The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2021 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 77 [ W I D E R E C E I V E R S ] School, while amassing 2,476 receiving yards and 31 touchdowns on 159 catches during his career. All those totals rank among Missouri's top three in history. • Won the 35th annual Thomas A. Simone Award as the top football player in the Kansas City area, but was still listed by Rivals as a two-star recruit. Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2020 6/6 26 401 15.4 1 2019 13/10 48 758 15.8 1 2018 13/0 8 145 18.1 2 Totals 32/16 82 1,304 15.9 4 A.J. HENNING • WR Fr. • Frankfort, Ill. Ht.: 5-10 • Wt.: 185 • Started one game and ap- peared in all six during the 2020 season. • Caught six passes for 59 yards, including a long of 28 yards against Penn State. • Also added three rushes for 15 yards. • Selected as the Gatorade Player of the Year in Illinois for 2019, becoming the second player from his high school to be chosen for the award. • Regarded as a four-star prospect, the No. 2 player in Illinois, and the No. 21 wide receiver and No. 111 overall recruit in the country by Rivals. CORNELIUS JOHNSON • WR So. • Greenwich, Conn. Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 205 • Saw action in all six games with three starts during the 2020 season. • Hauled in 16 passes for 254 yards and a team-leading three receiving touch- downs. • Notched career highs in catches (five), yards (105) and touchdowns (two) in the triple-over- time win over Rutgers. • Appeared in 12 games at wide receiver during the 2019 season, and caught four passes for 61 yards and one touchdown. • His first career score came on a 39-yard pass from Shea Patterson late in the win over Michi- gan State. • 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, and the No. 27 wide receiver and No. 171 overall recruit in the country by Rivals. Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2020 6/3 16 254 15.9 3 2019 12/0 4 61 15.3 1 Totals 18/3 20 315 15.8 4 MIKE SAINRISTIL • WR So. • Everett, Mass. Ht.: 5-10 • Wt.: 183 • Started three games and played in all six during the 2020 campaign, while regis- tering seven catches for 82 yards and two touchdowns. • Was on the receiving end of Cade McNamara's first career scoring toss, which came against Wisconsin and covered 23 yards. • Started one game in 13 appearances at wide receiver in 2019, while also contributing on special teams (made one tackle). • Caught eight passes for 145 yards and one touchdown, a 26-yard connection with Dylan McCaffrey, against Notre Dame. • 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. • Rivals ranked him as a three-star recruit, the No. 2 prospect in Massachusetts and the No. 56 athlete in the land. Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2020 6/3 7 82 11.7 2 2019 13/1 8 145 18.1 1 Totals 19/4 15 227 15.1 3 ROMAN WILSON • WR Fr. • Honolulu Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 180 • Played in all six games in 2020, and reeled in nine catches for 122 yards with one score. • First collegiate touchdown was a 13-yard grab at Indiana. • Helped lead St. Louis High School to a 12-0 re- cord and an Open Division state title in 2019. • Played in the 2020 Polynesian Bowl in his home- town of Honolulu, where he recorded four catches for 29 yards. • Ranked as a three-star recruit, the No. 5 player in Hawaii and the No. 75 wide receiver in the country by Rivals. Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2020 6/0 9 122 13.5 1 NEWCOMERS ANDREL ANTHONY • WR Fr. • East Lansing, Mich. Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 180 • Enrolled early at U-M in January 2021. • Hauled in 28 catches for 508 yards and three touchdowns as a prep senior. • Named to the Detroit Free Press Dream Team and tabbed first-team all-state by the Associ- ated Press (AP) and the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (MHSFCA) as a senior. • Also earned all-state honors from the AP, MHS- FCA and Detroit Free Press as a junior, when he set single-season school records for receiving yards (954) and receiving touchdowns (nine). Is the program's all-time leading receiver with 2,005 career yards. • Regarded as a three-star recruit and the No. 76 wideout in the class of 2021 by Rivals. CRISTIAN DIXON • WR Fr. • Santa Ana, Calif. Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 187 • Saw his prep senior season be canceled due to COVID-19, but was able to play in the Pylon 7-on-7 All-American Game. • Named second-team All-Trinity League in 2019. • Totaled 1,473 receiving yards and 15 touch- down receptions during his sophomore and junior seasons. • Ranked as a four-star recruit, and the No. 33 wide receiver and No. 201 overall player in the country by Rivals. ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Year Elig. Hometown (High School) 1 Andrel Anthony 6-2 180 Fr. Fr. East Lansing, Mich. (East Lansing) 27 Christian Bartholomew* 6-0 185 So. Fr. Galesburg, Mich. (Kalamazoo United) 8 Ronnie Bell 6-0 190 Sr. Jr. Kansas City, Mo. (Park Hill) 10 Cristian Dixon 6-2 187 Fr. Fr. Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) 88 Matthew Harrison* 6-2 212 Jr. Fr. Ortonville, Mich. (Brandon) 3 A.J. Henning 5-10 185 So. Fr. Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East) 6 Cornelius Johnson 6-3 205 Jr. So. Greenwich, Conn. (Brunswick) 30 Will Rolapp* 6-0 190 So. Fr. Darien, Conn. (Suffield Academy) 19 Mike Sainristil 5-10 183 Jr. So. Everett, Mass. (Everett) 84 Sam Staruch* 6-1 182 So. Fr. Lake Orion, Mich. (Lake Orion) 26 Jake Thaw* 6-0 185 So. Fr. Westport, Conn. (Staples) 39 Matt Torey* 5-10 180 Sr. So. Sterling Heights, Mich. (Brother Rice) 14 Roman Wilson 6-0 180 So. Fr. Honolulu (St. Louis) * Walk-on