The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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28 THE WOLVERINE ❱ JUNE/JULY 2024 ❱ MICHIGAN FOOTBALL the defensive side of the ball versus Hawai'i, foreshadowing the move he made the following offseason. A three-star recruit, Walker was the No. 466 overall player in the country, per the On3 Industry Ranking. — Clayton Sayfie FORMER ARKANSAS STATE KICKER DOMINIC ZVADA COMMITS TO MICHIGAN Dominic Zvada has long been scheduled to play at The Big House this fall, but now he will do so eight or more times in- stead of just once. The former Arkansas State kicker entered the transfer portal in April and made his pledge to U-M on the 26th of the month. The Red Wolves are slated to visit Ann Arbor for a Sept. 14 clash. Zvada spent two seasons with Arkansas State and has two years of eligibility remaining. The 6-foot-3, 174-pound Chandler, Ariz., native made 17 of his 22 field goals last season, after connecting on 17 of 18 tries as a freshman in 2022. He's made 71 of his 72 career extra point attempts. Zvada has a big leg, having made 12 of his 14 attempts from between 40-49 yards, and he's also 2-of-3 from 50-plus yards with makes from both 56 and 53 yards. Michigan has one other scholarship kicker in sophomore Adam Samaha, who went 1-of-2 on field goals with a 31-yard make and 30-yard miss in the spring game. — Clayton Sayfie U-M LOSES SEVEN PLAYERS TO TRANSFER PORTAL Michigan football had seven defections to the trans- fer portal during the April period that lasted from the 15th to 30th: freshman early enrollee linebacker Jer- emiah Beasley, sophomore linebacker Semaj Bridge- man, senior wide receiver Cristian Dixon, sopho- more wide receiver Karmello English, sophomore offensive lineman Amir Herring, sophomore linebacker Hayden Moore and sophomore cornerback DJ Waller Jr. N o n e o f t h e f i ve h a d m a d e s i g n i f i ca nt i m - p a c t s i n t h e i r U - M ca re e rs , l o g g i n g a co m - bined total of 224 offensive/defensive snaps. Waller, a 6-3, 205-pounder out of Youngstown, Ohio, had played the most (123 plays on defense), registering 12 tack- les and 1 pass breakup in 12 outings as a freshman in 2023. He pledged to Kentucky April 27, just three days after enter- ing the portal. — Clayton Sayfie OFFENSE QUARTERBACK No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 10 Alex Orji 6-3 236 Jr./3 or 16 Davis Warren 6-2 195 Sr./2 or 13 Jack Tuttle 6-4 210 Gr./1 RUNNING BACK 7 Donovan Edwards 6-1 210 Sr./1 20 Kalel Mullings 6-2 239 Gr./1 WIDE RECEIVER 3 Fredrick Moore 6-1 180 So./3 81 Peyton O'Leary 6-3 200 Sr./2 WIDE RECEIVER 8 Tyler Morris 5-11 185 Jr./2 1 Amorion Walker 6-3 180 Jr./2 SLOT RECEIVER 82 Semaj Morgan 5-10 176 So./3 12 Kendrick Bell 6-2 180 So./4 TIGHT END 18 Colston Loveland 6-5 245 Jr./2 44 Max Bredeson 6-2 240 Sr./2 or 17 Marlin Klein 6-6 250 Jr./3 LEFT TACKLE 78 Myles Hinton 6-6 340 Gr./1 71 Evan Link 6-6 307 So./4 LEFT GUARD 68 Josh Priebe 6-5 305 Gr./1 56 Dominick Giudice 6-4 305 Sr./2 CENTER 51 Greg Crippen 6-4 309 Sr./2 62 Raheem Anderson 6-3 316 Gr./2 RIGHT GUARD 58 Giovanni El-Hadi 6-5 318 Sr./2 55 Nathan Efobi 6-3 285 So./4 RIGHT TACKLE 75 Andrew Gentry 6-7 327 Jr./3 79 Jeffrey Persi 6-8 320 Gr./2 DEFENSE EDGE No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 8 Derrick Moore 6-3 258 Jr./2 42 TJ Guy 6-4 250 Sr./2 EDGE 0 Josaiah Stewart 6-1 245 Sr./1 91 Cameron Brandt 6-4 277 So./3 NOSE TACKLE 78 Kenneth Grant 6-3 339 Jr./2 95 Trey Pierce 6-2 300 So./3 DEFENSIVE TACKLE 55 Mason Graham 6-3 318 Jr./2 26 Rayshaun Benny 6-4 296 Sr./2 MIKE LINEBACKER 15 Ernest Hausmann 6-2 237 Jr./2 34 Jaydon Hood 6-1 225 Sr./2 WILL LINEBACKER 1 Jaishawn Barham 6-3 248 Jr./2 30 Jimmy Rolder 6-2 233 Jr./3 NICKEL BACK 10 Zeke Berry 5-11 192 Jr./3 18 Ja'Den McBurrows 5-11 200 Sr./2 CORNERBACK 20 Jyaire Hill 6-2 181 So./4 18 Ja'Den McBurrows 5-11 200 Sr./2 CORNERBACK 2 Will Johnson 6-2 202 Jr./2 24 Myles Pollard 6-1 190 Jr./3 STRONG SAFETY 7 Makari Paige 6-4 208 Gr./1 10 Zeke Berry 5-11 192 Jr./3 FREE SAFETY 28 Quinten Johnson 5-11 200 Gr./1 6 Brandyn Hillman 6-0 200 So./3 The Wolverine's Projected Michigan Post-Spring Depth Chart PLACEKICKER No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 99 Adam Samaha 5-11 185 So./4 or — Dominic Zvada 6-2 150 Jr./2 PUNTER 19 Tommy Doman 6-4 215 Sr./2 90 Hudson Hollenbeck 6-2 208 Jr./3 LONG SNAPPER 49 William Wagner 6-2 255 Gr./1 45 Greg Tarr 6-2 205 Gr./2 KICK RETURNER No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 82 Semaj Morgan 5-10 176 So./3 8 Tyler Morris 5-11 185 Jr./2 or 28 Benjamin Hall 5-11 234 So./4 PUNT RETURNER 82 Semaj Morgan 5-10 176 So./3 8 Tyler Morris 5-11 185 Jr./2 SPECIAL TEAMS Junior kicker Dominic Zvada made 34 of 40 field goals in two seasons at Arkansas State, including 2-of-3 from 50-plus yards. PHOTO COURTESY ARKANSAS STATE