The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2024 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 11 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL 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 1 Amorion Walker 6-3 180 Jr./2 or 12 Kendrick Bell 6-2 180 So./4 WIDE RECEIVER 8 Tyler Morris 5-11 185 Jr./2 — C.J. Charleston 6-0 190 Gr./1 or 81 Peyton O'Leary 6-3 200 Sr./2 SLOT RECEIVER 0 Semaj Morgan 5-10 176 So./3 — I'Marion Stewart 5-11 180 Fr./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 or Aamir Hall 6-1 201 Gr./1 CORNERBACK 2 Will Johnson 6-2 202 Jr./2 18 Ja'Den McBurrows 5-11 200 Sr./2 STRONG SAFETY 7 Makari Paige 6-4 208 Gr./1 — Wesley Walker 6-1 200 Gr./1 FREE SAFETY 28 Quinten Johnson 5-11 200 Gr./1 — Jaden Mangham 6-2 185 Jr./2 The Wolverine's Projected Michigan Depth Chart SPECIAL TEAMS PLACEKICKER No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. — Dominic Zvada 6-2 150 Jr./2 99 Adam Samaha 5-11 185 So./4 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. 0 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 0 Semaj Morgan 5-10 176 So./3 8 Tyler Morris 5-11 185 Jr./2 Ranking The Nation's Top 25 Despite losing a busload of talent to the NFL in the spring, Michigan is widely projected to fin- ish in the top 10 nationally in 2024. That would qualify the Wolverines for the expanded, 12-team College Football Playoff and put U-M in the rare air of making four consecutive CFP appearances. Michigan's schedule is loaded, with matchups against three teams projected in the top five — Ohio State, Oregon and Texas — and a top-25 foe in USC. Below are picks from three prognosticators — Lindy's Sports, Athlon Sports and Phil Steele's College Football — which have the Wolverines finishing at No. 6, No. 7 and No. 9, respectively. LINDY'S SPORTS ATHLON SPORTS PHIL STEELE'S COLLEGE FOOTBALL Rk. School 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State*# 3. Texas# 4. Oregon*# 5. Ole Miss 6. Michigan 7. Alabama 8. Notre Dame 9. Missouri 10. Florida State 11. Penn State 12. Oklahoma State 13. LSU 14. Clemson 15. Tennessee 16. Utah 17. Miami (Fla.) 18. Oklahoma 19. Texas A&M 20. Kansas 21. Kansas State 22. NC State 23. Arizona 24. Iowa State 25. Liberty Rk. School 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State*# 3. Oregon*# 4. Texas# 5. Ole Miss 6. Alabama 7. Michigan 8. Penn State* 9. Notre Dame 10. Missouri 11. LSU 12. Florida State 13. Tennessee 14. Utah 15. Clemson 16. Oklahoma 17. Kansas State 18. Texas A&M 19. Oklahoma State 20. Miami (Fla.) 21. Kansas 22. USC*# 23. Arizona 24. Louisville 25. NC State * Big Ten member # Michigan opponent Rk. School 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State*# 3. Oregon*# 4. Texas# 5. Penn State* 6. Notre Dame 7. Alabama 8. Utah 9. Michigan 10. Miami (Fla.) 11. Iowa* 12. Clemson 13. Florida State 14. Ole Miss 15. Oklahoma State 16. Boise State 17. Virginia Tech 18. Missouri 19. LSU 20. Oklahoma 21. UTSA 22. SMU 23. Kansas State 24. Tennessee 25. USC*#