, senior running back and captain Karan Higdon, and fifth- year senior offensive lineman Ju- wann Bushell-Beatty opted out of the Peach Bowl, with Bush citing injury. Harbaugh said they should have followed former Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Ted Williams' approach when he entered the last day of one season hitting .3995 (rounded up to .400) and chose to play rather than sit and preserve his average. "Everybody tells him, 'Don't play; don't play tomorrow. You're already at .400. You got it … you don't have to do it,'" Harbaugh recalled. "Peo- ple would have agreed with that, but he said no. He went out and played. "He went 6 for 8 and he ended up hitting .406 for the season. Now you're a legend; not .3995 rounded up to .400 with an asterisk by it. So I'm not demeaning anybody or say- ing I don't respect anybody. "Everybody's got the right to make their own decision. But you asked me what I think of it; that's what I think of it." — Chris Balas SEAN MCKEON COMPARES MICHIGAN'S TIGHT ENDS TO ELITE 2018 DUO First-year Michigan offensive co- ordinator Josh Gattis has seen elite offenses at his last two stops, Penn State and Alabama, and developed many game plans for both. In his "speed in space" attack, the ball will be spread around; and while it isn't exactly a tight end-centric style of play, the big guys are expected to get more than their share of catches. Senior Sean McKeon is the odds- on favorite to get the most. He had an outstanding spring, is in the best shape of his life and is making plays regularly in camp, Gattis reported in early August. How many balls the position catches remains to be seen, especially with so many capable wide receivers vying for their share. McKeon is con- fident he will get his, though, calling himself and his fellow tight ends the OFFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. WR 9 D. Peoples-Jones 6-2 208 Jr. 7 Tarik Black 6-3 215 R-So. LT 75 Jon Runyan Jr. 6-5 321 5th-Sr. 76 Ryan Hayes 6-7 299 R-Fr. LG 74 Ben Bredeson 6-5 325 Sr. 66 Chuck Filiaga 6-6 341 R-So. C 51 Cesar Ruiz 6-4 319 Jr. 72 Stephen Spanellis 6-5 295 R-Jr. RG 50 Michael Onwenu 6-3 350 Sr. 59 Joel Honigford 6-6 284 R-So. RT 71 Andrew Stueber 6-7 334 R-So. or 73 Jalen Mayfield 6-5 319 R-Fr. TE 84 Sean McKeon 6-5 246 Sr. 82 Nick Eubanks 6-5 256 R-Jr. WR 4 Nico Collins 6-4 222 Jr. 7 Tarik Black 6-3 215 R-So. WR 19 Mike Sainristil 5-10 183 Fr. or 8 Ronnie Bell 6-0 184 So. QB 2 Shea Patterson 6-2 202 Sr. 10 Dylan McCaffrey 6-5 220 R-So. RB 3 Christian Turner 5-11 200 R-Fr. or 24 Zach Charbonnet 6-1 220 Fr. or 13 Tru Wilson 5-10 200 Sr. DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. DE 19 Kwity Paye 6-4 277 Jr. 4 Mike Danna 6-2 261 5th-Sr. DT 2 Carlo Kemp 6-3 286 Sr. or 50 Michael Dwumfour 6-2 282 R-Jr. DT 95 Donovan Jeter 6-3 290 R-So. or 2 Carlo Kemp 6-3 286 Sr. or 15 Christopher Hinton 6-4 303 Fr. DE 97 Aidan Hutchinson 6-6 278 So. 91 Taylor Upshaw 6-4 240 R-Fr. OLB 7 Khaleke Hudson 6-0 220 Sr. 6 Josh Uche 6-2 250 Sr. ILB 12 Josh Ross 6-2 232 Jr. 44 Cameron McGrone 6-1 232 R-Fr. or 34 Jordan Anthony 6-0 245 R-So. ILB 8 Devin Gil 6-1 236 R-Jr. 29 Jordan Glasgow 6-1 226 5th-Sr. FS 20 Brad Hawkins 6-1 218 Jr. 26 J'Marick Woods 6-3 213 Jr. SS 14 Josh Metellus 6-0 218 Sr. 30 Daxton Hill 6-0 190 Fr. CB 24 Lavert Hill 5-11 182 Sr. 1 Ambry Thomas 6-0 182 Jr. CB 1 Ambry Thomas 6-0 182 Jr. or 31 Vincent Gray 6-2 185 R-Fr. SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PK 2 Jake Moody 6-0 198 So. or 3 Quinn Nordin 6-1 196 R-Jr. P 17 Will Hart 6-3 206 R-Jr. 3 Brad Robbins 6-1 199 R-So. KO 2 Jake Moody 6-0 198 So. or 3 Quinn Nordin 6-1 196 R-Jr. H 17 Will Hart 6-3 206 R-Jr. 3 Brad Robbins 6-1 199 R-So. LS 33 Camaron Cheeseman 6-4 230 R-Jr. or 99 Trey Harper 6-5 240 5th-Sr. KR 3 Christian Turner 5-11 200 R-Fr. or 8 Ronnie Bell 6-0 184 So. or 19 Mike Sainristil 5-10 183 Fr. PR 9 D. Peoples-Jones 6-2 208 Jr. 8 Ronnie Bell 6-0 184 So. THE WOLVERINE'S PROJECTED 2019 DEPTH CHART McKeon has 47 career catches for 433 yards and four scores. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN