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 2024 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 79 • Transfer from Stanford and was a 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 season in 2020 as an extra offensive lineman and special teamer. • Attended Greater Atlanta Christian High. • Brother of former Michigan DT Christopher Hin- ton 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. CONNOR JONES • OG Jr. • Monument, Colo. Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 320 • Appeared in one game in 2023. • Played in two contests in 2022, one at guard and one at tackle. • Part of a Palmer Ridge High team that made the state playoffs each season he played. • Three-year varsity starter who made 33 consecu- tive starts and posted a 28-5 overall record. • Two-time team captain and allowed only 3 sacks during varsity career. • Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-America Game and was the 2021 4A Southern 1 Lineman of the Year. • Rated a three-star prospect, the No. 68 tackle in the country and the No. 5 player in Colorado by the On3 Industry Ranking. JEFFREY PERSI • OT Gr. • Mission Viejo, Calif. Ht.: 6-8 • Wt.: 320 • Saw time in all 15 outings in 2023, including five on the of- fensive line. • Made 14 appearances on spe- cial teams and five on the offensive 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 freshman 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 nation- ally by On3 Industry Ranking. EVAN LINK • OT So. • Burke, Va. Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 307 • Redshirted and did not play in any games in 2023. • 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 junior (2021). • On3 rating of four stars, ranked as No. 124 player in the nation, No. 9 offensive tackle and No. 2 in the District of Columbia. NEWCOMERS BLAKE FRAZIER • OT Fr. • Austin, Texas Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 275 • Enrolled early in January 2024. • Son of former U-M center Steve Frazier, a 1997 national champion who played for the Wolverines from 1995-99. • Led a Vandegrift High offense that averaged 41.2 points and 365.5 yards per game as a senior. • PrepStar Top 300 All-American in 2023. • Unanimous selection as the 25-6A All-District Offensive Lineman of the Year and member of Dave Campbell's Texas Football Whataburger Super Team as a senior. • Regarded as a four-star prospect and the na- tion's No. 164 overall player in the 2024 class, per the On3 Industry Ranking. Also checked in as the No. 11 offensive tackle nationally and 27th- best recruit in Texas. JAKE GUARNERA • C Fr. • Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 308 • Early enrollee in January 2024. • Under Armour All-American Game participant in 2023. • PrepStar All-Southeast Region pick as a senior. • Also competed in basketball and track and field in high school. Took second in shot put in the state 3A championship meet as a junior. • On3 Industry Ranking listed him as a three-star recruit and the No. 475 player and No. 41 inte- rior offensive lineman in the class, as well as the 59th-best player in Florida. LUKE HAMILTON • OG Fr. • Avon, Ohio Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 290 • Tallied a 48-7 record over four seasons on varsity, including a 14-1 mark in 2023 that set the program's record for wins. • Named the Division II Co-Offensive Player of the Year in 2023 by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. • Honored as All-Southwestern Conference Line- man of the Year as a senior. • A two-time first-team all-state selection in 2022 and '23. • The three-star recruit was ranked the No. 467 overall player in the nation, No. 38 interior of- fensive lineman in the country and 17th-best prospect in Ohio in 2024. JOSH PRIEBE • OG Gr. • Niles, Mich. Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 305 • Transferred from Northwestern to Michigan this winter, partici- pating in spring practices. • A team captain and third-team All-Big Ten selection as a senior, he appeared in 36 games with 29 starts over four seasons with the Wildcats. • Started all 12 regular-season contests at left guard in 2023, after opening in 17 games his prior two seasons. • Saw time off the bench in eight outings in 2020. • First-team all-state by the Associated Press as a prep senior and helped Edwardsburg (Mich.) High post a 25-1 record over his final two seasons. • Three-star prospect, the No. 422 overall player and No. 20 interior offensive lineman in the na- tion and the 12th-best recruit in Michigan, per the On3 Industry Ranking. BEN ROEBUCK • OT Fr. • Youngstown, Ohio Ht.: 6-7 • Wt.: 330 • Played in the U.S. Army All- American Bowl. • MaxPreps first-team All-Ameri- can in 2023. • First-team Ohio All-State selection in junior and senior seasons. • Part of a Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward program that won three straight Division 1 state titles his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. • Credited with 105 pancake blocks in his sopho- more and junior seasons, and blocked for an of- fense with a team-wide average of 5.6 yards per carry his senior year. • A three-star recruit, the No. 607 overall prospect and No. 39 offensive tackle in the country and the No. 23 player in Ohio in 2024, per the On3 Industry Ranking. ANDREW SPRAGUE • OT Fr. • Kansas City, Mo. Ht.: 6-8 • Wt.: 295 • Selected to the 2024 NBC Sports All-American Bowl • Was named to the Class 6 Mis- souri All-State first team in both 2022 and '23. • Played both offensive and defensive line and also competed in basketball. • The No. 106 overall player in the 2024 class was a four-star recruit, the No. 7 offensive tackle in the nation and the fifth-best prospect in Missouri.