The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2021 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 91 [ O F F E N S I V E L I N E ] • Rivals listed him as a four-star recruit, the top player in Illinois, and the No. 22 offensive tackle and No. 208 overall prospect in the country. JEFFREY PERSI • OL Fr. • Mission Viejo, Calif. Ht.: 6-7 • Wt.: 302 • Did not make a game appear- ance as a freshman in 2020. • Played for the U.S. National Team in the 2020 International Bowl. • Named first-team All-State by MaxPreps in 2019. • Tabbed as a four-star recruit, the No. 28 player in California and the No. 35 offensive tackle nation- ally by Rivals. NOLAN RUMLER • OL R-Fr. • Akron, Ohio Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 328 • Appeared in one game on spe- cial teams in 2020. • Did not see game action as a freshman in 2019. • Landed on the MaxPreps All-America second team for his outstanding play throughout his senior season. • Started the Under Armour All-American Game at right guard. • Rated as a four-star recruit, and the No. 10 of- fensive guard and No. 199 overall talent in the nation by Rivals. ANDREW STUEBER • OL R-Jr. • Darien, Conn. Ht.: 6-7 • Wt.: 339 • Started all six games during the 2020 season, two at right guard and four at right tackle. • Suffered a torn ACL in training camp ahead of the 2019 season and missed the entire year. • Appeared on the special teams unit in every game for Michigan in 2018, while also playing 11 games at right tackle and making two starts (Ohio State and the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl). • Named to the USA Today All-State first team in 2016. • Tabbed as a three-star recruit, the No. 4 player in Connecticut and the No. 74 offensive tackle in the nation by Rivals. ANDREW VASTARDIS • OL 6th-Sr. • Ashburn, Va. Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 296 • Voted a team captain by his teammates in 2020. • Started the first four games of the 2020 campaign at center, before an injury held him out of the remaining two tilts. • Competed in five games during the 2019 season on special teams and saw snaps at center in four. • Played at both center and right guard during the 2018 season. • Walked on to Michigan at the beginning of his career and was placed on scholarship before the start of the 2018 campaign. ZAK ZINTER • OL Fr. • North Andover, Mass. Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 334 • Played in all six games as a freshman in 2020. • Began as a backup in the first two games, before starting the final four contests of the slate at right guard due to other linemen going down with injuries. • Tabbed as a USA Today All-State pick as a junior, and was a Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association All-State selection as a ju- nior and senior. • Rivals rated him as a four-star talent, the No. 3 player in Massachusetts, and the No. 14 of- fensive tackle and No. 145 overall recruit in the land. NEWCOMERS RAHEEM ANDERSON • OL Fr. • Detroit Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 298 • Enrolled early at U-M in January 2021. • Selected to the Detroit Free Press 2020 state of Michigan Dream Team, and tabbed first-team All-State by the Associated Press. • Rivals tabbed him a four-star prospect, the No. 2 center and No. 167 overall player in the country. TRISTAN BOUNDS • OL Fr. • Wallingford, Conn. Ht.: 6-8 • Wt.: 305 • Enrolled early at U-M in January 2021. • Named to the Sports Illustrated All-American watch list prior to the 2020 season, which was canceled due to COVID-19. • Listed by Rivals as a four-star recruit and the No. 25 offensive tackle in the class of 2021. GREG CRIPPEN • OL Fr. • Northborough, Mass. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 285 • Enrolled early at U-M in January 2021. • Tabbed as a Sports Illustrated All-American finalist as a senior in 2020, and was selected to the Max- Preps Florida All-State second team that same year. • Ranked as a four-star recruit, and the No. 8 of- fensive guard and No. 163 overall prospect in the class of 2021 by Rivals. GIOVANNI EL-HADI • OL Fr. • Sterling Heights, Mich. Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 305 • Enrolled early at U-M in January 2021. • Selected for the Under Armour All-American Game, and was named to the Detroit Free Press All-State Dream Team in both 2019 and 2020. • Pegged as a four-star prospect, and the No. 14 offensive tackle and No. 91 overall player in the country by Rivals. ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Year Elig. Hometown (High School) 62 Raheem Anderson 6-3 298 Fr. Fr. Detroit (Cass Technical) 74 Reece Atteberry 6-5 284 So. Fr. Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest) 52 Karsen Barnhart 6-4 301 Jr. Fr. Paw Paw, Mich. (Paw Paw) 72 Tristan Bounds 6-8 305 Fr. Fr. Wallingford, Conn. (Choate Rosemary Hall) 54 Kraig Correll* 6-4 310 Sr. So. Easton, Pa. (Blair [N.J.]) 51 Greg Crippen 6-4 285 Fr. Fr. Northborough, Mass. (IMG Academy [Fla.]) 58 Giovanni El-Hadi 6-5 305 Fr. Fr. Sterling Heights, Mich. (Stevenson) 66 Chuck Filiaga 6-6 345 5th Jr. Aledo, Texas (Aledo) 60 Luke Fisher* 6-4 292 Jr. Fr. Plymouth, Mich. (Plymouth) 55 Mica Gelb* 6-4 295 Jr. Fr. Washington, D.C. (Woodrow Wilson) 76 Ryan Hayes 6-7 302 Sr. So. Traverse City, Mich. (Traverse City West) 64 Mahdi Hazime* 6-2 319 Jr. Fr. Toronto, Ontario (Fordson) 85 Joel Honigford 6-6 305 5th Jr. Sugarcreek, Ohio (Garaway) 53 Trente Jones 6-4 305 Jr. Fr. Grayson, Ga. (Grayson) 77 Trevor Keegan 6-6 327 Jr. Fr. Crystal Lake, Ill. (Crystal Lake South) 78 Griffin Korican* 6-6 320 Sr. So. Seattle (O'Dea) 79 Jeffrey Persi 6-7 302 So. Fr. Mission Viejo, Calif. (Jserra Catholic) 70 Nolan Rumler 6-3 328 Jr. Fr. Akron, Ohio (Archbishop Hogan) 61 Noah Stewart* 6-7 255 So. Fr. Muskegon, Mich. (Northern Muskegon) 71 Andrew Stueber 6-7 339 5th Jr. Darien, Conn. (Darien) 68 Andrew Vastardis^ 6-3 296 6th Sr. Ashburn, Va. (Stone Bridge) 65 Zak Zinter 6-6 334 So. Fr. North Andover, Mass. (Buckingham Browne & Nichols) * Walk-on; ^ former walk-on