The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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[ O F F E N S I V E L I N E ] THE WOLVERINE 2023 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 79 • Started all 11 games he played at left guard in 2022, earning All-Big Ten first-team praise from the coaches and a second-team nod from the media. • Played in 13 games and made 11 starts at left guard in 2021. Honorable men- tion All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media. • Appeared in five games on special teams and saw action on the offensive line in two contests in 2020. Saw extended time at left tackle in the final game of the season against Penn State. • Did not appear in any games during his fresh- man season in 2019. • Named USA Today All-State first team in both his junior and senior seasons at Crystal Lake South High School. • On3 Consensus listed him as a four-star recruit, the top player in Illinois, and the No. 20 of- fensive tackle and No. 192 overall prospect in the country. JEFFREY PERSI • OT Sr. • Mission Viejo, Calif. Ht.: 6-8 • Wt.: 309 • Made 14 appearances on spe- cial teams and five on the of- fensive line with one start at left tackle at Rutgers in 2022. • Saw the field in two games at left tackle in wins over Northern Illinois and Iowa in 2021. • Did not make a game appearance as a fresh- man in 2020. • Played for the U.S. National Team in the 2020 International Bowl. • Named first-team All-State by MaxPreps in 2019. • Rated as a four-star recruit, the No. 27 player in California and the No. 32 offensive tackle nationally in the On3 Industry Ranking. ZAK ZINTER • OG Sr. • North Andover, Mass. Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 315 • Started all 14 games at right guard during 2022 campaign, earning consensus first-team All-Big Ten honors for his play. • Named to the CSC Academic All-America second team as well as Academic All-Big Ten last season. • Appeared in 13 games and made 12 starts in 2021. Second-team All-Big Ten selection by media, honorable mention by coaches. Earned part of team's Hard Hat Player of the Week honors for performance versus Washington. • Played in all six games as a freshman in 2020. Began as a backup in the first two games, be- fore starting the final four contests of the slate at right guard due to other linemen going down with injuries. • Tabbed as a USA Today All-State pick as a junior and was a Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association All-State selection as a junior and senior. • On3 Industry ranking listed him as a four-star talent, the No. 3 player in Massachusetts, and the No. 32 offensive tackle and No. 294 overall recruit in the land. NEWCOMERS LADARIUS HENDERSON • OT Gr. • Waxahachie, Texas Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 310 • Transfer from Arizona State. • Appeared in 33 games with 29 starts (19 at left guard, 10 at left tackle) in his ASU career. • Voted a captain in 2022, playing in six games at left guard before suffering October injury. • Started all 13 games at left guard, allowing 1 sack in 2021. • Saw action in all four contests in 2020, playing both guard and tackle in addition to special teams. • Made 10 starts at left tackle in 2019. • Attended Waxahachie High. • Rated a three-star prospect, the 65th-best of- fensive tackle in 2019 class, and the No. 94 player in Texas, per the On3 Industry Ranking. MYLES HINTON • OT Sr. • John's Creek, Ga. Ht.: 6-7 • Wt.: 320 • Transfer from Stanford and winter 2023 enrollee. • Appeared in seven games for the Cardinal in 2022, all as starting right tackle. • Played in all 12 contests in 2021, making nine starts at right tackle. • Checked into four games during freshman sea- son in 2020 as an extra offensive lineman and special teamer. • Attended Greater Atlanta Christian High. • Brother of former Michigan DT Christopher Hinton and son of Chris Hinton, eight-time NFL All-Pro lineman. • Four-star prospect and No. 33 overall player in the country in 2020 class, per On3 Industry Ranking. DRAKE NUGENT • C Gr. • Lone Tree, Colo. Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 306 • Transfer from Stanford and winter 2023 enrollee. • Two-time honorable mention All-Pac-12 (2021-22). • Voted team captain prior to 2022, started all 12 games at center. • Played and started in all 12 contests in 2021. • Appeared in three games between 2019-20 seasons. • Four-year starter and two-time team captain at Highlands Ranch High School. • Ranked a three-star recruit, No. 70 interior of- fensive lineman and No. 7 player in Colorado in 2019 class, per On3 Industry Ranking. NATHAN EFOBI • OG Fr. • Cumming, Ga. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 295 • Two-time first-team Region 6-7A All-Region selection. • Voted team captain during senior season at South For- syth High. • Also played defensive line and lettered in track and field, finishing fourth in the shot put at the 2022 Georgia 7A championship meet with a throw of 52 feet, 8.75 inches. • Part of a team that went to the Region 6 Class 7A state title game during his junior year. • Four-star recruit and No. 117 player, 10th- ranked interior offensive lineman in the 2023 class, according to On3.com. AMIR HERRING • OG Fr. • Southfield, Mich. Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 305 • Winter 2023 enrollee. • Attended West Bloomfield High. • Lakers went 39-7 in his four seasons as a starter; helped the program win its first-ever state championship with an 11-1 record in 2020. • Registered more than 240 pancake blocks in his career, allowing only 1 sack across 2020-22 seasons. • Selected to the Under Armour All-American Game. • Polynesian Bowl All-Star selection. • Two-time all-state selection by the Detroit Free Press. • On3 Industry Ranking of four stars, No. 310 overall prospect and No. 4 player in state of Michigan. EVAN LINK • OT Fr. • Burke, Va. Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 305 • Attended Gonzaga College High in Washington, D.C. • Helped team reach the WCAC semifinal in 2022. • Two-time first-team Washington Post All-Metro selection (2021-22). • First-team Class AA all-state selection as a ju- nior (2021). • On3.com rating of four-stars, ranked as No. 124 player in the nation, No. 9 offensive tackle and No. 2 in the District of Columbia.