The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2022 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 11 OFFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. QB 12 Cade McNamara 6-1 212 Sr. 9 J.J. McCarthy 6-3 197 So. RB 2 Blake Corum 5-8 200 Jr. 7 Donovan Edwards 6-0 202 So. WR 1 Andrel Anthony 6-2 185 So. or 14 Roman Wilson 6-0 180 Jr. WR 6 Cornelius Johnson 6-3 211 Jr. 0 Darrius Clemons 6-3 205 Fr. Slot 8 Ronnie Bell 6-0 192 Grad. 3 A.J. Henning 5-10 185 Jr. TE 83 Erick All 6-4 245 Sr. 86 Luke Schoonmaker 6-5 250 Grad. LT 76 Ryan Hayes 6-7 307 Grad. 79 Jeffrey Persi 6-7 305 Jr. LG 77 Trevor Keegan 6-6 324 Sr. 52 Karsen Barnhart 6-4 307 Sr. C 55 Olusegun Oluwatimi 6-3 310 Grad. 51 Greg Crippen 6-4 290 So. RG 65 Zak Zinter 6-6 320 Jr. 74 Reece Atteberry 6-5 307 Jr. RT 53 Trente Jones 6-4 307 Sr. 52 Karsen Barnhart 6-4 307 Sr. DEFENSE Pos. No. Name. Ht. Wt. Yr. DE/OLB 91 Taylor Upshaw 6-4 262 Grad. 32 Jaylen Harrell 6-4 242 Jr. DT 94 Kris Jenkins 6-3 275 Jr. 54 George Rooks 6-5 270 So. or 26 Rayshaun Benny 6-5 292 So. NT 58 Mazi Smith 6-3 326 Sr. 55 Mason Graham 6-3 292 Fr. or 99 Cam Goode 6-2 315 Grad. DE/OLB 90 Mike Morris 6-6 278 Sr. 42 TJ Guy 6-5 251 So. Mike 41 Nikhai Hill-Green 6-1 220 Jr. 20 Kalel Mullings 6-1 236 Jr. Will 25 Junior Colson 6-2 225 So. 23 Michael Barrett 6-0 227 Grad. NB 0 Mike Sainristil 5-10 185 Sr. 19 Rod Moore 6-0 173 So. or 2 Will Johnson 6-3 190 Fr. CB 5 DJ Turner 6-0 181 Sr. 2 Will Johnson 6-3 190 Fr. CB 22 Gemon Green 6-2 181 Grad. 1 Ja'Den McBurrows 5-11 197 So. SS 6 R.J. Moten 6-0 221 Jr. 7 Makari Paige 6-3 292 Jr. FS 19 Rod Moore 6-0 173 So. 14 Quinten Johnson 5-11 200 Sr. Future Michigan non-conFerence Football ScheduleS The Big Ten Conference is currently readjusting future schedules and will announce new conference slates on a year-to-year basis going forward. Any previously published Big Ten conference schedules beyond 2022 are no longer valid. Michigan will only now publish its future-year schedules with non-conference opponents. The conference schedules will only be updated once they are finalized by the Big Ten. Here is the list of confirmed Michigan non-conference foes between 2023 and 2034: 2023 Sept. 2 EAST CAROLINA Sept. 9 UNLV Sept. 16 BOWLING GREEN 2024 Aug. 31 FRESNO STATE Sept. 7 at Texas 2025 Aug. 30 NEW MEXICO Sept. 6 at Oklahoma Sept. 13 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 2026 Sept. 12 OKLAHOMA 2027 Sept. 11 TEXAS 2028 Sept. 9 at Washington* 2033 Sept. 3 NOTRE DAME 2034 Sept. 2 at Notre Dame Home games in CAPS; all subject to change. * Rescheduled from 2020 The Wolverine's 2022 Projected Depth Chart Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PK 13 Jake Moody 6-1 211 Grad. 19 Tommy Doman 6-5 190 So. P 91 Brad Robbins 6-1 203 Grad. 19 Tommy Doman 6-5 190 So. KOS 13 Jake Moody 6-1 211 Grad. 19 Tommy Doman 6-5 190 So. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. LS 49 William Wagner 6-1 247 Sr. 45 Greg Tarr 6-2 207 Jr. KR 3 A.J. Henning 5-10 185 Jr. or 2 Blake Corum 5-8 200 Jr. PR 3 A.J. Henning 5-10 185 Jr. or 8 Ronnie Bell 6-0 192 Grad. SPECIAL TEAMS Senior Cade McNamara rightly declared himself a Big Ten championship-winning quar- terback this spring. Now he's completely locked in on becoming a two-time champ when it comes to league titles. If he pulls it off, he'd be the first Michigan starting quarterback in 30 years to capture back- to-back conference title rings. Elvis Grbac stands as the most recent king in that category. Grbac started during Michigan's Big Ten championship seasons of 1990, '91 and '92, con- cluding a string of five consecutive conference titles by the Wolverines. Michael Taylor gets credit for beginning that streak. Taylor started the majority of Michigan games during the 1988-89 seasons, both of which saw the Wolverines come out on top in their league. Rick Leach posted Big Ten titles in three straight seasons behind center for the Wolverines. He started as a true freshman in 1975, but U-M fell short of the title. Not so in '76-'78, when the Wolverines shared conference championships in each of those seasons. Prior to Leach, Dennis Franklin rang up three straight Big Ten championships at quarter- back. The Wolverines in those seasons frustratingly posted a 30-2-1 record, but never went to a bowl game. Forty years earlier, quarterback Harry Newman helped the Wolverines to a trio of Big Ten titles, from 1930-32. All-American Benny Friedman turned the title trick for the Wolverines in 1925 and '26. Irwin Uteritz pulled off the feat in 1922 and '23. In the past 100 years of Michigan football, seven starting quarterbacks have earned back- to-back Big Ten championships. McNamara has the chance to become No. 8. — John Borton Michigan Quarterbacks Repeating A Big Ten Title Is Rare Senior Cade McNamara enters 2022 with a chance to be- come the first Michigan starting quarterback to win back- to-back Big Ten championships since Elvis Grbac, who led the Wolverines to three straight titles from 1990-92. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL