The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2022 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 67 [ W I D E R E C E I V E R S ] for 254 yards and a team-leading 3 receiving touchdowns. Notched career-highs in catches (5), yards (105) and touchdowns (2) in the triple- overtime win over Rutgers. • Appeared in 12 games at wide receiver during the 2019 season and caught 4 passes for 61 yards and 1 touchdown. His first career score came on a 39-yard pass from Shea Patterson late in the win over Michigan 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. 29 wide receiver and No. 190 overall recruit in the country by On3's Consensus. Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TDs 2019 12/0 4 61 15.3 1 2020 6/3 16 254 15.9 3 2021 14/14 39 620 15.9 3 Totals 32/17 59 935 15.8 7 MIKE SAINRISTIL • WR Sr. • Everett, Mass. Ht.: 5-10 • Wt.: 183 • Repped with the defensive backs and played nickel dur- ing 2022 spring football. • Appeared in all 14 games in 2021 with five starts at wide receiver, catching 22 passes for 312 yards and 2 scores. He also rushed once for 7 yards and made 5 solo tackles in coverage on special teams. • Started three games and played in all six during the 2020 campaign, while registering 7 catches for 82 yards and 2 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 re- ceiver in 2019, while also contributing on special teams (made 1 tackle). Caught 8 passes for 145 yards and 1 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 pub- lication's Defensive Player of the Year in Mas- sachusetts. • 2018 Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year. • Was a three-star prospect and No. 585 player in the nation (No. 1 in Massachusetts) in the 2019 recruiting class according to the On3 Consensus. Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TDs 2019 13/1 8 145 18.1 1 2020 6/3 7 82 11.7 2 2021 14/5 22 312 14.1 2 Totals 33/9 37 539 14.5 5 ROMAN WILSON • WR Jr. • Honolulu Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 180 • Saw action in 13 games with five starts in 2021, catching 25 passes for 420 yards and 2 touchdowns. Also rushed for 59 yards on 3 attempts. • Played in all six games in 2020. Reeled in 9 catches for 122 yards with 1 score. His first col- legiate touchdown came on 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 4 catches for 29 yards. • Ranked as a four-star recruit, the No. 257 player in the country and No. 46 wideout in the 2020 class, per the On3 Consensus. Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2020 6/0 9 122 13.5 1 2021 13/5 25 420 16.8 2 Totals 19/5 36 542 15.1 3 NEWCOMERS DARRIUS CLEMONS • WR Fr. • Portland, Ore. Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 205 • Enrolled at Michigan in Janu- ary 2022. • Helped Westview High School to a 9-2 record as a senior and reached the second round of the Class 6A playoffs. Scored 17 touchdowns during his se- nior season at Westview and added 231 return yards and 2 interceptions. • Attended Pleasant Grove High in Utah for the first three seasons of his career. Caught 38 passes for 817 yards and 10 touchdowns in eight games during his junior season. • On3.com ranked him a four-star prospect, the No. 47 recruit and No. 5 wideout in the coun- try, and the top player in the state of Oregon in 2022. TYLER MORRIS • WR Fr. • Bolingbrook, Ill. Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 175 • Enrolled at U-M in January • Sat out his senior season at Nazareth Academy after tear- ing his ACL in the final game of the spring 2021 season. His junior season was pushed to spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Former high school teammate of U-M quar- terback J.J. McCarthy in 2018-19. Won a Class 7A state championship in 2018 and finished as runners-up in 2019. Both seasons ended with a 13-1 record. • Totaled more than 1,700 all-purpose yards and 24 touchdowns during his sophomore season in 2019 with 68 catches for 1,237 yards and 17 touchdowns from McCarthy. • Selected for and played in the Army All-Ameri- can Bowl in 2022. • Was also a decorated track and field star in jumps and sprints, winning the age 15-16 high jump event at the 2018 AAU Junior Olympic Games. • On3.com's Consensus rated Morris the No. 157 player overall and No. 27 wide receiver in the 2021 class, and as a four-star prospect. AMORION WALKER • WR Fr. • Ponchatoula, La. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 180 • Caught 8 touchdowns during his senior campaign, head- lined by 8 catches for 143 yards and a touchdown in the Class 5A state championship game, which earned him Most Outstanding Player honors. • Also had a regular-season game with 3 catches for 111 yards and 3 touchdowns. • Walker was limited to three games during his junior campaign while dealing with a hamstring injury. He finished the year with 8 catches for 80 yards and 2 touchdowns. • Made 23 receptions for 489 yards and 2 touch- downs during sophomore season. Burst onto the scene as a freshman with 31 catches for 564 yards and 4 touchdowns. • Competed in the 2022 Under Armour All-Amer- ican game. • On3.com rated Walker as a three-star recruit and the No. 88 wide receiver nationally. ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. 1 Andrel Anthony 6-2 185 So. 27 Christian Bartholomew* 6-0 182 Jr. 8 Ronnie Bell 6-0 192 Gr. 0 Darrius Clemons 6-3 205 Fr. 37 Eamonn Dennis 5-10 175 Jr. 85 Cristian Dixon 6-2 197 So. 88 Mathew Harrison* 6-2 205 Sr. 3 A.J. Henning 5-10 185 Jr. 6 Cornelius Johnson 6-3 211 Sr. 13 Tyler Morris 6-0 175 Fr. 38 Peyton O'Leary* 6-4 190 So. 30 Will Rolapp* 6-0 186 Jr. 0 Mike Sainristil# 5-10 185 Sr. 84 Sam Staruch* 6-1 180 Jr. 38 Joe Taylor* 5-10 184 So. 26 Jake Thaw* 6-0 190 Jr. 4 Amorion Walker 6-4 180 Fr. 14 Roman Wilson 6-0 180 Jr. * Walk-on, # Two-way player (WR/DB)