The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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OCTOBER 2022 THE WOLVERINE 37 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL Okie grabbed a sack in his first snap in a U-M uniform in a 51-7 win over Colorado State on Sept. 3. His speed off the snap and ability to get into the backfield with ease opened eyes and spoke to his poten- tial in this system. "Good [so far]," head coach Jim Har- baugh said upon his arrival. "He's been a great teammate, and I look forward to seeing what he can do this coming season. "There are some outstanding assets he can bring to the team. No man knows the future, but I think it looks very good and bright for Eyabi." Michigan teammates have been helping Okie get up to speed to ensure a smooth transition. Junior edge Jaylen Harrell has been among the players embracing his addition to the locker room. "That's my guy," Harrell said. "We're always chopping it up, learning how we can get these tackles off balance, setup moves, stuff like that. We're always talk- ing — and he came here for a reason, as you guys saw, first snap sack. He didn't come here to play around." Defensive coordinator Jesse Minter dis- cussed what he has seen from the former five-star recruit. There is plenty of room for his role at Michigan to continue to ex- pand. "He's bought into what we're trying to do," said Minter. "He's a guy with a lot of physical tools and a high ceiling. "He's still learning, and we told him we want to try to feed him a little bit more each week. "It was like, 'Hey, let's throw them in there on the next third down.' And the rest was history for him. It was good to get him in there more in the second half on normal downs and kind of get a feel for him playing the run and playing a normal style of play. He's a guy that we can utilize as a pass rusher as we go." U-M knows it cannot replace the 25 sacks it lost from Aidan Hutchinson and David Ojabo from one or two players. It has to be a group effort, and Okie adds to that. "The great thing is that there are guys here that can fill those roles," defensive line coach Mike Elston told the media. "They're going to look different; they're going to be different. There are going to be opportunities for guys to get the produc- tion differently. "We're doing some different things up front to create some disruption and pres- sure. Hopefully, that continues to carry on, and we'll continue to grow those things. "It's a huge challenge to replace the No. 2 overall draft pick, another first-rounder and an early second-rounder. I think that as a staff, we've handled it well. As a group, the guys understand the expecta- tions, and they've handled it well." — Anthony Broome OFFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. QB 9 J.J. McCarthy 6-3 196 So. 16 Davis Warren 6-2 195 So. or 15 Alan Bowman 6-3 217 Gr. RB 2 Blake Corum 5-8 210 Jr. 7 Donovan Edwards 6-1 204 So. 23 C.J. Stokes 5-10 196 Fr. WR 6 Cornelius Johnson 6-3 208 Sr. 38 Peyton O'Leary 6-3 195 So. 0 Darrius Clemons 6-3 205 Fr. Slot 14 Roman Wilson 6-0 185 Jr. or 3 A.J. Henning 5-10 185 Jr. 13 Tyler Morris 5-11 185 Fr. WR 8 Ronnie Bell 6-0 190 Gr. 1 Andrel Anthony 6-2 190 So. 85 Cristian Dixon 6-2 195 So. TE 83 Erick All 6-4 255 Sr. or 86 Luke Schoonmaker 6-6 250 Gr. 84 Joel Honigford 6-6 260 Gr. LT 76 Ryan Hayes 6-7 305 Gr. 52 Karsen Barnhart 6-5 308 Sr. 79 Jeffrey Persi 6-8 309 Jr. LG 77 Trevor Keegan 6-6 324 Sr. 52 Karsen Barnhart 6-5 308 Sr. 58 Giovanni El-Hadi 6-5 317 So. C 55 Olusegun Oluwatimi 6-3 307 Gr. 51 Greg Crippen 6-4 301 So. RG 65 Zak Zinter 6-6 315 Jr. 52 Karsen Barnhart 6-5 308 Sr. 74 Reece Atteberry 6-5 315 Jr. RT 53 Trente Jones 6-4 311 Sr. 52 Karsen Barnhart 6-5 308 Sr. 72 Tristan Bounds 6-8 311 So. DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Edge 90 Mike Morris 6-6 292 Sr. or 17 Braiden McGregor 6-6 261 Jr. 8 Derrick Moore 6-3 279 Fr. DE 94 Kris Jenkins 6-3 285 Jr. 54 George Rooks 6-5 278 So. DT 55 Mason Graham 6-3 317 Fr. 26 Rayshaun Benny 6-4 292 So. 56 Dominic Guidice 6-4 290 So. NT 58 Mazi Smith 6-3 337 Sr. 99 Cam Goode 6-2 323 Gr. 78 Kenneth Grant 6-3 356 Fr. Edge 32 Jaylen Harrell 6-4 246 Jr. 91 Taylor Upshaw 6-4 255 Gr. 18 Eyabi Okie 6-5 244 Gr. Mike 23 Michael Barrett 6-0 233 Gr. or 41 Nikhai Hill-Green 6-2 232 Jr. Will 25 Junior Colson 6-2 235 So. 20 Kalel Mullings 6-2 232 Jr. CB 5 D.J. Turner 6-0 180 Sr. 2 Will Johnson 6-2 194 Fr. SS 6 R.J. Moten 6-0 223 Jr. 7 Makari Paige 6-4 200 Jr. 3 Keon Sabb 6-1 208 Fr. FS 19 Rod Moore 6-0 185 So. 35 Caden Kolesar 5-10 195 Sr. 14 Quinten Johnson 5-11 202 Sr. NB 0 Mike Sainristil 5-10 182 Sr. 19 Rod Moore 6-0 185 So. or 2 Will Johnson 6-2 194 Fr. CB 22 Gemon Green 6-2 186 Gr. 16 Jalen Perry 6-0 190 Sr. MICHIGAN'S UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PK 13 Jake Moody 6-1 211 Gr. 19 Tommy Doman 6-4 208 So. P 91 Brad Robbins 6-1 205 Gr. 19 Tommy Doman 6-4 208 So. LS 49 William Wagner 6-2 258 Sr. 45 Greg Tarr 6-2 216 Jr. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. HO 91 Brad Robbins 6-1 205 Gr. KR 14 Roman Wilson 6-0 185 Jr. 3 A.J. Henning 5-10 185 Jr. 2 Blake Corum 5-8 210 Jr. PR 3 A.J. Henning 5-10 185 Jr. 8 Ronnie Bell 6-0 190 Gr. 35 Caden Kolesar 5-10 195 Sr. SPECIAL TEAMS Okie (formerly Anoma), a grad transfer edge rusher from UT Martin, registered a sack in his first snap in a Michigan uniform against Colorado State. He has 2 tackles for loss in three games. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL