The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2021 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 23 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL 12 Cade McNamara QB 6-1 205 Jr. Fr. Reno, Nev. (Damonte Ranch) 13 Jake Moody^ K 6-0 200 Sr. Jr. Northville, Mich. (Northville) 31 Jordan Morant DB 6-0 207 So. Fr. Parsippany, N.J. (Bergen Catholic) 90 Mike Morris DL 6-6 276 Jr. Fr. Belle Glade, Fla. (American Heritage) 6 R.J. Moten DB 6-0 213 So. Fr. Delran, N.J. (Delran) 26 Kalel Mullings LB 6-1 233 So. Fr. West Roxbury, Mass. (Milton Academy) 80 Hunter Neff* TE 6-2 234 Jr. Fr. Chelsea, Mich. (Chelsea) 99 Gabe Newburg DL 6-5 265 Jr. Fr. Clayton, Ohio (Northmont) 50 Jerome Nichols* LB 6-1 218 So. Fr. Belleville, Mich. (Renaissance) 55 David Ojabo LB 6-5 250 Jr. Fr. Aberdeen, Scotland (Blair Academy) 7 Makari Paige DB 6-3 192 So. Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield) 16 Jalen Perry DB 6-0 185 Jr. Fr. Dacula, Ga. (Dacula) 79 Jeffrey Persi OL 6-7 302 So. Fr. Mission Viejo, Calif. (JSerra Catholic) 72 Elijah Pierre* DL 6-1 297 6th Jr. Rockland, Mass. (Xaverian Brothers) 91 Brad Robbins P 6-1 195 5th Jr. Westerville, Ohio (Westerville South) 30 Will Rolapp* WR 6-0 190 So. Fr. Darien, Conn. (Suffield Academy) 12 Josh Ross LB 6-2 230 5th Jr. Southfield, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary's) 70 Nolan Rumler OL 6-3 328 Jr. Fr. Akron, Ohio (Archbishop Hoban) 43 Andrew Russell* DB 6-2 190 Fr. Fr. Victor, N.Y. (Victor) 19 Mike Sainristil WR 5-10 183 Jr. So. Everett, Mass. (Everett) 86 Luke Schoonmaker TE 6-5 252 Sr. So. Hamden, Conn. (Hamden Hall) 0 Andre Seldon DB 5-8 172 So. Fr. Belleville, Mich. (Belleville) 89 Carter Selzer* TE 6-8 240 5th Jr. Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst) 58 Mazi Smith DL 6-3 305 Jr. Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (East Kentwood) 7 Peyton Smith* QB 6-3 190 So. Fr. Ithaca, Mich. (Traverse City Central) 10 Anthony Solomon LB 6-1 212 Jr. So. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 67 Jess Speight^ DL 6-5 290 5th Jr. Richmond, Va. (The Collegiate School) 84 Sam Staruch* WR 6-1 182 So. Fr. Lake Orion, Mich. (Lake Orion) 70 Jack Stewart* DL 6-4 318 Jr. Fr. New Canaan, Conn. (New Canaan) 61 Noah Stewart* OL 6-7 255 So. Fr. Muskegon, Mich. (Northern Muskegon) 71 Andrew Stueber OL 6-7 339 5th Jr. Darien, Conn. (Darien) 36 Greg Tarr* LS 6-2 200 So. Fr. Washington, Mich. (Romeo) 26 Jake Thaw* WR 6-0 185 So. Fr. Westport, Conn. (Staples) 36 Nico Tiberia* RB 5-9 196 So. Fr. Allen Park, Mich. (Allen Park) 39 Matt Torey* WR 5-10 180 Sr. So. Sterling Heights, Mich. (Brother Rice) 5 DJ Turner DB 6-0 182 Jr. Fr. Suwanee, Ga. (IMG Academy) 91 Taylor Upshaw DL 6-4 256 Sr. So. Bradenton, Fla. (Braden River) 68 Andrew Vastardis^ OL 6-3 296 6th Sr. Ashburn, Va. (Stone Bridge) 29 Joey Velazquez LB 6-0 224 Jr. Fr. Columbus, Ohio (St. Francis De Sales) 4 Dan Villari QB 6-4 227 So. Fr. Massapequa, N.Y. (Plainedge) 49 William Wagner* LS 6-1 238 Jr. Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta) 37 Edward Warinner* LB 6-0 224 Sr. So. Powell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty) 96 Julius Welschof DL 6-6 286 Sr. So. Miesbach, Bavaria, Germany (FOS Altoetting) 14 Roman Wilson WR 6-0 180 So. Fr. Honolulu, Hawaii (St. Louis) 18 Max Wittwer* QB 6-2 205 Sr. So.. Utica, Mich. (Eisenhower) 65 Zak Zinter OL 6-6 334 So. Fr. North Andover, Mass. (Buckingham Browne and Nichols School) — Kechaun Bennett DL 6-4 220 Fr. Fr. Suffield, Conn. (Suffield Academy) — Rayshaun Benny DL 6-5 275 Fr. Fr. Detroit (Oak Park) — Alan Bowman QB 6-3 215 Sr. So. Grapevine, Texas (Grapevine) — Tommy Doman P/K 6-4 184 Fr. Fr. Rochester Hills, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary's) — Dominick Giudice DL 6-4 265 Fr. Fr. Freehold, N.J. (Mater Dei) — TJ Guy DL 6-4 240 Fr. Fr. Mansfield, Mass. (Mansfield) — Louis Hansen TE 6-5 232 Fr. Fr. Needham, Mass. (St. Sebastian's) — Jaydon Hood LB 6-1 212 Fr. Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) ) — Ike Iwunnah DL 6-4 281 Fr. Fr. Garland, Texas (Lakeview Centennial) — Ja'Den McBurrows DB 5-10 165 Fr. Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) — Tyler McLaurin LB 6-2 220 Fr. Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook) — Rod Moore DB 5-11 180 Fr. Fr. Clayton, Ohio (Northmont) — George Rooks DL 6-4 270 Fr. Fr. Jersey City, N.J. (St. Peter's Prep) — Jordan Whittley DL 6-1 358 7th Sr. Richmond, Calif. (Castlemont) * Walk-on; ^ former walk-on 51 Greg Crippen OL 52 Karsen Barnhart OL 53 Trente Jones OL 54 Kraig Correll* OL 55 Mica Gelb* OL 55 David Ojabo LB 57 Joey George* DL 58 Giovanni El-Hadi OL 58 Mazi Smith DL 60 Luke Fisher* OL 61 Noah Stewart* OL 62 Raheem Anderson OL 64 Mahdi Hazime* OL 65 Zak Zinter OL 66 Chuck Filiaga OL 67 Jess Speight^ DL 68 Andrew Vastardis^ OL 70 Nolan Rumler OL 70 Jack Stewart* DL 71 Andrew Stueber OL 72 Tristan Bounds OL 72 Elijah Pierre* DL 74 Reece Atteberry OL 76 Ryan Hayes OL 77 Trevor Keegan OL 78 Griffin Korican* OL 79 Jeffrey Persi OL 80 Hunter Neff* TE 83 Erick All TE 84 Sam Staruch* WR 85 Joel Honigford OL 86 Luke Schoonmaker TE 88 Mathew Harrison* WR 88 Matthew Hibner TE 89 Carter Selzer* TE 90 Mike Morris DL 91 Brad Robbins P 91 Taylor Upshaw DL 92 Karl Kerska* K/P 92 Phillip Paea DL 93 Cole Hussung K 94 Kris Jenkins DL 95 Donovan Jeter DL 96 Julius Welschof DL 97 Aidan Hutchinson DL 99 Gabe Newburg DL — Kechaun Bennett DL — Rayshaun Benny DL — Alan Bowman QB — Tommy Doman P/K — Dominick Giudice DL — TJ Guy DL — Louis Hansen TE — Jaydon Hood LB — Ike Iwunnah DL — Ja'Den McBurrows DB — Tyler McLaurin LB — Rod Moore DB — George Rooks DL — Jordan Whittley DL * Walk-on; ^ former walk-on 2021 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Elig. Hometown (High School) 2021 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER