The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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[ W I D E R E C E I V E R S ] THE WOLVERINE 2023 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 65 • 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. 30 wide receiver and No. 181 overall recruit in the country by On3's Industry Ranking. 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 2022 14/14 32 499 15.6 6 Totals 46/31 91 1,434 15.8 13 TYLER MORRIS • WR So. • Bolingbrook, Ill. Ht.: 5-11 • Wt.: 185 • Appeared in eight games last year, catching 3 passes for 25 yards. • Enrolled at U-M in January 2022. • Sat out his senior season at Plainedge East after tearing his ACL in the final game of the spring 2021 season at Nazareth Academy. His junior season was pushed to spring due to the CO- VID-19 pandemic. • Former high school teammate of U-M quar- terback J.J. McCarthy at Nazareth 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 All-American 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 Industry Ranking rated Morris the No. 158 player overall and No. 27 wide receiver in the 2021 class, and as a four-star prospect. Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TDs 2022 8/0 3 25 8.1 0 PEYTON O'LEARY • WR Jr. • Byfield, Mass. Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 195 • Former walk-on added to scholarship roster in winter 2023. • Played in six games in 2022, catching 1 pass for 4 yards in season opener vs. Colorado State. • Appeared in one game during 2021 season, did not record a statistic. • Originally committed to play lacrosse at UMass. • Played football, basketball and lacrosse in high school at Governor's Academy. Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2022 6/0 1 4 4.0 0 ROMAN WILSON • WR Sr. • Honolulu Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 180 • Appeared in 12 contests with 4 starts in 2022, recording 25 receptions for 376 yards and 4 touchdowns; also added 39 yards rushing with 2 touchdowns and 5 kickoff returns for 115 yards on the season. • Scored 2 touchdowns against home-state Hawai'i, a 42-yard reception and a 21-yard rush. • Registered his first career 100-yard receiving game with 5 catches for 104 yards against TCU (while adding an 18-yard rushing TD) in Michi- gan's College Football Playoff loss. • Saw action in 13 games with five starts in 2021, catching 25 passes for 420 yards and 2 touch- downs. 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 collegiate touchdown came on a 13-yard grab at Indiana. • Helped lead St. Louis High School to a 12-0 record and an Open Division state title in 2019. • Played in the 2020 Polynesian Bowl in his hometown of Honolulu, where he recorded 4 catches for 29 yards. • Ranked as a four-star recruit, the No. 268 player in the country and No. 47 wideout in the 2020 class, per the On3 Industry Ranking. Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2020 6/0 9 122 13.5 1 2021 13/5 25 420 16.8 2 2022 12/4 25 376 15.0 4 Totals 31/9 59 918 15.6 7 NEWCOMERS KARMELLO ENGLISH • WR Fr. • Phenix City, Ala. Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 186 • Set single-season school records for receptions (75), yards (1,059) and touch- downs (18) throughout his prep career at Phenix City (Ala.) Central High. • Had 75 catches for 850 yards and 13 touch- downs during his senior season in 2022. • Caught 70 passes for 1,059 yards and 18 touch- downs, recording 4 more scores (2 rushing, 1 punt return and 1 onside kick) as a junior. • Participant in the Under Armour All-American game. • First-team 7A all-state as a junior and second- team as a senior. • Rated a four-star recruit by On3 Industry Rank- ing as the No. 203 overall prospect and 28th- best wide receiver in the country and the No. 16 player in Alabama. FREDRICK MOORE • WR Fr. • St. Louis. Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 176 • Winter 2023 enrollee. • Attended Cardinal Ritter Col- lege Prep. • Recorded 67 receptions for 1,504 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior. • Caught 8 passes for 157 yards and 2 touch- downs and intercepted a pass on defense in state title game; scored 5 touchdowns in state semifinal win. • 2022 Offensive Player of the Year and first-team all-state selection in Missouri. • Rated a three-star recruit, No. 81 wideout na- tionally and the 13th-best prospect in Missouri in the On3 Industry Ranking. SEMAJ MORGAN • WR Fr. • West Bloomfield, Mich. Ht.: 5-10 • Wt.: 180 • Enrolled in winter 2023. • Caught 43 passes for 733 yards with 14 touchdowns in 2022, also threw for 5 touch- downs and no picks, and had 3 carries for 192 yards with a 92-yard touchdown run. • Two-way player who recorded multiple pick sixes and 1 fumble recovery touchdown his senior year. • Helped lead West Bloomfield to a 29-5 record in his three years as a varsity player. • Caught 61 passes for 1,015 yards and 13 touch- downs during his junior season. • U.S. Army All-American game participant. • All-state selection and Dream Team choice by Detroit Free Press. • Rated a three-star prospect, the No. 76 wide- out in the country and the 12th-best player in Michigan per the On3 Industry Ranking. SCHOLARSHIP ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. 0 Darrius Clemons WR 6-3 214 So. 80 Eamonn Dennis WR 5-10 184 Sr. 85 Cristian Dixon WR 6-2 195 Jr. — Karmello English WR 6-0 186 Fr. 6 Cornelius Johnson WR 6-3 208 Gr. 82 Fredrick Moore WR 6-1 176 Fr. 12 Semaj Morgan WR 5-10 180 Fr. 8 Tyler Morris WR 5-11 185 So. 81 Peyton O'Leary WR 6-3 195 Jr. 14 Roman Wilson WR 6-0 185 Sr.