Despite playing out of position at weakside linebacker, Desmond Morgan has made 144
tackles while starting 18 of the 23 games he has played in the past two seasons.
Photo by Lon Horwedel
for loss, while playing out of position
at weakside linebacker. With a move
to the middle, Morgan should have
his best year yet.
2. Matt Wile — Wile was signed
with the intention he would start at
placekicker immediately, shoring up
a huge weakness after U-M kickers
connected on only 4 of 13 field goals
in 2010. Over two seasons, though,
Wile has attempted just three field
goals — he's made two, good from
48 and 52 yards — and is destined
to take over for Brendan Gibbons in
2014. Wile has played an unexpected
role, handling 17 punts over five
games in 2011 for a suspended (and
then ineffective) Will Hagerup, and
he was the pooch punter last season
when he landed nine of 12 boots in-
