The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2023 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 19 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL 76 Connor Jones OG 6-6 298 So. Monument, Colo. (Palmer Ridge) 12 Kody Jones CB 5-11 193 So. Memphis, Tenn. (Germantown) 53 Trente Jones OT 6-4 311 Gr. Grayson, Ga. (Grayson) 64 James Kavouklis* OL/LS 6-1 272 So. Tampa, Fla. (Berkeley Prep) 77 Trevor Keegan OG 6-6 305 Gr. Crystal Lake, Ill. (Crystal Lake) 17 Marlin Klein TE 6-6 245 So. Cologne, Germany (Rabun Gap-Nacoochee) 93 Joseph Klunder* EDGE 6-3 253 So. Grosse Pointe, Mich. (Grosse Pointe South) 35 Caden Kolesar S 5-10 195 Gr. Westlake, Ohio (St. Edward) — Aymeric Koumba EDGE 6-6 230 Fr. Bordeaux, France (Lycée Alfred Kastler) 46 Alexander Lidback* LB 6-2 217 Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta) — Evan Link OT 6-6 305 Fr. Burke, Va. (Gonzaga College [D.C.]) 18 Colston Loveland TE 6-5 237 So. Gooding, Idaho (Gooding) 89 Alessandro Lorenzetti DL 6-5 289 So. Montreal, Québec, Canada (The Loomis Chaffee School [Conn.]) 73 Charlie Lovell* EDGE 6-3 235 So. Pinckney, Mich. (Pinckney) 44 Joshua Luther* DB 5-9 180 Gr. Clarkston, Mich. (Clarkston) 43 Jesse Madden* DB 6-1 193 Jr. Oakland, Calif. (Bishop O'Dowd) 5 Brandon Mann* QB 6-2 225 So. Franklin, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) 83 Zack Marshall TE 6-4 220 Fr. Solana Beach, Calif. (Carlsbad) 1 Ja'Den McBurrows CB 5-11 206 Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 9 J.J. McCarthy QB 6-3 196 Jr. La Grange Park, Ill. (Nazareth Academy/IMG Academy) 17 Braiden McGregor EDGE 6-6 261 Sr. Port Huron, Mich. (Port Huron Northern) 27 Tyler McLaurin EDGE 6-3 231 Jr. Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook) 93 Charlie Mentzer* K/P 6-2 193 Jr. Northville, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) 54 Joel Metzger* LB 6-1 218 Jr. Battle Creek, Mich. (Lakeview) 8 Derrick Moore EDGE 6-3 279 So. Baltimore (St. Frances Academy) 82 Fredrick Moore WR 6-1 176 Fr. Saint Louis (Cardinal Ritter College Prep) — Hayden Moore LB 6-3 205 Fr. Parker, Colo. (Regis Jesuit) 9 Rod Moore S 6-0 185 Jr. Clayton, Ohio (Northmont) 12 Semaj Morgan WR 5-10 180 Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield) 8 Tyler Morris WR 5-11 185 So. Bolingbrook, Ill. (Nazareth Academy) 20 Kalel Mullings RB/LB 6-2 232 Sr. West Roxbury, Mass. (Milton Academy) 50 Jerome Nichols* LB 6-0 216 Sr. Belleville, Mich. (Renaissance) 29 Joshua Nichols* DB 5-10 190 So. Detroit (Renaissance) 60 Drake Nugent C 6-2 306 Gr. Lone Tree, Colo. (Highlands Ranch/Stanford) 81 Peyton O'Leary WR 6-3 195 Jr. Byfield, Mass. (Governor's Academy) 10 Alex Orji QB 6-3 235 So. Sachse, Texas (Sachse) 7 Makari Paige S 6-4 200 Sr. West Bloomfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield) 79 Jeffrey Persi OT 6-8 309 Sr. Mission Viejo, Calif. (JSerra Catholic) 86 Zach Peterson* WR 6-1 186 Gr. Roswell, Ga. (Wesleyan) — Trey Pierce DL 6-2 290 Fr. Evergreen Park, Ill. (Brother Rice) 4 Micah Pollard LB 6-2 206 So. Jacksonville, Fla. (Bartram Trail) 24 Myles Pollard CB 6-1 191 So. Brentwood, Tenn. (Ravenwood) 30 Will Rolapp* WR 6-0 200 Sr. Darien, Conn. (Suffield Academy) 30 Jimmy Rolder LB 6-2 228 So. Orland Park, Ill. (Marist) 3 Keon Sabb S 6-1 208 So. Glassboro, N.J. (IMG Academy) — Adam Samaha K 5-11 170 Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich. (Huron) 0 Mike Sainristil CB 5-10 182 Gr. Everett, Mass. (Everett) 70 Peter Simmons* DL 6-2 291 Jr. Bonita Springs, Fla. (Bishop Verot) 84 Sam Staruch* WR 6-1 182 Sr. Lake Orion, Mich. (Lake Orion) 5 Josaiah Stewart EDGE 6-1 237 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. (Everett [Mass.]