The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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T I G H T E N D S THE WOLVERINE 2024 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 69 He also worked at Colgate (tight ends/fullbacks, 2013-14) and got his start in coaching as a student assistant at Delaware from 2008-09. The Wilmington, Del., native earned a bachelor's degree from University of Delaware in 2009 and a master's degree from Western Michigan in 2011. RETURNING PLAYERS MAX BREDESON • TE Sr. • Hartland, Wis. Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 240 • Saw action in all 15 games with three starts at tight end/H-back in 2023, recording 2 receptions for 19 yards. • Named U-M's Most Improved Player (Offense) in 2023. • Former walk-on who earned a scholarship before the 2023 season. • Appeared in all 14 games at tight end and special teams with one start in 2022. Logged 5 catches for 78 yards, including a 56-yard reception from Davis Warren versus Hawai'i. • Competed in one game in 2021. • Played quarterback at Hartland (Wis.) Arrowhead. • His brother Ben was a four-year starter on Michi- gan's offensive line and is now in his fifth year in the NFL (signed with Tampa Bay this spring), and his brother Jack was a pitcher for U-M's baseball team. Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2021 1/0 0 0 0 0 2022 14/1 5 78 15.6 0 2023 15/3 2 19 9.5 0 Total 30/4 7 97 13.9 0 MARLIN KLEIN • TE Jr. • Cologne, Germany Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 250 • Saw action in 10 games on spe- cial teams in 2023. In two of those games, he also appeared at tight end, making 1 reception for 8 yards. That first career catch came in the win at Michigan State. • Appeared in two games at tight end and did not record a statistic in 2022. • Grabbed 22 catches for 303 yards and 3 touchdowns as a senior at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School (Ga.). • Had 17 receptions for 298 yards and 5 touchdowns during his junior season. • Transferred to high school in Georgia prior to his junior season after starting his football career with the Cologne Crocodiles in Germany. • On3 ranked him as a four-star prospect, the No. 22 tight end in the nation and the No. 36 player in Georgia. Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2022 2/0 0 0 0 0 2023 10/0 1 8 8 0 Total 12/0 1 8 8 0 COLSTON LOVELAND • TE Jr. • Gooding, Idaho Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 245 • Tabbed as a preseason first-team All-American by ESPN. • Played in 15 outings with 12 starts in 2023, hauling in 45 catches for 649 yards and 4 touchdowns, ranking second on the team in the latter two categories. • Named first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and second team by the media. • Appeared in all 14 games with five starts as a sopho- more, catching 16 passes for 235 yards and 2 touch- downs. • Named Michigan's Offensive and Co-Special Teams Rookie of the Year in 2022. • Closed out high school career with 235 receptions for 3,141 yards (13.4-yard average) and 35 TDs. Totaled 3,493 all-purpose yards and 39 TDs. • Caught 62 passes for 968 yards and 14 TDs as a senior and added 33 carries for 352 yards and 4 touchdowns. On defense, made 66 total tackles (18 for loss), 5.5 sacks and 2 interceptions. • Named Gatorade Idaho Player of the Year as a se- nior and was a three-time all-state tight end. • Also a first-team all-state basketball player, averag- ing 12.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per tilt as a senior. • The On3 Industry Ranking rated him a four-star prospect, the No. 13 tight end in the nation and the top player in Idaho. Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2022 14/5 16 235 14.7 2 2023 15/12 45 649 14.4 4 Total 29/17 61 884 14.5 6 ZACK MARSHALL • TE So. • Carlsbad, Calif. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 232 • Appeared in two games at tight end and one on special teams; did not record any statistics his freshman year. • Shared Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week for his role in preparing for Michigan State. • Played senior season at Carlsbad HS after playing wide receiver at Santa Fe Christian as sophomore and junior. • Named tight end MVP during the 2022 Elite 11 Camp. • Recorded 23 catches for 284 yards and 5 touch- downs in his senior campaign at Carlsbad High after sitting out first four games due to transfer rule. • Caught 44 passes for 1,012 yards and 9 touchdowns during junior season at Sante Fe Christian. • Had 13 catches for 262 yards during sophomore season. • Held an On3 Industry Ranking as a three-star recruit, the No. 26 tight in the land and the No. 45 player in California in 2023 class. DEAKON TONIELLI • TE So. • Oswego, Ill. Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 251 • Did not play in any games his freshman season. • Attended Oswego High, catch- ing 42 passes for 550 yards and 5 touchdowns during his senior season. • Caught 32 passes for 385 yards with 2 touch- downs during his junior campaign. • Special Mention All-State by the Champaign News-Gazette as a senior. • Four-star prospect ranked as the 23rd-best tight end in the 2023 cycle, per the On3 Industry Ranking. NEWCOMERS HOGAN HANSEN • TE Fr. • Medina, Wash. Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 230 • Enrolled at U-M in January 2024. • Helped Bellevue (Wash.) High win Division 3A state titles as a sophomore in 2021 (14-0 record) and senior in 2023 (11-2). • Named Defensive MVP in the championship game as a senior. • First-team all-state pick by SBLive and King County 3A Defensive MVP in 2023. • Hauled in 11 receptions for 224 yards and 4 touch- downs as a senior, also carrying 8 times for 121 yards and 2 scores. Made 44 tackles, including 11 for loss and 6 sacks, on defense. • Regarded as a four-star recruit, the No. 327 player and No. 22 tight end nationally, and the No. 5 pros- pect in Washington, per the On3 Industry Ranking. BRADY PRIESKORN • TE Fr. • Lake Orion, Mich. Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 245 • Enrolled at U-M in January 2024. • Two-time Division 1-2 All-State pick in high school. • State-wide Dream Team honoree by the Detroit Free Press and a Metro Detroit Dream team selection by MLive in 2023. • Racked up 33 catches for 665 yards and 8 touch- downs while helping Rochester (Mich.) Adams finish 6-4 his senior year. • Caught 24 passes for 548 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior. • Four-star recruit ranked the No. 150 overall player and 10th-best tight end in the country, checking in as the No. 2 prospect in Michigan, per the On3 Industry Ranking. SCHOLARSHIP PLAYERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. 44 Max Bredeson TE 6-2 240 Sr. 81 Hogan Hansen TE 6-5 230 Fr. 17 Marlin Klein TE 6-6 250 Jr. 18 Colston Loveland TE 6-5 245 Jr. 83 Zack Marshall TE 6-4 232 So. 22 Brady Prieskorn TE 6-6 245 Fr. 43 Deakon Tonielli TE 6-5 251 So.