The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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36 THE WOLVERINE ❱ SEPTEMBER 2024 BY ANTHONY BROOME M ost of the 2020 class has moved through the program and onto the next chap- ters of their careers, but a handful of contributors remain from a class that started during the COVID-19 pandemic and stuck it out en route to a national championship last season. Here is a breakdown of what each player has done to this point: Recruiting Name Pos. Stars* REECE ATTEBERRY OT ★★★ Atteberry appeared in 24 games dur- ing his Michigan career, starting as an offensive lineman before switching to the defensive line in 2023. He made 14 appearances last year before entering the transfer portal this winter, but he has not landed at a new school yet. BLAKE CORUM RB ★★★★ Corum suited up for 45 games with 28 starts in his career, earning unanimous first-team All-America honors in 2022 (and picking up first- and second-team nods after returning from injury in '23) in addition to finishing in the top 10 of Heisman Trophy voting twice and win- ning two Big Ten Running Back of the Year awards. Finished his career sev- enth all-time in rushing yards (3,737) at U-M in addition to holding program records for rushing scores (58), to- tal touchdowns (61) and career points scored (536). He was a third-round pick of the Los Angeles Rams in the 2024 NFL Draft. EAMONN DENNIS ATH ★★★ Dennis played in 29 games during his Michigan career, primarily as a special teamer. He transferred to Ohio Univer- sity following the 2023 season. DARION GREEN-WARREN CB ★★★★ Never played in a game during his U-M career and transferred to Nevada in 2022. JAYLEN HARRELL EDGE ★★★★ Appeared in 46 contests with 31 starts in his career, earning All-Big Ten hon- orable mention honors in both 2022 and '23. He started all 15 games last season, racking up a team-high 9 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks. Harrell went in the seventh round of the NFL Draft to the Tennessee Titans. A.J. HENNING WR ★★★★ A two-time All-Big Ten selection (third-team in 2021 and second-team in 2022) as a returner, he played in 33 career games at wide receiver with three starts and made 24 appearances as a re- turner. Henning returned 28 punts for 201 yards and 1 touchdown and 11 kick- offs for 241 yards, along with pulling in 9 receptions for 60 yards at U-M. He transferred to Northwestern in 2023, where he earned honorable mention all- conference notice, starting eight of 12 games at receiver and as a return man. He finished 12th in the Big Ten with 927 all-purpose yards, an average of 77.3 per game. MATTHEW HIBNER TE ★★★ Hibner got into 28 games during his U-M career, including 16 appearances at tight end while primarily contributing on special teams. He transferred to SMU this offseason. NIKHAI HILL-GREEN LB ★★★★ Appeared in 18 career games, but did not see game action in 2022 while deal- ing with a soft tissue injury. Hill-Green, who recorded 50 tackles in 2021, trans- ferred to Charlotte to play for former 2020 CLASS REVIEW THE FOUNDATION Michigan's 2020 Freshmen Set The Stage For A Natty Blake Corum, a two-time All-American and Big Ten Running Back of the Year award winner, finished his career seventh all-time in rushing yards (3,737) at U-M in addition to holding program records for rushing scores (58), total touchdowns (61) and career points scored (536). PHOTO BY DOMINICK SOKOTOFF