The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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38 THE WOLVERINE NOVEMBER 2020 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL Staff Predictions John Borton, Editor U-M's Regular-Season Record: 6-3 U-M's Big Ten East Finish: Third U-M MVP: LB Cameron McGrone Big Ten Championship Game: Ohio State over Wisconsin Bold Prediction: Even amid run- ning back depth and in a shortened season, sophomore Zach Charbon- net tops 900 rushing yards. Chris Balas, TheWolverine.com Editor U-M's Regular-Season Record: 6-3 U-M's Big Ten East Finish: Third U-M MVP: DE Kwity Paye Big Ten Championship Game: Ohio State over Wisconsin Bold Prediction: An improved In- diana team beats Michigan for the first time since 1987 behind an ex- plosive passing attack and a much- improved defense. Austin Fox, Staff Writer U-M's Regular-Season Record: 6-3 U-M's Big Ten East Finish: Third U-M MVP: WR Ronnie Bell Big Ten Championship Game: Ohio State over Wisconsin Bold Prediction: Michigan's cor- nerback duo won't miss a beat in the wake of Ambry Thomas' early departure to the NFL, with redshirt sophomore Vincent Gray and red- shirt freshman DJ Turner set to step in as the new starting tandem. The Wolverines will finish the year in the top five nationally for pass defense. Clayton Sayfie, Staff Writer U-M's Regular-Season Record: 7-2 U-M's Big Ten East Finish: Second U-M MVP: DB Daxton Hill Big Ten Championship Game: Ohio State over Wisconsin Bold Prediction: Despite the short- ened season, senior defensive end Kwity Paye notches double-digit sacks. Drew Hallett, Staff Writer U-M's Regular-Season Record: 7-2 U-M's Big Ten East Finish: Second U-M MVP: DE Aidan Hutchinson Big Ten Championship Game: Ohio State over Minnesota Bold Prediction: Michigan will re- ceive an invitation to a New Year's Six bowl, if any are played of course. Junior wide receiver Ronnie Bell, who led U-M in catches (48) and receiving yards (758) last year, was projected by one staff member of The Wolverine to be the team MVP in 2020. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL OFFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. WR 8 Ronnie Bell 6-0 190 Jr. 6 Cornelius Johnson 6-3 205 So. LT 76 Ryan Hayes 6-7 302 R-So. 53 Trente Jones 6-4 305 R-Fr. LG 66 Chuck Filiaga 6-6 345 R-Jr. 77 Trevor Keegan 6-6 327 R-Fr. C 68 Andrew Vastardis 6-3 296 5th-Sr. 58 Zach Carpenter 6-5 329 R-Fr. RG 71 Andrew Stueber 6-7 339 R-Jr. 59 Joel Honigford 6-6 305 R-Jr. or 55 Nolan Rumler 6-3 328 R-Fr. RT 73 Jalen Mayfield 6-5 320 R-So. 52 Karsen Barnhart 6-4 301 R-Fr. TE 82 Nick Eubanks 6-5 256 5th-Sr. 83 Erick All 6-4 242 So. or 86 Luke Schoonmaker 6-5 252 R-So. WR 19 Mike Sainristil 5-10 183 So. 14 Roman Wilson 6-0 180 Fr. QB 5 Joe Milton 6-5 243 R-So. 12 Cade McNamara 6-1 205 R-Fr. WR 0 Giles Jackson 5-9 188 So. 3 A.J. Henning 5-10 185 Fr. RB 24 Zach Charbonnet 6-1 220 So. or 25 Hassan Haskins 6-1 220 R-So. or 9 Chris Evans 5-11 216 5th-Sr. DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. DE 19 Kwity Paye 6-4 272 Sr. 91 Taylor Upshaw 6-4 256 R-So. DT 2 Carlo Kemp 6-3 286 5th-Sr. 95 Donovan Jeter 6-6 318 R-Jr. DT 15 Chris Hinton 6-4 305 So. 96 Julius Welschof 6-6 286 R-So. DE 97 Aidan Hutchinson 6-6 269 Jr. 18 Luiji Vilain 6-4 253 R-Jr. OLB 23 Michael Barrett 6-0 227 R-So. 10 Anthony Solomon 6-1 212 So. or 40 Ben VanSumeren 6-2 253 R-So. ILB 44 Cameron McGrone 6-1 236 R-So. 26 Kalel Mullings 6-1 233 Fr. ILB 12 Josh Ross 6-2 230 R-Jr. 41 Nikhai Hill-Green 6-1 225 Fr. FS 30 Daxton Hill 6-0 192 So. 33 German Green 6-2 181 R-So. SS 20 Brad Hawkins 6-1 218 Sr. 7 Makari Paige 6-3 192 Fr. CB 4 Vincent Gray 6-2 190 R-So. 16 Jalen Perry 6-0 185 R-Fr. or 9 Sammy Faustin 6-2 200 R-So. CB 5 DJ Turner 6-0 182 R-Fr. or 22 Gemon Green 6-2 181 R-So. MICHIGAN DEPTH CHART Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PK 3 Quinn Nordin 6-1 196 5th-Sr. 13 Jake Moody 6-0 200 Jr. P 17 Will Hart 6-3 206 5th-Sr. or 91 Brad Robbins 6-1 195 R-Jr. KO 3 Quinn Nordin 6-1 196 5th-Sr. 13 Jake Moody 6-0 200 Jr. H 17 Will Hart 6-3 206 5th-Sr. 91 Brad Robbins 6-1 195 R-Jr. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. LS 45 Greg Tarr 6-2 200 Fr. or 49 William Wagner 6-1 238 R-Fr. KR 0 Giles Jackson 5-9 188 So. 8 Ronnie Bell 6-0 190 Jr. PR 8 Ronnie Bell 6-0 190 Jr. 0 Giles Jackson 5-9 188 So. or 19 Mike Sainristil 5-10 183 So. SPECIAL TEAMS