/Coastal Carolina) 61 Noah Stewart* TE 6-7 283 Sr. Muskegon, Mich. (North Muskegon) 23 CJ Stokes RB 5-10 196 So. Columbia, S.C. (Hammond School) 37 Shomari Stone* DB 5-9 175 So. Washington, D.C. (St. John's College) 66 Dan Taraboi* OL 6-7 313 So. Cedarburg, Wis. (Cedarburg) 45 Greg Tarr* LS 6-2 216 Sr. Washington, Mich. (Romeo) 39 Joe Taylor* WR 5-10 185 Jr. Chelsea, Mich. (Chelsea) 26 Jake Thaw* WR 6-1 190 Sr. Westport, Conn. (Staples) — Deakon Tonielli TE 6-5 230 Fr. Oswego, Ill. (Oswego) — James Turner K 6-0 205 Gr. Saline, Mich. (Saline/Louisville) 13 Jack Tuttle QB 6-4 212 Gr. San Marcos, Calif. (Mission Hills/Indiana) 16 Davis Warren QB 6-2 195 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola/Suffield Academy) 29 Joey Velazquez LB 6-0 225 Gr. Columbus, Ohio (St. Francis De Sales) 49 William Wagner LS 6-2 258 Gr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta) 1 Amorion Walker CB/WR 6-3 180 So. Ponchatoula, La. (Ponchatoula) — Josh Wallace CB 6-0 190 Gr. Bowie, Md. (DeMatha Catholic/UMass) — DJ Waller Jr. S 6-3 195 Fr. Struthers, Ohio (Chaney) 38 Bryce Wilcox* DB 5-11 185 So. Sharpsburg, Ga. (Trinity Christian) 14 Roman Wilson WR 6-0 185 Sr. Honolulu, Hawai'i (St. Louis) 65 Zak Zinter OG 6-6 315 Sr. North Andover, Mass. (Buckingham Browne & Nichols) * Walk-ons; Class year represents fall 2023 academic standing 46 Evan Boutorwick* LS 46 Alexander Lidback* LB 49 Henry Donohue* RB 49 William Wagner LS 50 Jerome Nichols* LB 51 Greg Crippen C 52 Karsen Barnhart OT 52 Kechaun Bennett EDGE 53 Trente Jones OT 54 Joel Metzger* LB 55 Mason Graham DL 56 Dominick Giudice OG/C 56 Amir Herring OG 57 Trevor Andrews* LB 58 Giovanni El-Hadi OG 60 Drake Nugent C 61 Noah Stewart* TE 62 Raheem Anderson C 64 James Kavouklis* OL/LS 65 Zak Zinter OG 66 Dan Taraboi* OL 70 Peter Simmons* DL 72 Tristan Bounds OT 73 Charlie Lovell* EDGE 74 Reece Atteberry OG 75 Andrew Gentry OT 76 Connor Jones OG 77 Trevor Keegan OG 78 Kenneth Grant DL 78 Myles Hinton OT 79 Jeffrey Persi OT 80 Eamonn Dennis WR 81 Peyton O'Leary WR 82 Fredrick Moore WR 83 Zack Marshall TE 84 Sam Staruch* WR 85 Cristian Dixon WR 86 Zach Peterson* WR 88 Mathew Harrison* WR 88 Matthew Hibner TE 89 A.J. Barner TE 89 Alessandro Lorenzetti DL 92 Ike Iwunnah DL 93 Joseph Klunder* EDGE 93 Charlie Mentzer* K/P 94 Kris Jenkins DL 95 Chibi Anwunah* EDGE 99 Cam Goode DL — Brooks Bahr DL — Kendrick Bell QB — Cameron Brandt DL — Semaj Bridgeman LB — Nathan Efobi OG — Karmello English WR — Enow Etta DL — LaDarius Henderson OT — Jason Hewlett LB — Brandyn Hillman S — Hudson Hollenbeck* K — Breeon Ishmail EDGE — Aymeric Koumba EDGE — Evan Link OT — Hayden Moore LB — Trey Pierce DL — Adam Samaha K — Deakon Tonielli TE — James Turner K — Josh Wallace CB — DJ Waller Jr. S 2023 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.* Hometown (High School/College) 2023 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER (cont.)